Texas § 52.335 REQUIRED LOAN DEBT DISCLOSURE.

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§ 52.335 — REQUIRED LOAN DEBT DISCLOSURE.

Texas § 52.335

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 52.335 (2026).

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Sec. 52.335. REQUIRED LOAN DEBT DISCLOSURE.

(a)This section applies to a participating higher educational institution that enrolls one or more students receiving state financial aid administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(b)At least annually a participating higher educational institution to which this section applies that receives education loan information for a student enrolled at the institution shall provide to that student in an electronic communication the following information:

(1)an estimate of the total amount of state and federal education loans incurred by the student;

(2)an estimate of the total payoff amount, or a range for that amount, for the amount described by Subdivision (1), including principal and interest; and

(3)an estimate of the monthly

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Sec. 52.335. REQUIRED LOAN DEBT DISCLOSURE. (a) This section applies to a participating higher educational institution that enrolls one or more students receiving state financial aid administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b) At least annually a participating higher educational institution to which this section applies that receives education loan information for a student enrolled at the institution shall provide to that student in an electronic communication the following information:
(1) an estimate of the total amount of state and federal education loans incurred by the student;
(2) an estimate of the total payoff amount, or a range for that amount, for the amount described by Subdivision (1), including principal and interest; and
(3) an estimate of the monthly repayment amount that the student may incur for the repayment of the amount described by Subdivision (1), including principal and interest.
(b-1) A participating higher educational institution is not required to provide in any disclosure or report required under this section information regarding loans issued by a private entity.
(c) A participating higher educational institution is required to include in the disclosure only education loan debt information regarding the student that the institution:
(1) receives or otherwise obtains from the United States Department of Education's central database for student aid; and
(2) may reasonably collect from its own records.
(d) The disclosure required under this section must:
(1) identify the types of education loans included in the institution's estimates; and
(2) include:
(A) a statement that the disclosure is not a complete and official record of the student's education loan debt;
(B) an explanation regarding why the disclosure may not be complete or accurate, including an explanation that for a transfer student, the institution's estimates regarding state loans reflect only state loans incurred by the student for attendance at the institution; and
(C) a statement that the institution's estimates are general in nature and are not intended as a guarantee or promise.
(e) A participating higher educational institution does not incur liability for any representation made under this section.
(f) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (S.B. 887 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241 ), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2019.