1. (a) A prepaid tuition contract remains in effect after the program is terminated if, when the program is terminated, the beneficiary:

   1. (1) has been accepted by or is enrolled in an institution of higher education, a private or independent institution of higher education, a career school or college, or a registered apprenticeship program described by Section 54.619(i); or
   2. (2) is projected to graduate from high school not later than the third anniversary of the date the program is terminated.
2. (b) A prepaid tuition contract terminates when the program is terminated if the contract does not remain in effect under Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1032, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 364, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 8.20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (S.B. 1094), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.