Hazelwood Act
The Hazlewood Act is a State of Texas benefit that provides qualified Veterans, spouses, and dependent children with an education benefit of up to 150 hours of tuition exemption, including most fee charges, at public institutions of higher education in Texas. This does NOT include living expenses, books, or supply fees. The Texas Hazlewood Exemption Act is for Texas veterans who reside within the state of Texas.
Learn more about the 3 types of Hazlewood benefits available
The documents you will need to bring in can depend on which type of Benefits you are applying for.
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Please make an appointment with the Financial Aid Office to turn in documents.
To renew your benefits every semester you will need to bring in the following documents:
Hazlewood recipients will only be awarded benefits for courses that fit the requirements of the LSCPA degree plan for their major field of study. Hazlewood regulations prohibit payment for repeated courses (“A” through “D” grades) unless the school will not allow the student to continue in their field of study due to the grade received, Hazlewood will pay for the course if this is the case. Hazlewood will not pay for any courses and/or labs that are not required for your approved degree program.
Legacy recipients will receive an exemption for the number of degree certified hours reported by the institution for that term or semester. Maximum degree certified hours awarded to the Legacy recipient will be dependent upon the degree or certificate program in which the student is enrolled for that term or semester and shall be consistent with the program length as defined within the school catalog as approved by the regional accreditation commission. *If a child to whom hours have been delegated fails to use all of the assigned hours, a Veteran may re-assign the unused hours that are available to another child. Only one child will use Hazlewood Legacy benefits at a time.
Hazlewood recipients must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress to receive their benefits. Transfer students must have a transfer GPA of a 2.0 or higher to receive benefits.
Hazlewood recipients may have no federal Veteran’s education benefits, or have no federal Veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as Chapter 33 or 31; for term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits. Veterans or Dependents of Veterans must show proof that they do not qualify for Post 9/11 Chapter 33 benefits.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
