To qualify for the program, a student must:
Be a citizen or national of the United States or lawfully admitted into the United States.
Be eligible to attend a Texas public school or open-enrollment charter school, including children of a parent who is an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces, or eligible to enroll in a Texas public or open-enrollment charter school’s free prekindergarten program.
Live in the state of Texas.
A student’s eligibility ends if they:
Enroll full-time in a Texas public school or charter school in a manner in which the child will be counted toward the district's or school's average daily attendance for purposes of the allocation of funding under the Foundation School Program.
Move out of state.
Graduate from high school.
Withdraw from the program.
Are no longer eligible to attend a Texas public school, charter school, or pre-K or kindergarten program
Are found to have provided inaccurate information during the application process, or the child is declared ineligible for the program by the Comptroller.