{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.893","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.893","heading":"INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) To be initially eligible for the award of a leadership scholarship, an undergraduate student must:\n(1) have graduated from a public high school in this state;\n(2) either:\n(A) have qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803; or\n(B) be nominated by the student's high school for participation in the program and hold another academic distinction recognized by the board;\n(3) be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution;\n(4) be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule; and\n(5) comply with any additional requirement adopted by the board.\n(b) To be initially eligible for the award of a research scholarship, a graduate student must:\n(1) be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at a general academic teaching institution;\n(2) either:\n(A) have graduated from a public high school in this state during the 10 years preceding the date of the student's application to the program; or\n(B) have graduated from an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education;\n(3) be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule;\n(4) be nominated by the institution at which the student is enrolled on the basis of the student's academic merit and leadership potential; and\n(5) comply with any additional requirements adopted by the board.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 1590), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER T-3. TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.893","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"8c19dba5af194f7d60696f66584c682eb752ace8cbec92a0c7bc6602ac58b3f3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.892","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.894"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}