Transcript Exemptions and Waivers in Action

Jane Caldwell
Director of Grants and Special Programs
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
TACRAO, 2012
Exemptions vs Waivers
 Exemptions allow residents or nonresidents to enroll
while paying a reduced tuition and/or fee amount.
 Waivers allow nonresidents to enroll while paying a
reduced amount of nonresident tuition.
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 True. It can be
 True or False. There is
a state application form
required for exemptions
for the children of nurse
faculty.
downloaded from the
CollegeforAllTexans.com
website.
 Get all the facts
 Paying for college
 Types of financial aid
 Exemptions
 Name another program
for which this is true.
 Preceptor Exemption
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 Educational Aide
 Name one program that
has an academic
progress requirement.
Exemption
 Exemption for
Firefighters taking Fire
Science Courses
 Exemption for Peace
Officers Enrolled in Law
Enforcement or Criminal
Justice Courses
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 False. The enabling
 True or False. A
nonresident student is
not eligible to receive a
dual credit exemption.
legislation (TEC 54.016
and TEC 130.008)
authorizes a governing
board to lower tuition
and fee charges. The
authority is not limited
to residents.
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 Is the valedictorian
exemption optional or
mandatory?
 They are both optional.
 Is the competitive
scholarship waiver
mandatory or optional?
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 Which program is
limited to
undergraduate studies –
Firefighter or Peace
Officer Exemption?
 Exemption for Peace
Officers enrolled in
Criminal Justice or Law
Enforcement courses
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 Good Neighbor
 For what program does
the Coordinating Board
select the recipients?
Scholarship. (TEC
54.331) 245
awards/year; 400-500
applications received
per year
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 What are the largest
exemption and waiver
programs in terms of
cost?
 Exemption Options:
 Hazlewood
 Texas Tomorrow Fund
 Dual Credit
 Waivers
 RA/TA
 Waivers for Military in
Texas
 Competitive
Scholarship-Based
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 True or False. The new
Hazlewood Exemption
Program report is due
by November 15.
 True.
 Summer 2011-Fall 2012
 What semester/terms
are to be reported by
November 15?
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 Border state waiver
 What programs
establish tuition rates
based on reciprocity?
 Border county waiver
 Reciprocal Educational
Exchange Program
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 Name an exemption
program that is limited
to a specific number of
semester credit hours.
 Hazlewood – 150
 Legacy – assigned
hours, up to 150
 Child of Disabled Peace
Officer -- 120
 Child of Deceased Public
Servant – BA or 200
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 Which of the following
awards can still be
made, but at the
school’s expense?
 Educational Aide
Exemption
 Early High School
Graduation Scholarship
 TANF Exemption
 Combat Exemption
 All except the EHS
Program
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 Foster Care Exemption –
no later than 25th birthday
 Which programs have an
age limit for receiving
awards?
 Legacy (Hazlewood)
Exemption – less than age
26, unless given a
hardship extension
 Hazlewood (children of
deceased/disabled
members) – less than 26
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 Which of the following waivers are
available for military families?
1. Child or spouse of non-TX
member, based on letter of intent
2. Child or spouse of non-TX member
killed in action who comes here
within 60 days of mbr’s death
3. Vet, child or spouse who moves
here after discharge, if eligible for
fed vet benefits
4. Vet stationed in TX, and spouse
and children
 All of
them
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E/W Staff Leg. Proposals
 Add academic progress requirements for
continuation awards
 Eliminate the use of exemptions to avoid penalties
for excess hours or drops
 Require each institution to identify an E/W contact
point for students/parents
 Have the state share the costs, at least for
Hazlewood
 Require recipients to submit FAFSAS?
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Hazlewood Staff Leg. Proposals
 Confirm in statute that:
 Veterans who are out of state due to military orders are
eligible to use Hazlewood
 Veterans can revoke assigned Hazlewood hours
 Clarify
 Eligibility requirements for disabled and fallen vets
 Veterans’ choices about stacking fed/state benefits
 Align state and fed language RE disabled vets
 Apply age 26 only to Legacy children
 Recommend the state appropriate funds for reimbursing
institution for Hazlewood
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Thank you
For all the work you do to help Texas students!
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