(a) An individual may not receive a loan, grant, scholarship,
or other financial assistance funded by state revenue, including federal
funds or gifts and grants accepted by this state, unless the individual
files the Selective Service Statement of Registration Status with
the institution granting or certifying the financial assistance. The
language to be used in the Selective Service Statement of Registration
Status is disseminated by Coordinating Board staff to institutions
of higher education on an annual basis. Institutions may accept documentation
from the Selective Service System of an individual's registration
with the Selective Service in lieu of the required statement.
(b) An individual who has demonstrated registration
with the Selective Service through the Selective Service Statement
of Registration Status or acceptable Selective Service System documentation
is not required to file a statement of the individual's selective
service status the next time the individual makes an application for
financial assistance to the same institution of higher education.
An individual who has not previously demonstrated registration with
the Selective Service through the Selective Service Statement of Registration
Status or acceptable Selective Service System documentation is required
to file a statement of the individual's selective service status the
next time the individual makes an application for financial assistance.
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) a female individual, if females are not subject
to general selective service registration under federal law; or
(2) an individual older than the maximum age at which
an individual is required to be registered with the selective service
system under federal law.
(d) Authority for this section is provided in Texas
Education Code, Chapter 51, Section 51.9095.
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