Sec. 54.223. TUITION RATES FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES. (a) A person enrolled in The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is entitled to pay tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person:
(1) is in residence and in training as a participating athlete in a Community Olympic Development Program or at a United States Olympic training center located in this state;
(2) is residing permanently or temporarily in this state while in training as a participating athlete:
(A) in a Community Olympic Development Program located in this state; or
(B) at a United States Olympic training center located in this state in a program approved by the governing body for the athlete's Olympic sport; or
(3) is residing permanently or temporarily in this state while in training as a participating athlete at a facility in this state approved by the governing body for the athlete's Olympic sport, in a program approved by that body.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state.
Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.073 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
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