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Once reported for unsatisfactory progress, the student’s benefits are terminated and
cannot be resumed until the student attends and regains satisfactory academic
standing at TVCC. The school’s VA officer will then report to the VA regional office
the student’s renewed eligibility for VA educational benefits.
HAZLEWOOD ACT EXEMPTION
Veterans who have exhausted their federal education benefits or whose benefits
have expired may be eligible for the Hazlewood exemption for Texas veterans. The
Hazlewood Act (Section 54.203, Texas Education Code) exempts eligible Texas
veterans from payment of tuition and certain fees at Texas public institutions of
higher education.
All documentation must be on file prior to the census date of the term for which the
student is applying for the Hazlewood Act exemption.
In order to be eligible to
receive a Hazlewood Act exemption, a veteran will demonstrate that he or she:
1.
at the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces, was a citizen of the United
States and a resident of Texas;
2.
has received an honorable discharge from active service, general discharge
under honorable conditions or an honorable separation from service;
3.
has served at least 181 days of active military duty, excluding training;
4.
has resided in Texas at least 12 months or otherwise been classified as a
Texas resident by the institution for the term or semester for which the
veteran applies for the Hazlewood Act exemption;
5.
is not in default on an education loan that was made or guaranteed by State
of Texas;
6.
has attempted fewer than 150 credit hours of college courses using the
Hazlewood Act Exemption, beginning with fall of 1995; and is enrolled in an
eligible program of study.
TRANSFERABILITY OF BENEFITS (LEGACY PROGRAM)
Eligible veterans may assign unused hours of exemption eligibility to a child under
certain conditions. To be eligible, the child must:
1.
be a Texas resident;
2.
be the biological child, stepchild, adopted child or claimed as a dependent
in the current or previous tax year;
3.
be 25 years or younger on the first day of the semester or term for which
the exemption is claimed (unless granted an extension due to a qualifying
illness or debilitating condition); and
4.
make satisfactory academic progress in a degree, certificate or continuing
education program** as determined by the institution.
If a child to whom hours have been delegated fails to use all of the assigned hours, a
veteran may reassign the unused hours that are available to another dependent
child.
