Texas Education Code 54.345 – Assistance for Tuition and Fees for Members of State Military Forces
(a) For each semester, the adjutant general of the state military forces shall certify to institutions of higher education as described by § 437.226, Government Code, information identifying the persons to whom the adjutant general has awarded assistance for tuition and mandatory fees under that section.
(b) An institution of higher education shall exempt a person certified by the adjutant general as described by Subsection (a) from the payment of tuition for the semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours. If the person is not charged tuition at the rate provided for other Texas residents, the amount of the exemption may not exceed the amount of tuition the person would be charged as a Texas resident for the number of semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 54.345
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An institution of higher education shall exempt a person who receives an exemption from tuition under Subsection (b) from the payment of all mandatory fees for any semester in which the person receives the tuition exemption.