Texas Education Code

§ 54.3531 — PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN CERTAIN COURSES

ED § 54.3531Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 54. TUITION AND FEES · Art. D. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION AND FEE BENEFITS

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(a)The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees charged by the institution for a criminal justice or law enforcement course or courses an undergraduate student who:

(1)is employed as a peace officer by this state or by a political subdivision of this state;

(2)is enrolled in a criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree program at the institution;

(3)is making satisfactory academic progress toward the student's degree as determined by the institution; and

(4)applies for the exemption at least one week before the last date of the institution's regular registration period for the applicable semester or other term.

(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a student may not receive an exemption under this section for any course if the student has previously attempted a number of semester credit hours for courses taken at any institution of higher education while classified as a resident student for tuition purposes in excess of the maximum number of those hours specified by Section 61.0595(a) as eligible for funding under the formulas established under Section 61.059 or Chapter 130A.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.