Sec. 54.751. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Accredited out-of-state institution of higher education" means a public or private institution of higher education that:
(A) is located outside this state; and
(B) is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
(2) "Beneficiary" means the person designated under a prepaid tuition contract as the person entitled to apply one or more tuition units purchased under the contract to the payment of the person's undergraduate tuition and required fees at a general academic teaching institution, two-year institution of higher education, private or independent institution of higher education, medical and dental unit, career school, or accredited out-of-state institution of higher education.
(3) "Board" means the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board.
(3-a) "Career school" means a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001 that offers a two-year associate degree as approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(4) "Fund" means the Texas tomorrow fund II.
(5) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, except that the term does not include a public state college.
(6) "Prepaid tuition contract" means a contract under which a person purchases from the board on behalf of a beneficiary one or more tuition units that the beneficiary is entitled to apply to the payment of the beneficiary's undergraduate tuition and required fees at a general academic teaching institution, two-year institution of higher education, private or independent institution of higher education, medical and dental unit, career school, or accredited out-of-state institution of higher education.
(7) "Medical and dental unit," "private or independent institution of higher education," "public junior college," "public state college," "public technical institute," and "recognized accrediting agency" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(8) "Program" means the prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education program.
(9) "Purchaser" means a person who enters into a prepaid tuition contract with the board on behalf of a beneficiary for the purchase of one or more tuition units.
(10) "Required fee" means a fee, other than a laboratory fee for a specific course, that is charged by a public or private institution of higher education to all students at the institution who are not exempt from the fee. For purposes of this subdivision, a fee is a required fee only to the extent that the fee is considered a qualified higher education expense under Internal Revenue Code provisions applicable to the program.
(11) "Two-year institution of higher education" means a public junior college, a public state college, and a public technical institute.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 3900), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 560 (S.B. 1941), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (H.B. 3655), Sec. 8, eff. June 10, 2019.
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