40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1630 - When can youth returning to a parent receive the Texas Tuition and Fee Waiver?
(a) The following
populations are eligible for the Texas Tuition and Fee Waiver, regardless of
whether parental rights are terminated or not:
(1) Youth age 14 or older who are in DFPS's
permanent managing conservatorship on or after the effective date of this rule,
and who subsequently exit conservatorship to the legal responsibility of a
parent.
(2) Youth age 16 or older
who are in DPFS's temporary managing conservatorship on or after the effective
date of this rule, and who subsequently exit conservatorship to the legal
responsibility of a parent.
(b) If after exiting the foster care system
the youth returns to DFPS conservatorship, the youth's eligibility will be
based on their current foster care circumstances.
(c) The student must enroll in an institution
of higher education as defined by Texas Education Code §
61.003 not later than
the student's 25th birthday to receive the Texas Tuition and Fee
Waiver.
(d) The student must meet
any other applicable statutory requirement concerning the Texas Tuition and Fee
Waiver for students exempted by Texas Education Code §
54.366.
(e) This rule is applicable beginning with
tuition and fees charged at a Texas public institution of higher education as
defined by the Texas Education Code §
61.003 for the 2016
fall semester.
(f) The term parent
means a biological parent or an adoptive parent.
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