​Legacy Eligibility

Eligible veterans may assign hours or transfer unused hours of exemption eligibility to a child under certain conditions. 

A child (legacy recipient) must:

• Be classified by the institution as a Texas resident;
  
• Be the biological child, stepchild, adopted child, or claimed as a dependent in the current or previous tax year;
  
• Be 25 years old or younger on the first day of the semester or term for which the exemption is claimed (unless granted an extension due to a qualifying illness or debilitating condition); and
  
• Meet the GPA requirement of the institution’s satisfactory academic progress policy in a degree or certificate program as determined by the institution’s financial aid policy and, as an undergraduate student, not be considered to have attempted an excessive amount of credit hours.
  

*If a child to whom hours have been delegated fails to use all the assigned hours, a Veteran may re-assign the unused hours that are available to another child. Only child will use the Hazlewood Legacy benefit at a time.

• Hazlewood Act Exemption Application
  
• Veteran’s DD214 from the Department of Defense showing the nature of the discharge
  
• Proof of dependency (i.e., a copy of the student's birth certificate or copy of the veteran's most recent tax return showing the student claimed as a dependent)
  
• Printout from the  Hazlewood Database with the number of hours the veteran or dependent has used (even if the number is zero)
  
• A letter from the Veteran's Administration with proof of ineligibility for GI Bill benefits.  You may request a benefits letter from one of the following:
  - www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
  - VA Office is Muskogee, OK at (888)442-4551

Required documents for Renewal Applicants:

The child must submit:

• Application for Continued Enrollment
  
• Printout of the Hazlewood Database with the number of hours the veteran and or dependent has used (even if the number is zero)