{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9658","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.9658","heading":"RULES.","body":"(a) The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that may be received by a dental hygienist in one year. The board may consult with the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee to assist the board in establishing priorities among eligible dental hygienists for repayment assistance, taking into account the degree of an area's shortage of dental hygiene services, geographic locations, whether the dental hygienist is or will be providing service in an underserved area with respect to dental hygiene services, and other criteria the board considers appropriate.\n(b) The coordinating board shall distribute to each dental hygiene school in this state and to appropriate state agencies and professional associations copies of the rules adopted under this section and other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9408 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER AA. DENTAL HYGIENISTS STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9658","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"940276b66d29b5001b5bfd33b510b3e39cb971747e91d5776680dd0cf5f26544","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9657","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9659"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}