Sec. 305.021.  TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT;  AMOUNT OF GRANT.  (a)  The commission may provide tuition assistance grants to Texas residents enrolled in a qualified education program at an eligible institution.
(b)  In selecting applicants to receive grants under this chapter and the amount of the grant for each applicant, the commission may consider:
(1)  the financial need and resources of an applicant;
(2)  the state's need for workforce development in the applicant's proposed career field;
(3)  the efficient use of the money available for grants;
(4)  the fair allocation of grants to promote workforce development in different career fields;
(5)  the opportunity of applicants from all regions of this state to receive financial assistance under this chapter;  and
(6)  any other factor the commission considers appropriate to further the purposes of this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.