{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9794","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.9794","heading":"ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.","body":"(a) To qualify as an eligible institution under this subchapter, an institution must:\n(1) be a public junior college or public technical institute;\n(2) admit at least 50 students into a STEM program each academic year; and\n(3) develop partnerships with business and industry to:\n(A) identify local employment needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and\n(B) provide part-time employment for students enrolled in a STEM program.\n(b) To maintain eligibility, each year beginning with the third year following implementation of a scholarship program under this subchapter, an institution must demonstrate to the board that at least 70 percent of the institution's T-STEM Challenge Scholarship recipients, within twelve months of receipt of a scholarship, are:\n(1) employed; or\n(2) enrolled in courses leading to a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 26 (S.B. 1066), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER GG. TEXAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (T-STEM) CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9794","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"a4ebf280f9164b651f3a30ea6b4ff5ee7e0206a1c60e5061d58d2f7d526dd095","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9793","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9795"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}