1. (a) If there are not sufficient funds to offer loan repayment assistance to all eligible applicants, then applications shall be ranked using priority determinations in the following order:

   1. (1) Renewal applications;
   2. (2) Applications from teachers with the greatest number of mathematics and science courses completed, based on the Coordinating Board's review of the applicant's transcripts;
   3. (3) Applications from teachers with the highest aggregate grade point average for the mathematics and science courses described by paragraph (2) of this subsection;
   4. (4) Applications from teachers employed at schools with the highest percentages of students who are eligible for free or reduced cost lunches; and
   5. (5) Applications from those with the greatest financial need based on the applicant's total education loan debt.
2. (b) Subsections (a)(4) and (5) of this section are applicable only as necessary to make priority determinations between applications for which the criteria listed in subsections (a)(2) and (3) of this section are identical.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.289 adopted to be effective August 30, 2016, 41 TexReg 6484; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3279; amended to be effective November 14, 2024, 49 TexReg 8910; amended to be effective February 12, 2026, 51 TexReg 731.