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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Subtitle B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Chapter 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD |
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Subchapter GG. TEXAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (T-STEM) CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
Sec. 61.9794. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION
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(a) To qualify as an eligible institution under this subchapter, an institution must:
(1) be a public junior college or public technical institute;
(2) admit at least 50 students into a STEM program each academic year; and
(3) develop partnerships with business and industry to:
(A) identify local employment needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and
(B) provide part-time employment for students enrolled in a STEM program.
(b) To maintain eligibility, beginning with the second year following implementation of a scholarship program under this subchapter, an institution must demonstrate to the board that at least 70 percent of the institution's T-STEM Challenge Scholarship graduates, within three months after graduation, are:
(1) employed by a business in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field; or
(2) enrolled in upper-division courses leading to a baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field.