Tex. Education Code § 51.010
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.010, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.010. COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT OBLIGATIONS.
Official statutory text
If under the rules adopted by the attorney general under Chapter 2107, Government Code, an institution of higher education is not required to refer a delinquent obligation for collection to the attorney general, the institution is not required to expend resources for further collection efforts if, considering the amount, security, likelihood of collection, expense, and available resources, the institution determines that further collection should not be actively pursued.
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