Tex. Gov't Code § 487.157 · Subchapter E. HEALTH CAREERS PROMOTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
AMOUNT OF LOAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On confirmation of an eligible student's admission to a postsecondary educational institution, or on receipt of an enrollment report of the student at a postsecondary educational institution, and certification of the amount of financial support needed, the department may award a forgivable loan to the student in the amount of not more than the cost of the student's tuition, fees, educational materials, and living expenses.
(b) An eligible student may receive another grant, loan, or scholarship for which the student is eligible in addition to the receipt of a forgivable loan, except that the total amount of funds received may not exceed the reasonable needs of the student as determined by the postsecondary educational institution in which the student is enrolled.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 26, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm
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