19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.27 - Hardship Provisions
(a) In
the event of a hardship or for other good cause, the Program Officer at an
eligible institution may allow an otherwise eligible student to receive a TEG:
(1) while enrolled less than
three-quarter-time;
(2) if the
student's grade point average, number of hours completed, or percent of
attempted hours completed falls below the satisfactory academic progress
requirements as referred to in §
22.25 of this subchapter (relating
to Satisfactory Academic Progress); or
(3) if the student has taken more time to
complete his/her undergraduate certificate or degree than specified in §
22.26 of this subchapter (relating
to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility).
(b) Hardship conditions or other good cause
may include, but are not limited to:
(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) a student's need to complete fewer than
the required minimum number of hours in a given term in order to complete a
degree, in which case the grant amount should be determined on a pro rata basis
for a full-time grant.
(c) The institution shall retain
documentation of the approved hardship circumstances in the student's files,
and the institution must identify students approved for a grant based on a
hardship to the Coordinating Board.
(d) Each institution shall adopt a hardship
policy under this section and make the policy publicly available to students
through the financial aid office.
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(a) In the event of a hardship or for other good cause , the Program Officer at an eligible institution may allow an otherwise eligible student to receive a TEG while:
(1) enrolled less than three-quarter of full-time enrollment;
(2) if the student's grade point average, number of hours completed, or percent of attempted hours completed falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements as referred to in § 22.25 of this title (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress); or
(3) if the student has taken more time to complete his/her certificate or degree than specified in § 22.26 of this title (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility).
(b) Hardship conditions or other good cause may include, but are not limited to:
(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) a student's need to complete fewer than the required minimum number of hours in a given term in order to complete a degree, in which case the award amount should be determined on a pro rata basis for a full-time award.
(c) Each 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.