Tex. Educ. Code § 54.054 · Subchapter B. TUITION RATES
CONTINUING RESIDENT STATUS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) of this section or by Section 54.055 or 54.056, a person classified by an institution of higher education as a resident of this state under this subchapter is entitled, without submitting the information required by Section 54.053, to be classified as a resident by that institution in each subsequent academic term in which the person enrolls.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) of this section or by Section 54.055 or 54.056, a person classified by an institution of higher education as a resident is entitled, without submitting the information required by Section 54.053 to the subsequent institution, to be classified as a resident by another institution of higher education in which the person subsequently enrolls.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a person who enrolls in an institution of higher education after two or more consecutive regular semesters during which the person is not enrolled in an institution of higher education. To be classified as a resident on that enrollment, the person must submit the information required by Section 54.053 and satisfy all applicable requirements to establish resident status. If the person is classified as a resident on that enrollment, Subsections (a) and (b) apply to the person in a subsequent academic term.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.053INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT STATUS.Printed as Section 54.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.055RECLASSIFICATION BASED ON ADDITIONAL OR CHANGED INFORMATION.Printed as Section 54.055 or 54.056
- Tex. Educ. Code § 54.056ERRORS IN CLASSIFICATION.Printed as Section 54.055 or 54.056
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