Sec. 487.105.  ELIGIBILITY FOR OUTSTANDING RURAL SCHOLAR COMPETITION.  (a)  To be eligible to participate in the competition under Section 487.104, a high school student or an undergraduate student at a postsecondary educational institution must:
(1)  be nominated and sponsored by a rural community, which sponsorship must include financial support;
(2)  be a Texas resident under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code;
(3)  if the person is a high school student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's high school class, if the class contains 48 or more students, and intend to enter a postsecondary educational institution;  and
(4)  if the person is an undergraduate student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's class or have a cumulative grade average that is equal to or greater than the equivalent of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.
(b)  If a person is neither a high school student nor an undergraduate student, the person must be eligible for participation in the competition under rules adopted by the department.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2009.