SB 1210

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Effective Fall 2014, Senate Bill 1210 (83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session) adds a 2.0 Grade Point Average requirement for persons to receive continuation award through the program (commonly referred to as SB1210).

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The Bill also establishes a Limit to the Total Number of Hours, cumulative, that a student may take and continue to receive awards through the program.

The provisions of this statute, found in TEC Chapter 54, Subchapter D, retroactively applied an excess hours’ limitation and Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement to Exemption and Waiver programs: Texas Education Code: TEC 54.014;  additional reference: Exemptions and Waivers - THECB.