Tex. Gov't Code Section 487.157
Amount of Loan


(a)

On confirmation of an eligible student’s admission to a postsecondary educational institution, or on receipt of an enrollment report of the student at a postsecondary educational institution, and certification of the amount of financial support needed, the department may award a forgivable loan to the student in the amount of not more than the cost of the student’s tuition, fees, educational materials, and living expenses.

(b)

An eligible student may receive another grant, loan, or scholarship for which the student is eligible in addition to the receipt of a forgivable loan, except that the total amount of funds received may not exceed the reasonable needs of the student as determined by the postsecondary educational institution in which the student is enrolled.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 26, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 487.157 — Amount of Loan, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­487.­htm#487.­157 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

487.001
Definitions
487.003
Reference in Law
487.026
Director
487.051
Powers and Duties
487.052
Rules
487.055
Advisory Committees
487.060
Application Requirement for Colonias Projects
487.101
Definitions
487.102
Administration
487.103
Selection Committee
487.104
Selection of Outstanding Rural Scholars
487.105
Eligibility for Outstanding Rural Scholar Competition
487.106
Eligibility for Loans
487.107
Awarding of Loans
487.108
Amount of Loan
487.109
Loan Forgiveness
487.110
Fund
487.111
Postsecondary Educational Institutions
487.112
Adoption and Distribution of Rules
487.151
Definitions
487.152
Administration
487.153
Health Careers Promotion
487.154
Loans
487.155
Student Eligibility
487.156
Community Eligibility
487.157
Amount of Loan
487.158
Required Contract
487.159
Loan Forgiveness
487.160
Fund
487.161
Reporting
487.162
Program Promotion
487.163
Adoption of Rules
487.201
Definitions
487.202
Program
487.203
Eligibility
487.204
Rules
487.251
Definitions
487.252
Texas Health Service Corps Program
487.253
Administration
487.254
Required Contract
487.255
Stipends
487.256
Funding
487.301
Definitions
487.302
Powers of Department
487.303
Grant, Loan, and Loan Guarantee Program
487.304
Eligibility for Grant, Loan, or Loan Guarantee
487.351
Administration of Community Development Block Grant Program
487.354
Financial Assistance for Installation of Street Lights in Colonias
487.401
Administration
487.451
Definitions
487.452
Community Healthcare Awareness and Mentoring Program for Students
487.453
Administration
487.454
Grants
487.501
Definitions
487.502
Gifts and Grants
487.503
Rural Physician Recruitment Program
487.551
Definitions
487.553
Loan Reimbursement Program
487.554
Stipend Program
487.555
Contract Required
487.556
Powers and Duties of Department
487.557
Use of Telecommunication and Telemedicine
487.558
Permanent Endowment Fund
487.559
Administration and Use of Fund
487.560
Reporting Requirement
487.601
Definitions
487.602
Rural Physician Relief Program
487.603
Fees
487.604
Funding
487.605
Relief Physician’s Expenses
487.606
Priority Assignment of Relief Physicians
487.607
Relief Physician Recruitment
487.651
Definitions
487.652
Rules Governing Program
487.654
Prohibition
487.751
Definition
487.752
Grant Program
487.753
Funding

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 487.157’s source at texas​.gov