| (a) If you participate in the education assistance program, you must attend a public institution in the state of Texas, unless you provide documentation to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee that: (1) no accredited public institution offers program courses that you can reasonably attend within a normal combination work and school day; (2) the public institution does not offer the approved courses or degree program; (3) the admission requirements of the public institution are so restrictive that you fail to qualify for the program; or (4) the completion of the degree or course at a private institution costs less than a public institution. (b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee approves your request to attend a private institution, your education assistance agreement will state that we will only pay the equivalent of what the education costs at a public institution. |
