EXEMPTIONS --
Student Education Benefits
for Attending Public Institutions,
2005-2006
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Who can qualify? (1)
The state has programs for SOME students who
Were in foster care Are blind
Were adopted Are deaf
Were valedictorians Were early high school
graduates
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Who can qualify? (2)
The state also has programs for Children of
Disabled/deceased peace officers, etc.
Deceased public servants
Deceased veterans
POW’s or MIA’s
Parents receiving TANF for the student when
he/she was a high school senior
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Program values (1)
•Foster care – free tuition & fees for life
•Adopted – free tuition and fees for life
•Valedictorian – 2 semesters free tuition
•Blind – free tuition & fees for life
•Deaf – free tuition & fees for life
•Early High School graduates – varies according to time taken
to graduate
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Program values (2)
Children of
•Disabled or deceased peace officers – 4 years or 120
semester credit hours of free tuition & fees
•Deceased veterans – 150 hours free tuition; reduced fees
•MIA/POW – tuition and fees up to age 21 or 25 (if still
dependent)
•TANF – 1 year free tuition & fees
•Deceased public servants – 200 hours free tuition & fees +
5 stipend for living and textbooks (also applies to spouse)
Applying for an exemption (1)
•Contact the college financial aid officer at college for instructions
-Foster Care -Blind
-Adopted -Deaf
-Valedictorians -Children of deceased veterans
-Children of POW/MIA’s -Children of parents receiving
TANF
-Children or spouse of deceased public servant
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Applying for an exemption (2)
•Contact High School senior counselor
-Early high school graduation program
•Contact Coordinating Board 1-800-242-3062 Ext.6344 or through
grantinfo@thecb.state.tx.us
-Children of deceased/disabled peace officers/fire
fighters/public servants
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How counselors can help
Tell students of programs!
Run articles in school papers
Give presentations at PTO/PTA/PTSA
meetings
Send info home to parents
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For more information
1-800-242-3062 ext 6387 (unmanned)
– To request full list of exemptions.
grantinfo@thecb.state.tx.us to get exemption
questions answered
1-888-311-8881 to get financial aid questions
answered
www.collegefortexans.com for fact sheets &
links to other resources, including the statutes
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