{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.2251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.2251","heading":"ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT; PERSONS INITIALLY AWARDED GRANTS DURING OR AFTER 2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR.","body":"(a) This section does not apply to a person who initially received a tuition equalization grant before the 2005-2006 academic year.\n(b) To be eligible for a tuition equalization grant in the first academic year in which the person receives the grant, a person must:\n(1) be a Texas resident as defined under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, and meet, at a minimum, the resident requirements defined by law for Texas resident tuition in fully state-supported institutions of higher education;\n(2) be enrolled in at least three-fourths of a full course load conforming to an individual degree plan in an approved college or university;\n(3) be required to pay more tuition than is required at a public college or university and be charged no less than the regular tuition required of all students enrolled at the institution;\n(4) establish financial need in accordance with procedures and regulations of the coordinating board;\n(5) not be a recipient of any form of athletic scholarship while receiving a tuition equalization grant;\n(6) make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled; and\n(7) have complied with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.\n(c) After qualifying for a tuition equalization grant under Subsection (b), a person may receive a tuition equalization grant in a subsequent academic year in which the person is enrolled at an approved institution only if the person:\n(1) meets the requirements of Subsection (b), including, as of the end of the full academic year in which the person initially receives a tuition equalization grant, making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled;\n(2) as of the end of each subsequent academic year in which the person receives a tuition equalization grant, has completed at least:\n(A) 24 semester credit hours in the person's most recent full academic year, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program; or\n(B) 18 semester credit hours in the person's most recent full academic year, if the person is enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program;\n(3) has earned an overall grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on coursework previously attempted at public or private institutions of higher education; and\n(4) has completed at least 75 percent of the semester credit hours attempted in the person's most recent full academic year.\n(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), a person's eligibility for a tuition equalization grant ends on:\n(1) the fifth anniversary of the initial award of a tuition equalization grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program of four years or less; or\n(2) the sixth anniversary of the initial award of a tuition equalization grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program of more than four years.\n(e) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a person who is otherwise eligible to receive a tuition equalization grant, in the event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, to receive a tuition equalization grant if the person does not:\n(1) make satisfactory academic progress as required under Subsection (b)(6) or (c)(1);\n(2) complete the semester credit hours required by Subsection (c)(2) or (4);\n(3) maintain the grade point average required by Subsection (c)(3); or\n(4) complete the person's certificate or degree program within the period prescribed by Subsection (d).\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 15, eff. June 18, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (H.B. 4476), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER F. TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.2251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"399d1e9bce0e79d7959bd2c949373562756c5a3294f516fcc642df17b4999600","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.224","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.2252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}