Texas Education Code

§ 54.354 — EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS

ED § 54.354Title 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)A person is eligible to receive education benefits under this section if the person is one of the following eligible survivors of an individual listed under Section 615.003, Government Code:

(1)a surviving spouse; or

(2)a surviving child who:

(A)on the date of the listed individual's death is younger than 25 years of age; and

(B)if the child is not a biological or adopted child of the listed individual, was claimed as a dependent on the individual's federal income tax return for the year preceding the year of the individual's death.

(b)An eligible person who enrolls as a full-time student at an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 is exempt from tuition and fees at that institution of higher education until the student receives a bachelor's degree or 200 hours of course credit, whichever occurs first.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 133), Sec. 2, eff. October 25, 2021.