SECTION 22.258. Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility

(a) A student may not receive a grant while concurrently receiving a TEXAS Grant.

(b) A student may not receive a grant after having been granted an associate or baccalaureate degree.

(c) A student's eligibility for the program ends once a student has attempted 75 semester credit hours or the equivalent, unless the student is granted a hardship extension in accordance with §22.259 of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provisions).

(d) A student's eligibility for the program ends four years from the start of the semester in which the student received an initial year award, unless the student is granted a hardship extension in accordance with §22.259 of this subchapter.

(e) A person is not eligible to receive a grant if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act), or under the law of any other jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has:

(1) received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or completed a period of probation ordered by a court, and at least two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion; or

(2) been pardoned, had the record of the offense expunged from the person's record, or otherwise been released from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant.

(f) Other than as described in §22.259 of this subchapter, if a person fails to meet any of the requirements for receiving a continuation award as outlined in §22.256 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students) after completion of any year, the person may not receive a grant until after completing a semester of at least half-time coursework while not receiving a grant and meeting all the requirements of §22.256 of this subchapter as of the end of that semester.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.258 adopted to be effective August 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 5342; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 686