TexasHazlewoodActExemption
Application
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Eff.June2016
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TEXASVETERANSCOMMISSION
Phone:1‐877‐898‐3833or512/463‐3168|TTY/TDD:Dial711|Fax:512/475‐3932|E‐Mail:Education@tvc.texas.gov|Web:www.tvc.texas.gov
AnEqualOpportunityEmployer
TheTexasHazlewoodActExemptionentitleseligiblepersonstoan exemptionoftuitionandspecifiedfeesof
upto150semestercredithoursatpublicinstitutionsofhighereducationinTexas.Exceptforrecipientswho
arethespouseorchildrenofeligibleVeteranskilledinaction,missinginaction,orwhosedeathresultedfrom
a service‐related injury or illness; all other Hazlewood recipients meet the grade point average satisfactory
academicprogressrequirementsandotherrequirementsofTexasEducationCode§54.2001.
IgrantpermissiontoanyinstitutionIhaveenrolledinorintendtoenrollintoreleasecredithourinformation
pertainingtomyenrollmenttotheTexasVeteransCommissionandtheTexasHigherEducationCoordinating
Board, and further grant permission to the Commission and Board to share such information with any
institutionthatImightattend.IcertifythattheinformationIhaveprovidedistrueandcorrecttothebestof
myknowledge.IfurtherunderstandthatifIhaveprovidedinaccurate,incomplete,oruntrueinformationon
thisapplication,Imayberequiredtoreimbursethe institutionfortuition,fees,andpenaltiespertainingtothe
HazlewoodExemption.
Veteran’sSignature: Date:
(Veteran’ssignatureisnotrequirediftheeligibleVeteranistotallydisabled,service‐relateddeceased,MIA,orKIA.)
Child’s/Spouse’sSignature: Date:
(Ifapplicable.)
*Submitthisapplicationtoyourcollegeoruniversity,nottotheTexasVeteransCommission*
The Texas Hazlewood Exemption allows eligible Veterans or a designee to transfer all unused hours of the
exemption,upto150semestercredithours,toachildwhois25yearsoldoryoungeronthefirstdayofthe
term.Legacyrecipientswillreceiveanexemptionforthenumberofdegreecertifiedhoursassoc iatedwiththe
specificdegreeorcertificateprogramheorshe isenrolledinconsistentwiththeprogramlengthasdefinedin
the school catalog as approved by the regional accreditation commission. Legacy recipients must meet the
gradepointaveragesatisfactoryacademicprogressrequirementsandotherrequirementsofTexasEducation
Code§54.2001.AssignedhoursmayberevokedbytheVeteranorthedesignee.
I(Veteran)
waivetherighttoalloftheunusedportionofmyHazlewood
Exemption and grant permission to transfer those unused Hazlewood hours under Texas Education Code
§54.341(k)(LegacyAct)tomyeligiblechild,(child) .Iagreetorelease
current term and historic credit hour information to the Texas Veterans Commission and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board to determine the balance of my unused hours. I grant permission for the
CommissionandBoardtosharesuchdatawithanyinstitutionthatmyeligiblechildmightattend.Iunderstand
thatonly oneeligible personmayuse myhoursfora particularterm.I herebycertify the informationI have
providedis true and correct.I understand thatif I fail toprovide accurate information, Imay be required to
reimbursetheinstitutionandpenaltiesmaybeimposed.
Veteran’sSignature: Date:
*IfthequalifyingVeteranisdeceased,theVeteran’sDesignee(PrintName)
maysignaboveinVeteran’splace*
Veteran’sChild’sSignature: Date:
*Submitthisapplicationtoyourcollegeoruniversity,nottotheTexasVeteransCommission*
PartD
Veteran,Child,andSpouseCertificationandConsent
PartE
LegacyChildCertificationandConsent