For purposes of this chapter, a qualified education program is a postsecondary course of instruction in a specific career field that:

1. (1) is at least one academic year in length as defined by the United States Department of Education; and
2. (2) leads to a certificate, certification, degree, or diploma in the career field.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.