1. (a) To receive an initial award through the TEXAS Grant Program, a student must:

   1. (1) be a resident of Texas;
   2. (2) show financial need;
   3. (3) have applied for any available financial aid assistance;
   4. (4) not have been granted a baccalaureate degree;
   5. (5) be a graduate of an accredited high school in this state not earlier than the 1998-99 school year;

   6. (6) have completed the Recommended or Advanced High School Program, or if a graduate of a private high school, its equivalent, unless the student:

      1. (A) graduated from a public high school that has been certified by its district not to offer all the courses necessary to complete all parts of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program, and the student has completed all courses that the high school offered toward the completion of such a curriculum; or
      2. (B) did not graduate under the Recommended or Advanced High School Program as anticipated when the award was made;
      3. (C) has received an associate degree from an eligible institution no earlier than May 1, 2001;

   7. (7) enroll in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an approved institution on at least a three-quarter time basis:

      1. (A) not later than the end of the 16th month after high school graduation, if an entering undergraduate student; or
      2. (B) not later than the end of the 12th month after a student has received an associate degree;
   8. (8) have a statement on file with his or her institution that indicates the student is registered with the Selective Service System as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service registration under federal law;
   9. (9) have an expected family contribution that does not exceed the limit set by the Board for the relevant state fiscal year; and
   10. (10) if awarded the grant on or after September 1, 2005, be enrolled in an institution of higher education.

2. (b) To receive a continuation award through the TEXAS Grant Program, a student must:

   1. (1) have previously received an initial award through this program;
   2. (2) show financial need;
   3. (3) be enrolled at least three-quarter time unless granted a hardship waiver of this requirement under §22.231 of this title (relating to Hardship Provisions);
   4. (4) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an approved institution;
   5. (5) not have been granted a baccalaureate degree;
   6. (6) have a statement on file with his or her institution that indicates the student is registered with the selective service system as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service registration under federal law;
   7. (7) make satisfactory academic progress towards an undergraduate degree or certificate, as defined in §22.229 of this title (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress).

   8. (8) If a student's eligibility was based on the expectation that the student would complete the Recommended or Advanced High School Program, and the student failed to do so, then in order to resume eligibility such a student must:

      1. (A) receive an associate's degree;
      2. (B) meet all other qualifications for a TEXAS Grant; and
      3. (C) if required to do so by the institution through which the TEXAS Grant was made, repay the amount of the TEXAS Grant that was previously received.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.228 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 March 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 1431.