1. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is eligible to participate in the program only if the person:

   1. (1) is enrolled as a student of the college or applies to participate in the program on or before the fourth anniversary of the date the person graduates from the college;
   2. (2) will receive or has received from a student loan at least 50 percent of the funds for tuition and fees for one or more academic years while enrolled in the college; and
   3. (3) meets any additional qualifications adopted by the committee.

2. (b) A person enrolled as a student in an accredited college of veterinary medicine located outside of this state may apply under Subsection (a) to participate in the program if the student graduated from a high school located in this state or a general academic teaching institution located in this state.

   Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 88.624 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 459 (H.B. 1259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.