{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9954","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.9954","heading":"CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after initially qualifying for loan repayment assistance under Section 61.9953, a person may continue to receive loan repayment assistance in a subsequent year only if the person annually submits an application, in the manner and on a form prescribed by board rule, that requires employer verification of the person's continuous employment as a full-time peace officer in this state for the year ending immediately before the date the application is submitted under this section.\n(b) A person may not receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for more than five years.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER NN. PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9954","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"5367a86b7d4c9451bd3a10a9d444de1a12b176f3b5ea5c644f16676ec78b9d86","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9953","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}