Sec. 56.147. FUNDING. (a) The department may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the conditional grant program under this subchapter and may also use for that purpose available money credited to the state highway fund.

(b) The department shall issue not less than $400,000 annually in conditional grants under this subchapter from money available to fund the conditional grant program.

(c) The department may provide outreach programs to recruit students into the conditional grant program.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.127 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. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(28), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 985, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 14.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.