Texas Education Code 61.9953 – Initial Eligibility
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 61.9953
- 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
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the first year for which the person seeks loan repayment assistance, a person must:
(1) be initially employed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;
(2) submit to the board an initial application for the loan repayment assistance, in the manner and on a form prescribed by board rule, that requires:
(A) employer verification of the person’s employment as a full-time peace officer in this state for at least one year and the person’s current employment as a peace officer in this state as of the date of the application;
(B) a transcript of the person’s postsecondary course work; and
(C) a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other charges due on all outstanding eligible loans for which the person is applying for repayment assistance;
(3) have earned at least 60 semester credit hours or the equivalent at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education before the person’s initial employment as a peace officer;
(4) be currently employed, and have completed at least one year of employment, as a full-time peace officer in this state; and
(5) comply with any other requirement adopted by the board under this subchapter.