Sec. 56.3075. HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT. (a) If the money available for TEXAS grants in a period for which grants are awarded is sufficient to provide grants to all eligible applicants in amounts specified by Section 56.307, the coordinating board may use any excess money available for TEXAS grants to award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.307 to a student who:

(1) is enrolled in a program that fulfills the educational requirements for licensure or certification by the state in a health care profession that the coordinating board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the statewide health coordinating council, has identified as having a critical shortage in the number of license holders needed in this state;

(2) has completed at least one-half of the work toward a degree or certificate that fulfills the educational requirement for licensure or certification; and

(3) meets all the requirements to receive a grant award under Section 56.307.

(b) In awarding a grant under Subsection (a), the coordinating board may:

(1) give priority to students from a group underrepresented in the programs preparing students for licensure or certification by the state; and

(2) award different amounts based on the amount of course work a student has completed toward earning the degree required for licensure or certification.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2005.