1. (a) Eligibility.

   1. (1) Institutions eligible to make initial year and renewal grants in the program are medical or dental units and general academic teaching institutions, other than the public state colleges, as defined in §22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions).
   2. (2) No participating institution may, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability exclude an individual from participation in, or deny the benefits of the program described in this subchapter.
   3. (3) Each participating institution must follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-353) in avoiding discrimination in admissions or employment.

2. (b) Approval.

   1. (1) Agreement. Each eligible institution must enter into an agreement with the Coordinating Board, the terms of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, prior to being approved to participate in the program.
   2. (2) Approval Deadline. An eligible institution must enter into an agreement with the Coordinating Board and indicate an intent to participate in the program by April 1 in order for qualified students enrolled in that institution to be eligible to receive grants in the following fiscal year.
3. (c) Responsibilities. Participating institutions are required to abide by the General Provisions outlined in subchapter A of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.227 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7988; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7869; amended to be effective February 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 1143; amended to be effective March 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 925; amended to be effective May 22, 2017, 42 TexReg 2721; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8340; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 2790; amended to be effective May 13, 2026, 51 TexReg 3108.