Tex. Education Code § 56.014
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 56.014, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 56.014. NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING TUITION SET ASIDE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) An institution of higher education that is required by this subchapter to set aside a portion of a student's tuition payments to provide financial assistance for students enrolled in the institution shall provide to each student of the institution who pays tuition from which a portion is required to be set aside for that purpose a notice regarding the specific amount that is required to be set aside by the institution.
(b) The institution shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) to the student in a prominently printed statement that appears on or is included with:
(1) the student's tuition bill or billing statement, if the institution provides the student with a printed bill or billing statement for the payment of the student's tuition; or
(2) the student's tuition receipt, if the institution provides the student with a printed receipt evidencing the payment of the student's tuition.
(c) If for any semester or other academic term the institution does not provide the student with a printed tuition bill, tuition billing statement, or tuition receipt, the institution shall include the notice required by Subsection (a) for that semester or other term in a statement prominently displayed in an e-mail sent to the student. The notice may be included in any other e-mail sent to the student in connection with the student's tuition charges for that semester or other term.
(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall prescribe minimum standards for the manner, form, and content of the notice required by this section.
(b) The institution shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) to the student in a prominently printed statement that appears on or is included with:
(1) the student's tuition bill or billing statement, if the institution provides the student with a printed bill or billing statement for the payment of the student's tuition; or
(2) the student's tuition receipt, if the institution provides the student with a printed receipt evidencing the payment of the student's tuition.
(c) If for any semester or other academic term the institution does not provide the student with a printed tuition bill, tuition billing statement, or tuition receipt, the institution shall include the notice required by Subsection (a) for that semester or other term in a statement prominently displayed in an e-mail sent to the student. The notice may be included in any other e-mail sent to the student in connection with the student's tuition charges for that semester or other term.
(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall prescribe minimum standards for the manner, form, and content of the notice required by this section.
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