Sec. 61.893.  INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be initially eligible for the award of a leadership scholarship, an undergraduate student must:
(1)  have graduated from a public high school in this state;
(2)  either:
(A)  have qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803; or
(B)  be nominated by the student's high school for participation in the program and hold another academic distinction recognized by the board;
(3)  be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a general academic teaching institution; 
(4)  be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule; and
(5)  comply with any additional requirement adopted by the board.
(b)  To be initially eligible for the award of a research scholarship, a graduate student must:
(1)  be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at a general academic teaching institution;
(2)  either:
(A)  have graduated from a public high school in this state during the 10 years preceding the date of the student's application to the program; or
(B)  have graduated from an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education;
(3)  be economically disadvantaged, as determined by board rule; 
(4)  be nominated by the institution at which the student is enrolled on the basis of the student's academic merit and leadership potential; and
(5)  comply with any additional requirements adopted by the board.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 1590), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.