Felony Restrictions by Code
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» Education Code
§56.404. Student Financial Assistance — Initial Eligibility For Grant
(b) A person is not eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act), or under the law of another jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has:
(1) received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or completed a period of probation ordered by a court and at least two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion; or
(2) been pardoned, had the record of the offense expunged from the person's record, or otherwise been released from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant under this subchapter.http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.56.htm#56.404
Note(s) Regarding This Legislation:
Renumbered during the 2003 by HB 3506(2), previously was section 56.354
During the 82nd Legislature, HB 3577 modified 56.404(e).