Section 56.4075 - Health Care Profession Student Grant(a) The coordinating board may award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.407 to a student who: (1) is enrolled in a program that fulfills the educational requirements for licensure or certification by the state in a health care profession that the coordinating board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the statewide health coordinating council, has identified as having a critical shortage in the number of license holders needed in this state;(2) has completed at least one-half of the work toward a degree or certificate that fulfills the educational requirement for licensure or certification; and(3) meets all the requirements to receive a grant award under Section 56.407.(b) In awarding a grant under Subsection (a), the coordinating board may:(1) give priority to students from a group underrepresented in the programs preparing students for licensure or certification by the state; and(2) award different amounts based on the amount of course work a student has completed toward earning the degree required for licensure or certification.Tex. Educ. Code § 56.4075
Renumbered from Education Code, Section 56.3575 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728, Sec. 23.001(20), eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728, Sec. 23.002(4), eff. 9/1/2005.