(a)Except as provided under subsection (b) [
(c)] of this section, a person classified by an institution
of higher education as a resident of this state under this subchapter
is entitled, without submitting the information required by §21.24
and §21.25 of this subchapter, to be classified as a resident
by any institution in each subsequent academic term in which the person
enrolls unless the person provides information to the institution
that indicates a change in resident status is appropriate as indicated
in §21.27 of this subchapter. [who was enrolled in
an institution for any part of the previous state fiscal year and
who was classified as a resident of this state under Chapter 54, Subchapter
B, Texas Education Code, in the last academic period of that year
for which the person was enrolled is considered to be a resident of
this state for purposes of this subchapter, as of the beginning of
the following fall semester. If an institution acquires documentation
that a person is a continuing student who was classified as a resident
at the previous institution, no additional documentation is required.
The person is not required to complete a new set of Core Questions.]
(b)If a person is not enrolled in
an institution of higher education for two or more consecutive regular
semesters, then the person must reapply for resident status and shall
submit the information required in §21.24 and §21.25 of
this subchapter and satisfy all the applicable requirements to establish
residency.
[(b)Except as provided by subsection
(c) of this section, a person who has established resident status
under this subchapter is entitled to pay resident tuition in each
subsequent academic semester in which the person enrolls at any institution.]
[(c)A person who enrolls in an institution
after two or more consecutive regular semesters during which the person
is not enrolled in a public institution shall submit the information
required in §21.25 of this title, (relating to Information Required
to Initially Establish Resident Status), and satisfy all the applicable
requirements to establish resident.]
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 1, 2016
TRD-201603796 Bill Franz
General
Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 11, 2016
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
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