19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.166 - Appointment by Elected Officials
(a) Each year the governor and the lieutenant
governor may each appoint two students and two alternates, and each state
senator and each state representative may appoint one student and one alternate
to receive an initial scholarship.
(b) Appointments must be reported to the
Coordinating Board by the deadline established by the Commissioner.
(c) Appointment Requirements. A selected
student must meet two of the following four academic criteria at the time of
application:
(1) Is on track to graduate high
school or graduated with the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP), the
distinguished level of achievement under the Foundation High School program, or
the International Baccalaureate Program (IB);
(2) Has a current high school GPA of 3.0 or
higher or graduated with a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher;
(3) Achieved a college readiness score on the
SAT or ACT;
(4) Is currently ranked
in the top one-third of the prospective high school graduating class or
graduated in the top one-third of the high school graduating
class.
(d) If a student
appointed to receive a scholarship fails to initially meet eligibility or fails
to meet the requirements to initially receive the scholarship, the Coordinating
Board must notify the alternate on file of his or her nomination.
(e) If a recipient's scholarship converts to
a loan prior to graduation, beginning with the academic year following the
determination, the appointing official may appoint another eligible student to
receive any available funds designated for the recipient who no longer meets
the requirements for the scholarship.
Notes
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