19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.170 - Conversion of the Scholarship to a Loan

(a) A scholarship will become a loan if the recipient:

(1) Fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress as described in § 22.167 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students );

(2) Withdraws from the scholarship program, as indicated through withdrawal or removal from the institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education or that institution's ROTC program or other undergraduate officer commissioning program, without subsequent enrollment in another institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education and that subsequent institution's ROTC program or other undergraduate officer commissioning program; or

(3) Fails to fulfill one of the following:

(A) a four-year commitment to be a member of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine; or

(B) the minimum active service requirement included in a contract to serve as a commissioned officer in any branch of the armed services of the United States; honorable discharge is considered demonstration of fulfilling the minimum active service requirement.

(b) A scholarship converts to a loan if documentation of the contract or commitment outlined in subsection (a)(3) of this section is not submitted to the Coordinating Board within twelve months of graduation with a baccalaureate degree. Subsequent filing of this documentation will revert the loan back to a scholarship.

(c) If a recipient's scholarship converts to a loan, the recipient cannot regain eligibility for the Scholarship in any subsequent academic year.

(d) If a recipient requires a temporary leave of absence from the institution of higher education, private or independent institution of higher education, and/or the ROTC program or another undergraduate officer commissioning program for personal reasons or to provide service for the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine for fewer than twelve months, the Coordinating Board may agree to not convert the scholarship to a loan during that time.

(e) If a recipient is required to provide more than twelve months of service in the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine as a result of a national emergency, the Coordinating Board shall grant that recipient additional time to meet the graduation and service requirements specified in the scholarship agreement.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.170

The provisions of this §21.170 adopted to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8530; amended to be effective September 6, 2011, 36 TexReg 5686; transferred from 21.2247 Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 20, May 19, 2017, TexReg 2739, eff. 5/22/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 47, November 24, 2017, TexReg 6625, eff. 11/29/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 21, May 25, 2018, TexReg 3353, eff. 5/29/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 31, July 31, 2020, TexReg 5341, eff. 8/3/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 06, February 7, 2025, TexReg 0763, eff. 5/15/2025