Post on 28-Dec-2015
TACRAOFall 2012
Jane CaldwellTX Higher Education Coordinating Board
Exemption & Waiver programs are authorized by the Texas Legislature and provide a monetary benefit to qualifying students via a reduction in
tuition, fees, or both.
Exemptions:Allow special groups of resident or non-resident students to pay a reduced amount of tuition and/or fees.
Waivers:Allow special groups of non-resident students to pay a reduced nonresident tuition rate.
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Implementation of exemption & waiver programs vary by statute.
Mandatory:Require all institutions to honor provisions in
statute for all qualifying students
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With few exceptions, exemption and waiver programs do not receive state appropriations . Instead, institutions are required to cover the “costs” of the programs via foregone
tuition and fees.
Mandatory:$374 million
FY2011 234.000234.000 students served Approx. $492 million $492 million in foregone tuition and fees (FY 11 dollars).
Optional:$118 million
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Total Exemption & Waiver Recipients FY 2007-FY 2011
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Total Foregone Tuition & FeesFY 2007-FY 2011
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(Constant 2007 Dollars)
THECB05/2012Slide 7
Total Exemption Recipients by Program(FY 2011)
THECB02/2010Slide 8
Total Waiver Recipients by Program(FY 2011)
SB32, passed by the 82nd Legislature, moved most of the exemption and waiver programs previously housed in Subchapter B of Chapter 54 of the Texas Education Code to Subchapter D and renumbered most of the programs in Subchapter D. This had two results:◦ Citations for the program have changed (see
handout); and◦ The CB has rule making authority only for the
waiver programs specifically granting us that authority.
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Program Current Citation Rule Chapter
Rule Subchapter
Combat 54.2031 22 TT
Children of Nurse Faculty
54.355 22 O
Fire Science 54.208 22 T
Good Neighbor Scholarship
54.331 21 K
Hazlewood 54.341 21 NN
Peace Officers 54.2081 22 U
National Student Exchange
51.930 21 EE
Preceptors/Children 54.356 22 P
Reciprocal Exchange 54.231 (d) 21 AA
Students from Mexico 54.231 21 BB
Waivers 54.213 (CS)54.0601 (100 mi.)
21 SS
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Program Hazlewood Total
New/Old Statute 54.341/54.203Type Mandatory
Academic Year
2006-7 9,113 $19,651,9622007-8 9,642 $22,183,4442008-9 9,882 $24,656,788
2009-10 14,837 $34,264,8292010-11 22,585 $69,342,710
5-yr % change 147.83% 252.85%
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TX veterans (including National Guardsmen) who are veterans of the US Armed forces
Children and Spouses of US Armed Forces vets (including National Guardsmen) who:◦ Die or died from service-related injury/illness◦ Are MIA◦ Have been killed in action◦ Are 100% unemployable due to service related
injury/illness Children and Spouses of TX NG vets killed on
active duty for the State Legacy children
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CB Staff Proposals – NOT Yet Adopted by Board
Vet living out of state due to military orders may use HazlewoodExpand description of 100% disabled veteran to include persons who are “totally and permanently disabled,” not just those 100% unemployableClarify vets’ options when they are eligible for federal benefits and HazlewoodSpecifically indicate a vet, though Legacy, may revoke his/her assignment of hours to a childMake age limit apply only to Legacy children, not all Hazlewood children
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CB Staff Proposals – NOT Yet Adopted by BoardAdd common definitionsAdd academic progress requirements for continuation awardsRecipient must complete and submit FAFSA or TASFA by the end of the first award term in a given yearExemption cannot be used to avoid a penalty charged for excess hours or excess dropped classesEach institution must designate an Exemption/Waiver Contact on their campuses
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Program fact sheets:◦ www.collegeforalltexans.com/
Paying for College Types of Financial Aid
Exemptions Waivers
Coordinating Board:◦ grantinfo@thecb.state.tx.us◦ hazlewood@thecb.state.tx.us
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