Texas § 56.490 EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE.

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§ 56.490 — EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE.

Texas § 56.490

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 56.490 (2026).

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Sec. 56.490. EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE.

(a)Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required by Section 56.489 to receive a scholarship in a subsequent semester or other academic term on a showing of hardship or other good cause, including:

(1)a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic performance;

(2)an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic performance; or

(3)any other cause considered acceptable by the coordinating board.

(b)An institution of higher education may extend the eligibility period

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Sec. 56.490. EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE. (a) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required by Section 56.489 to receive a scholarship in a subsequent semester or other academic term on a showing of hardship or other good cause, including:
(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic performance;
(2) an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic performance; or
(3) any other cause considered acceptable by the coordinating board.
(b) An institution of higher education may extend the eligibility period described by Section 56.488 (c) in the event of hardship or other good cause as provided by the institution's policy adopted under Subsection (a).
(c) An institution of higher education shall maintain documentation of each exception granted to a student under this section and shall provide timely notice of those exceptions to the coordinating board.