{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.365","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 54.365","heading":"SENIOR CITIZENS; OPTIONAL BENEFIT.","body":"(a) In this section, \"senior citizen\" means a person 65 years of age or older.\n(b) The governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education may allow a senior citizen to audit any course offered by the institution without the payment of a fee if space is available.\n(c) The governing board of an institution of higher education may allow a senior citizen to enroll for credit in up to six hours of courses offered by the institution each semester or summer term without payment of tuition if space is available.\nRedesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.210 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 54. TUITION AND FEES","SUBCHAPTER D. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION AND FEE BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm#54.365","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"0fe563a8b3e6067ca3f82ea420ade3bfa94f295f603e3193634c789fbd2eb5c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.364","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.366"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}