Sec. 56.143. ELIGIBLE STUDENT. (a) To be eligible for a conditional grant under this subchapter, a student must:

(1) complete and file with the department, on forms prescribed by the department, a conditional grant application and a declaration of intent to become a member of an eligible profession and work for the department for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree;

(2) enroll in an institution;

(3) be a Texas resident, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule;

(4) be economically disadvantaged, as defined by department rule; and

(5) have complied with any other requirements adopted by the department under this subchapter.

(b) In determining who should receive a grant under this program, the department:

(1) shall give highest priority to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need; and

(2) may consider whether the applicant would be the first generation of the applicant's family to attend or graduate from an undergraduate program or from a graduate or professional program.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.123 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8.01(9), eff. Nov. 12, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 985, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 14.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.