| (a) Priority deadline:
(1) All general academic teaching institutions shall
use January 15 as the priority application deadline to receive state
financial aid.
(2) The priority deadline is not to serve as a determination
of eligibility for state financial aid, but otherwise eligible students
who apply on or before the deadline shall be given priority consideration
for available state financial aid before other applicants.
(3) If the Commissioner determines that the ability
of students to meet the deadline will be significantly impaired by
a natural disaster, federal financial aid development, or other unforeseen
exigent circumstance, the Commissioner may delay the priority deadline
for a specific aid cycle, after consultation with representatives
of the financial aid community. The updated priority deadline will
be immediately published on THECB's public website.
(b) Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA):
(1) The TASFA collects data necessary for determining
state financial aid eligibility for those applicants classified as
Texas residents, as outlined in Chapter 21, Subchapter B of this Part,
who are not eligible to apply for federal financial aid using the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(2) Beginning with the financial aid application cycle
for academic year 2023-2024 and thereafter, the online TASFA available
through the ApplyTexas website is the sole, acceptable online TASFA.
All institutions participating in financial aid programs covered by
this chapter must accept the data generated by the completion of this
online TASFA.
(3) Beginning with the financial aid application cycle
for academic year 2023-2024 and thereafter, the TASFA document available
through the ApplyTexas website is the sole, acceptable printable version
of the TASFA, which institutions may accept from applicants who do
not have access to the necessary technology to complete the online
TASFA.
(4) An institution is not prohibited from requiring
an applicant to submit additional information to accompany the data
received via the TASFA.
(c) Authority for this section is provided in Texas
Education Code, Chapter 56, Section 56.008 and Chapter 61, Section
61.07762.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §22.6 adopted to be effective August 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 5504; amended to be effective May 19, 2022, 47 TexReg 2860; amended to be effective August 17, 2023, 48 TexReg 4392 |
