(a) Eligibility.
  (1) Any public junior college as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003(2); public technical institute as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003(7); and public state college as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003(16) is eligible to participate in the program.
  (2) No participating institution may, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability exclude an individual from participation in, or deny the benefits of the program described in this subchapter.
  (3) Each participating institution must follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-352) in avoiding discrimination in admissions or employment.
(b) Approval.
  (1) Agreement. Each eligible institution must enter into an agreement with the Board, the terms of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner or his/her designee, prior to being approved to participate in the program.
  (2) Approval Deadline. An institution must indicate an intent to participate in the program by June 1 and enter into an agreement with the Board by August 31 in order for qualified students enrolled in that institution to be eligible to receive grants in the following biennium.
(c) Responsibilities. Participating institutions are required to abide by the General Provisions outlined in subchapter A of this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.255 adopted to be effective August 3, 2020, 45 TexReg 5342