Texas Education Code

§ 61.607 — AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE

ED § 61.607Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. K. REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LOANS

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(a)A mental health professional may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter for each year the mental health professional establishes eligibility for the assistance in an amount determined by applying the following applicable percentage to the amount of assistance allowed for the mental health professional under Subsection (b):

(1)for the first year, 33.33 percent;

(2)for the second year, 33.33 percent; and

(3)for the third year, 33.33 percent.

(b)Subject to Subsection (b-2), the amount of repayment assistance received by a mental health professional under this subchapter may not exceed:

(1)$180,000, for assistance from the state received by a licensed physician;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 3083), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1101 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.030, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 678 (H.B. 1211), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (S.B. 532), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 2598), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1180 (S.B. 646), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.