Texas Education Code 54.757 – Contract Payment
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(a) The board may provide for the receipt of payment under prepaid tuition contracts in lump sums or installment payments. If the board allows payments under a contract to be made in installments over a period longer than one year, the board must provide for a plan that permits those payments to be made in single annual installments in addition to any other permitted installment plans.
(b) A purchaser may make payments under a prepaid tuition contract by an electronic funds transfer.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 54.757
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state may make payments under a prepaid tuition contract by payroll deductions made by the appropriate officer of the state or political subdivision. The board shall implement procedures to facilitate payments under this subsection.
(d) The board may impose a fee for a late payment under a prepaid tuition contract.