Tex. Educ. Code § 61.9794

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 61.9794 - Eligible Institution

(a) To qualify as an eligible institution under this subchapter, an institution must:

(1) be a public junior college or public technical institute;

(2) admit at least 50 students into a STEM program each academic year; and

(3) develop partnerships with business and industry to:

(A) identify local employment needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and

(B) provide part-time employment for students enrolled in a STEM program.

(b) To maintain eligibility, each year beginning with the third year following implementation of a scholarship program under this subchapter, an institution must demonstrate to the board that at least 70 percent of the institution's T-STEM Challenge Scholarship recipients, within twelve months of receipt of a scholarship, are:

(1) employed; or

(2) enrolled in courses leading to a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field.

Tex. Educ. Code § 61.9794

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 26,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169, Sec. 2, eff. 6/17/2011.