Tex. Educ. Code Section 132.0611
Refund Policy for Students Called to Active Military Service


As a condition to receiving a certificate of approval under this chapter, including a renewal of a certificate of approval, a career school or college must maintain, and include in the school or college’s catalogue and enrollment contract, a policy under which a student of the school or college who withdraws from the school or college as a result of the student being called to active duty in a military service of the United States or the Texas National Guard may elect one of the following options for each program in which the student is enrolled:

(1)

if tuition and fees are collected in advance of the withdrawal, a pro rata refund of any tuition, fees, or other charges paid by the student for the program and a cancellation of any unpaid tuition, fees, or other charges owed by the student for the portion of the program the student does not complete following withdrawal;

(2)

a grade of incomplete with the designation “withdrawn-military” for the courses in the program, other than courses for which the student has previously received a grade on the student’s transcript, and the right to re-enroll in the program, or a substantially equivalent program if that program is no longer available, not later than the first anniversary of the date the student is discharged from active military duty without payment of additional tuition, fees, or other charges for the program other than any previously unpaid balance of the original tuition, fees, and charges for books for the program; or

(3)

the assignment of an appropriate final grade or credit for the courses in the program, but only if the instructor or instructors of the program determine that the student has:

(A)

satisfactorily completed at least 90 percent of the required coursework for the program; and

(B)

demonstrated sufficient mastery of the program material to receive credit for completing the program.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 496 (S.B. 309), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 132.0611 — Refund Policy for Students Called to Active Military Service, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­132.­htm#132.­0611 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

132.001
Definitions
132.002
Exemptions
132.003
Course Exemption: Development of Career Skills
132.004
Exclusive Offering of Exempted Courses or Programs by Business Enterprise
132.005
Applicability
132.006
Commercial Driver’s License Training Program
132.0015
Reference to Proprietary School
132.021
Texas Workforce Commission
132.022
Duties of Commission
132.023
Memorandum of Understanding for Regulation of Career Schools and Colleges
132.024
Student Information
132.025
Required Posting
132.026
Measures to Facilitate Award of Course Credit for Military Service
132.051
Certificate of Approval
132.052
Application for Certificate of Approval
132.053
Statutory Waiver Authority
132.054
Small School or College Exemption
132.055
Criteria
132.056
Issuance of Certificate of Approval
132.057
Denial of Certificate of Approval
132.058
Revocation of Certificate of Approval
132.059
Registration of Representatives
132.061
Refund Policy
132.062
Withholding Records
132.063
Approved Degrees
132.064
Nonqualification as Small Career School and College
132.065
Schools Not Required to Take Attendance
132.101
Hearing
132.102
Judicial Appeal
132.103
Appeal Following Revocation of Certificate of Approval
132.121
Class Action
132.122
Notice
132.123
Judgment and Costs
132.151
Prohibitions
132.152
Administrative Penalty
132.153
Competitive Bidding
132.154
Injunctions
132.155
Civil Penalty
132.156
Sanctions
132.157
Penalty for Small Proprietary School
132.158
Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Financial Aid Employees
132.201
Certificate and Registration Fees
132.202
Required Posting by Certain Schools or Educational Institutions Not Operating in This State
132.221
Funding
132.0225
Division of Education
132.242
Closed School or College
132.301
Hearing
132.302
Hearing
132.303
Cease and Desist Order
132.304
Enforcement
132.305
Effect of Prior Proceedings
132.306
Rules
132.0551
Qualifications, Training, and Continuing Education Required
132.0611
Refund Policy for Students Called to Active Military Service
132.2415
Tuition Trust Account

Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

§ 132.0611’s source at texas​.gov