1. (a) The conditions outlined in this rule are intended to cause compatibility between the Tuition Equalization Grant Program rules and regulations and the federal regulations for the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Program. Conditions which apply in the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Program which differ from and override similar conditions in the Tuition Equalization Grant Program are as follows:

   1. (1) To qualify for a Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant, a student must be a national of the United States or must be in the United States for other than a temporary purpose, and must state an intention to become a permanent resident.
   2. (2) To qualify for a Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant, a student at a private or independent institution must be the recipient of a grant through the Tuition Equalization Grant Program in an amount equal to or greater than twice the grant amount that he or she receives through the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Program.
   3. (3) Students at private or independent institutions who receive both Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant funds and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Funds may not use the same Tuition Equalization Grant funds to match both federal programs. A Tuition Equalization Grant dollar may only be matched by a Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant dollar or by a Special Leveraging Assistance Grant dollar--not by both.
2. (b) A grant through the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Program for Students at Independent Institutions may be used to meet any cost related to a student's education.

3. (c) A student is not eligible to receive simultaneous grants through the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant Program and Tuition Equalization Grant Programs if he or she:

   1. (1) owes a refund on a grant received under the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant, or Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Grant programs; or
   2. (2) is in default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Family Education Loan Program, or the Federal Direct Loan Program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.2 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7982.