SECTION 22.166. Requirements for 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 Board by the deadline established by the Commissioner.

(c) 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 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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.166 adopted to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8530; amended to be effective November 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8026, amended to be effective February 22, 2017, 42 TexReg 685; transferred effective June 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register May 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 2739; amended to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6625; amended to be effective May 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 3353; amended to be effective August 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 5341