An institution of higher education may permit a registered nurse authorized to practice professional nursing in Texas to register by paying the tuition fees and other fees or charges required for Texas residents under Section 54.051, without regard to the length of time the registered nurse has resided in Texas, if the registered nurse:

1. (1) is enrolled in a program designed to lead to a master's degree or other higher degree in nursing; and

2. (2) intends to teach in a program in Texas designed to prepare students for licensure as registered nurses.

   Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.069 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.