tx-May82026-97: 19 TAC §§23.301 - 23.303 (Amendment) — Education Loan Repayment Programs
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The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) adopts amendments to Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 23, Subchapter K, §23.301, Nurse Loan Repayment Assistance Program, with changes to the proposed text as published in the January 16, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 266). The rule will be republished. Section 23.302 and §23.303 are adopted without changes and will not be republished. This amendment provides for the consideration of eligible nurses offering services via telehealth in the Program and make minor rule alignments relating to prioritization of applicants. Texas Education Code, §61.656, provides the Coordinating Board with the authority to adopt rules necessary for the administration of the Program. Rule 23.301, Definitions, is amended by revising the definition of "rural county" and adding a new definition for "telehealth provider." The definition of "rural county" in §23.301(7) is amended to change the population level from 50,000 or fewer persons to 150,000 or fewer persons, aligning with other loan repayment assistance programs. A definition of "telehealth provider" is added in §23.301(8) as an eligible nurse who delivers fifty percent or...
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