Tex. Education Code § 56.075
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 56.075, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 56.075. ELIGIBLE STUDENT.
Official statutory text
(a) To be eligible for employment in the work-study program a person must:
(1) be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules;
(2) be enrolled for at least one-half of a full course load and conform to an individual course of study in an eligible institution;
(3) establish financial need in accordance with coordinating board procedures and rules; and
(4) comply with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.
(b) A person is not eligible to participate in the work-study program if the person:
(1) receives an athletic scholarship; or
(2) is enrolled in a seminary or other program leading to ordination or licensure to preach for a religious sect or to be a member of a religious order.
(1) be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules;
(2) be enrolled for at least one-half of a full course load and conform to an individual course of study in an eligible institution;
(3) establish financial need in accordance with coordinating board procedures and rules; and
(4) comply with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.
(b) A person is not eligible to participate in the work-study program if the person:
(1) receives an athletic scholarship; or
(2) is enrolled in a seminary or other program leading to ordination or licensure to preach for a religious sect or to be a member of a religious order.
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