Texas Education Code

§ 54.366 — EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENTS UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

ED § 54.366Title 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 student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized in this chapter, including tuition and fees charged by an institution of higher education for a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit, if the student:

(1)was under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services:

(A)on the day preceding the student's 18th birthday;

(B)on or after the day of the student's 14th birthday, if the student was also eligible for adoption on or after that day;

(C)on the day the student graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;

(D)on the day preceding:

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (H.B. 1211), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.