Texas § ED.61.087 - MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS
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§ ED.61.087. MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS
MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS. (a) The board shall adopt rules that allow a public or private or independent institution of higher education to use any funds appropriated to the institution or that the institution may use for the award of scholarships or grants to match, in whole or in part, any nonathletic scholarship or grant offer, including an offer of the payment of tuition, fees, room and board, or a stipend, received by a graduate of a Texas public or private high school from an out-of-state institution of higher education. The rules shall provide for verifying that an out-of-state institution has made a nonathletic scholarship or grant offer to a student and the amount of the offer. The board may adopt any other rule necessary to implement this section. (b) In adopting rules under this section, the board may not require an institution to match a scholarship or grant offer. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(19), eff. June 17, 2011. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 61.086 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(21), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179 ), Sec. 25(19), eff. June 17, 2011.
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Section ED.61.087 ("MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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