(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer the program authorized in Texas Education Code, §54.331 (previously §54.207), Students from Other Nations of the American Hemisphere, more commonly known as the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program is to encourage academically talented students from the countries of the Western (American) hemisphere to pursue higher education in the State of Texas, thus establishing a beneficial link between the State of Texas and the home countries of the students.

Source Note: The provisions of this §21.634 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7976; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1329; transferred effective June 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register May 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 2739; transferred effective September 15, 2018, as published in the Texas Register August 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 5687