In addition to the words and terms defined in §22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) Entering Undergraduate--A student enrolled in the first thirty semester credit hours or their equivalent, excluding hours taken during dual enrollment in high school and courses for which the student received credit through examination.
2. (2) Initial Year Grant--The TEXAS Grant offered in the student's first year in the TEXAS Grant Program.
3. (3) Nontraditional Secondary Education--A course of study at the secondary school level in a nonaccredited private school setting, including a home school.
4. (4) Priority Student Aid Index Level--An amount calculated annually by the Coordinating Board equal to 60 percent of the average statewide amount of tuition and required fees for resident students enrolled full-time in baccalaureate degree programs at general academic teaching institutions, excluding public state colleges, for the relevant academic year.
5. (5) Prior-Prior Year--For allocation purposes, the state fiscal year that began two years earlier than the fiscal year for which the allocation is being calculated.
6. (6) Program--The Toward EXcellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant program.
7. (7) Renewal Grant--A TEXAS Grant offered to a person who has previously received an initial year grant.
8. (8) Required Fees--A mandatory fee (required by statute) or discretionary fee (authorized by statute, imposed by the governing board of an institution of higher education) and that an institution of higher education charges to a student as a condition of enrollment at the institution of higher education or in a specific course.
9. (9) Target Grant Amount--An amount set by the Coordinating Board, in consultation with institutions of higher education participating in the TEXAS Grant Program, and used as the recommended average grant amount for the TEXAS Grant Program for a biennium and in establishing renewal grant and initial year grant for top 25 percent student allocations to participating institutions of higher education as described in §22.236(a)(1) and (2) of this chapter (relating to Allocation of Funds - General).
10. (10) Tuition--Statutory tuition, designated and/or Board-authorized tuition, as defined in §13.121 of this title (related to Definitions).

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.226 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7988; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7869; amended to be effective May 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 3952; amended to be effective May 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 4159; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1335; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1161; amended to be effective February 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 1143; amended to be effective November 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 9204; amended to be effective August 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 5510; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8340; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 686; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 2790; amended to be effective May 13, 2026, 51 TexReg 3108.