Texas Education Code - EDUC § 56.4075. Health Care Profession Student Grant

(1) is enrolled in a program that fulfills the educational requirements for licensure or certification by the state in a health care profession that the coordinating board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the statewide health coordinating council, has identified as having a critical shortage in the number of license holders needed in this state;

(2) has completed at least one-half of the work toward a degree or certificate that fulfills the educational requirement for licensure or certification; and

(3) meets all the requirements to receive a grant award under Section 56.407.

(1) give priority to students from a group underrepresented in the programs preparing students for licensure or certification by the state; and

(2) award different amounts based on the amount of course work a student has completed toward earning the degree required for licensure or certification.