Tex. Educ. Code § 61.9794 · Subchapter GG. TEXAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (T-STEM) CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To qualify as an eligible institution under this subchapter, an institution must:
(1) be a public junior college or public technical institute;
(2) admit at least 50 students into a STEM program each academic year; and
(3) develop partnerships with business and industry to:
(A) identify local employment needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and
(B) provide part-time employment for students enrolled in a STEM program.
(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:
(1) employed; or
(2) enrolled in courses leading to a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 26 (S.B. 1066), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm
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