1. (a) Eligible Students. To receive an award through the TEG Program, an Original TEG Program student must:

   1. (1) be enrolled on at least a half-time of full-time enrollment;
   2. (2) show financial need;
   3. (3) maintain satisfactory academic progress in his or her program of study as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled;
   4. (4) be a resident of Texas as determined based on data collected using the Residency Core Questions and in keeping with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status);
   5. (5) be enrolled in an approved institution in an individual degree plan leading to a first associate's degree, first baccalaureate degree, first master's degree, first professional degree, or first doctoral degree, but not in a degree plan that leads to ordination, licensure to preach or a career in church work;
   6. (6) be required to pay more tuition than is required at a comparable public college or university and be charged no less than the regular tuition required of all similarly situated students enrolled at the institution;
   7. (7) have a statement on file with the institution indicating the student is registered with the Selective Service System as required by federal law or is exempt from Selective Service registration under federal law; and
   8. (8) not be a recipient of any form of athletic scholarship during the semester or semesters he or she receives a TEG; and
   9. (9) have been awarded his or her first TEG grant prior to September 1, 2005.
2. (b) End of Eligibility. An undergraduate or graduate student who was awarded first TEG prior to the 2005-2006 academic year or before September 1, 2005, for the 2005-2006 academic year may continue to receive grants as long as he or she meets the relevant eligibility requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
3. (c) Expiration of Rules. This section expires as of January 1, 2016.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.25 adopted to be effective November 29, 2010, 35 TexReg 10503; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1333; amended to be effective November 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 8199; amended to be effective March 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 925; amended to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6625.