| (a) To receive a voucher through the Texas Veterans
Commission, a student must:
(1) have sounded "Taps" at a military honors funeral
of a deceased veteran;
(2) provide proof that "Taps" was sounded by such student
by completing and submitting Form TVCTAPS to the commission. This
form may be obtained from the funeral director, or designee, responsible
for directing the veteran's funeral service;
(3) for each veteran funeral at which a student sounds
"Taps," and for which the student has completed and submitted Form
TVCTAPS to the commission, the commission shall award one (1) voucher
in the amount of $25.00 to be used as an exemption from tuition and
required fees at an institution of higher education as defined by §61.003,
Texas Education Code. This voucher will not have an expiration date;
(b) a school district may excuse a student in grades
6 through 12 for the purpose of sounding "Taps" at a military honors
funeral held in this state for a deceased veteran. A student whose
absence is excused may not be penalized for that absence and shall
be allowed a reasonable time to make up school work missed on those
days. If the student satisfactorily completes the school work, the
day of absence shall be counted as a day of compulsory attendance.
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