1. (a) A student is eligible to enroll at no cost to the student in a dual credit course under the program if the student:

   1. (1) is enrolled in a high school and eligible for Foundation School Program funding in a Texas school district under state law;
   2. (2) is enrolled in a dual credit course at a participating institution of higher education that has entered into a Dual Credit Agreement with the student's school district as set out in §4.84 of this title (relating to Institutional Agreements); and

   3. (3) is certified to the institution by the student's school district or other means authorized by rule as being educationally disadvantaged:

      1. (A) during the year in which the student is enrolled in a dual credit course described by paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
      2. (B) at any time during the four school years preceding the year in which the student is enrolled in a dual credit course described by paragraph (2) of this subsection.

2. (b) Notice of Educationally Disadvantaged Status.

   1. (1) A school district's notice to the institution regarding a student's status as educationally disadvantaged in any of the four years preceding the year in which the student is enrolled in a dual credit course shall occur through the school district's notice to the Texas Education Agency, unless otherwise provided by rule.
   2. (2) A school district shall provide notice directly to the institution regarding a student's educationally disadvantaged status if the student is educationally disadvantaged in the year in which the student is enrolled in a dual credit course but was not educationally disadvantaged in any of the four preceding years.

3. (c) Institutional Responsibilities.

   1. (1) A participating institution shall submit to the Coordinating Board identifying information, as outlined by the Coordinating Board, for students registered for or enrolled in dual credit courses. The Coordinating Board will compare the identifying information to data provided by the Texas Education Agency and will notify the institution as to which students fulfill the requirement outlined in subsection (a)(3)(B) of this section.
   2. (2) Because the Texas Education Agency and Coordinating Board will not have data available to make eligibility determinations regarding students reported under subsection (b)(2) of this section, an institution shall consider these students eligible to enroll at no cost in a dual credit course without confirmation from the Coordinating Board under this subsection.
4. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a student is not considered eligible to enroll at no cost to the student in a dual credit course under the program for the current semester or term if the certification described by subsection (a)(3) of this section is made after the institution's census date, as defined in §13.1 of this subchapter (relating to Definitions).

5. (e) For the purposes of this section, a student is considered to be enrolled in a high school if the student:

   1. (1) is enrolled in grade levels 9 through 12 in a school in a Texas school district; or

   2. (2) has graduated from high school but is:

      1. (A) enrolled in a school district at a campus designated as a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) school under Texas Education Code, §29.556, or in a school district participating in a Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) under Texas Education Code, §29.912; and
      2. (B) completing a course of study offered through an institutional agreement in accordance §4.84 of this title (relating to Institutional Agreements) with an institution of higher education under one of the programs described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.503 adopted to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 674; amended to be effective August 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 5973; amended to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 5451.