19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.231 - Hardship Provisions
(a) In
the event of a hardship or for other good cause, the Program Officer at a
participating institution may allow an otherwise eligible person to receive a
TEXAS Grant under the following conditions:
(1) while enrolled in less than nine semester
credit hours;
(2) if the student's
grade point average falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements
of §
22.229 of this subchapter
(relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress);
(3) if the student's number of completed
hours falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of §
22.229 of this subchapter;
or
(4) if the student requires an
extension of the year limits found in §
22.230 of this subchapter
(relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility) to complete his
or her degree.
(b)
Hardship or other good causes are not limited to, but include:
(1) documentation of a severe illness or
other debilitating condition that may affect the student's academic
performance;
(2) documentation that
the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and
that the student's provision of care may affect his or her academic
performance;
(3) documentation of
the birth of a child or placement of a child with the student for adoption or
foster care, that may affect the student's academic performance; or
(4) the requirement of fewer than nine hours
to complete one's degree plan.
(c) The Program Officer may allow a student
to receive his/her initial year grant after the time limits described in §
22.228(a)(6) of
this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students) if the student and/or the
student's family has suffered a hardship that would now make the student rank
as one of the institution's neediest.
(d) The Program Officer may allow a student
to receive a grant after attempting more hours than allowed under §
22.230(f) of
this subchapter (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility)
in the event of hardship. However, the total number of hours paid for, at least
in part, with TEXAS Grant funds may not exceed 150 semester credit hours or the
equivalent.
(e) Documentation
justifying the eligibility granted through the hardship provisions outlined in
this rule must be kept in the student's file. Institutions must identify to the
Coordinating Board those students granted eligibility through hardship
provisions, so that the Coordinating Board may appropriately monitor each
student's period of eligibility.
(f) Each participating institution shall
adopt a hardship policy under this section and have the policy available in
writing in the financial aid office for public review upon request.
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(a) In the event of a hardship or for other good cause , the Program Officer at an eligible public institution may allow an otherwise eligible person to receive a TEXAS Grant under the following conditions:
(1) while enrolled in less than nine semester credit hours;
(2) if the student's grade point average falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of § 22.229 of this title (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress);
(3) if the student's completion rate falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of § 22.229 of this subchapter;
(4) if the student's number of completed hours falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of § 22.229 of this subchapter; or
(5) if the student requires an extension of the year limits found in § 22.230 of this subchapter to complete his or her degree.
(b) Hardship or other good causes are not limited to, but include:
(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that may affect the student's academic performance;
(2) an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care may affect his or her academic performance; or
(3) the requirement of fewer than nine hours to complete one's degree plan.
(c) The Program Officer may allow a student to receive his/her initial year grant after the time limits described in §22.228(a)(6) (relating to Eligible Students) if the student and/or the student's family has suffered a hardship that would now make the student rank as one of the institution's neediest.
(d) The Program Officer may allow a student to receive a grant after attempting more hours than allowed under § 22.230(f) of this title (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility) in the event of hardship. However, the total number of hours paid for, at least in part, with TEXAS Grant funds may not exceed 150 semester credit hours or the equivalent.
(e) Documentation justifying the eligibility granted through the hardship provisions outlined in this rule must be kept in the student's file. Institutions must identify to the Board those students granted eligibility through hardship provisions, so that the Board may appropriately monitor each student's period of eligibility.
(f) Each participating public institution shall adopt a hardship policy under this section and have the policy available in writing in the financial aid office for public review upon request.