Tex. Education Code § 56.074
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 56.074, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 56.074. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) An eligible institution is:
(1) an institution of higher education; or
(2) a private or independent college, university, association, agency, institution, or facility that is located in this state which meets program standards and accreditation comparable to public institutions as determined by the board.
(b) To participate in the Texas college work-study program, an eligible institution must:
(1) provide employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
(2) provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to an eligible student that is related to the student's academic interests;
(3) use work-study program positions only to supplement and not supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
(4) provide from sources other than federal college work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the eligible institution would be required to provide to the student in that academic year under the federal college work-study program; and
(5) provide from sources other than federal college work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the employed student.
(1) an institution of higher education; or
(2) a private or independent college, university, association, agency, institution, or facility that is located in this state which meets program standards and accreditation comparable to public institutions as determined by the board.
(b) To participate in the Texas college work-study program, an eligible institution must:
(1) provide employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
(2) provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to an eligible student that is related to the student's academic interests;
(3) use work-study program positions only to supplement and not supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
(4) provide from sources other than federal college work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the eligible institution would be required to provide to the student in that academic year under the federal college work-study program; and
(5) provide from sources other than federal college work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the employed student.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.