SECTION 22.241. Tolling of Eligibility for Initial Year Grant

(a) A person is eligible for consideration for an Initial Year award under this subsection if the person was eligible for an initial year grant under §22.228 of this title (relating to Eligible Students) in an academic year for which the Texas Legislature failed to appropriate sufficient funds to make initial year grant to at least 10 percent of the eligible student population, and:

(1) has not received a TEXAS Grant in the past;

(2) has not received a baccalaureate degree; and

(3) meets the eligibility requirements for a continuation grant as described in §22.228(d) of this title.

(b) A person who meets the requirements outlined in subsection (a) of this section:

(1) cannot be disqualified for a TEXAS Grant by changes in program requirements since the time he or she was originally eligible or by the amount of time that has passed since he or she was originally eligible;

(2) is to receive highest priority in the selection of recipients if he or she met the priority model requirements of §22.233(d) of this title (relating to Priority in Awards to Students), when originally determined to be eligible;

(3) may continue receiving grants as long as he or she meets the requirements for such continuation grants; and

(4) may not receive TEXAS Grants for prior academic years.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.241 adopted to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1162; amended to be effective February 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 1143; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8340