{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.803","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 54.803","heading":"INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.","body":"(a) To be initially eligible to participate in the program, a beneficiary, at the time a prepaid tuition contract is entered into on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter H or a savings trust account is opened on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter G, as applicable, must be:\n(1) a resident of this state; or\n(2) a dependent for purposes of Section 152, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of a resident of this state.\n(b) To be initially eligible to receive matching funds described by Section 54.802(a)(2) under the program, a beneficiary, at the time a prepaid tuition contract is entered into on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter H, or a savings trust account is opened on the beneficiary's behalf under Subchapter G, as applicable, must be eligible for free meals under the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 3708), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 54. TUITION AND FEES","SUBCHAPTER I. TEXAS SAVE AND MATCH PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm#54.803","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"1be4274855de3b2fa9caff5effb11373c29dd2760c875df33e13f4e8ef75a8c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.802","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}