{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 487.155","heading":"STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) To be eligible to receive a loan under this subchapter, a student must:\n(1) be sponsored by an eligible community;\n(2) at the time of the application for the loan, be enrolled in high school or enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a postsecondary educational institution in this state;\n(3) meet academic requirements as established by the department;\n(4) plan to complete a health care professional degree or certificate program;\n(5) plan to practice as a health care professional in a qualified area of the state; and\n(6) meet other requirements as established by the department.\n(b) Other requirements for eligibility for a loan under this subchapter must include:\n(1) one or more interviews with the student; and\n(2) a statement written by the student of the student's reasons for:\n(A) entering the health care profession; and\n(B) wanting to provide health care services to a qualified area in this state.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 24, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 487. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER E. HEALTH CAREERS PROMOTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm#487.155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2c9f9e3f372a0907e27838a0f5fa70d9b3a77402d51d064e88cb9ccd62876b6f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.154","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}