1. (a) After initially qualifying for a grant under the program, a person may continue to receive a grant under the program during each semester or term in which the person is enrolled at an eligible institution only if the person:

   1. (1) meets the criteria for initial eligibility under Section 56.524(a);
   2. (2) makes satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree; and
   3. (3) complies with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the coordinating board.

2. (b) If a person fails to meet any of the requirements of Subsection (a) after the completion of any semester or term, the person may not receive a grant under the program during the next semester or term in which the person enrolls. Unless the person's eligibility for a grant expires under Section 56.524(c), a person may become eligible to receive a grant under the program in a subsequent semester or term if the person:

   1. (1) completes at least 12 semester credit hours or an equivalent number of competency units or credits in a semester or term during which the student is not eligible for a grant; and
   2. (2) meets all the requirements of Subsection (a).
3. (c) For the purpose of this section, a person makes satisfactory academic progress toward a baccalaureate degree only if the person completes at least 12 semester credit hours or an equivalent number of competency units or credits in each semester or term in which the person is enrolled.

4. (d) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a person who is otherwise eligible to receive a grant under the program to receive a grant if the student's completion rate falls below the satisfactory academic progress requirements of this section in the event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, including:

   1. (1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that may affect the person's academic performance; or
   2. (2) a showing that the person is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the person's provision of care may affect the person's academic performance.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 754 (H.B. 4005), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.