Texas Education Code

§ 61.9772 — ELIGIBILITY; NOMINATION AND SELECTION

ED § 61.9772Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. FF. TEXAS ARMED SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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(a)To receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter, a student must:

(1)be enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state and, while enrolled at the institution:

(A)enroll in and be a member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program or another officer commissioning program such as the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class;

(B)submit to the board proof of the student's successful completion of a program described by Paragraph (A); or

(C)submit to the board proof of the student's acceptance into the officer commissioning program for the Texas State Guard, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code;

(2)be appointed to receive a scholarship by the governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state representative; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 230 (H.B. 66), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2018. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1117), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 49), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 300), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.