(a) The following populations are eligible for the Texas Tuition and Fee Waiver, regardless of whether parental rights are terminated or not:
  (1) Youth age 14 or older who are in DFPS's permanent managing conservatorship on or after the effective date of this rule, and who subsequently exit conservatorship to the legal responsibility of a parent.
  (2) Youth age 16 or older who are in DFPS's temporary managing conservatorship on or after the effective date of this rule, and who subsequently exit conservatorship to the legal responsibility of a parent.
(b) If after exiting the foster care system the youth returns to DFPS conservatorship, the youth's eligibility will be based on their current foster care circumstances.
(c) The student must enroll in an institution of higher education as defined by Texas Education Code §61.003 not later than the student's 25th birthday to receive the Texas Tuition and Fee Waiver.
(d) The student must meet any other applicable statutory requirement concerning the Texas Tuition and Fee Waiver for students exempted by Texas Education Code §54.366.
(e) This rule is applicable beginning with tuition and fees charged at a Texas public institution of higher education as defined by the Texas Education Code §61.003 for the 2016 fall semester.
(f) The term parent means a biological parent or an adoptive parent.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1630 adopted to be effective June 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 3527