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Texas Education Code - Chapter 61 Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 61 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board This chapter may be cited as the Higher Education Coordinating Act of 1965. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, ... (a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish in the field of public higher education in the State of Texas an agency to provide ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Public junior college" means any junior college certified by the board in ... (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is an agency of the state. It shall have its office in Austin. It shall perform only the ... The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, ... (a) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor so as to provide representation from all areas of the state with the ... (a) In making or confirming appointments to the coordinating board, the governor and senate shall ensure that the appointee has the background and experience suitable ... (a) A member of the board must be a representative of the general public. A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications ... (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as ... The governor shall designate a chairman and vice chairman of the board. The board shall appoint a secretary of the board whose duties may be ... Members of the board shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board or in ... (a) A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum. (b) Except as provided by Section 551.126, Government Code, the board shall hold ... The chairman may appoint committees from the board's membership as he or the board may find necessary from time to time. The board may appoint ... The board shall adopt and publish rules and regulations in accordance with and under the conditions applied to other agencies by Chapter 2001, Government Code ... (a) The board shall appoint a commissioner of higher education, who shall select and supervise the board's staff and perform other duties delegated to him ... The commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee shall provide to board employees information and training on the benefits and methods of participation in ... (a) The board shall appoint an internal auditor for the board. (b) The internal auditor shall report directly to the board on all matters, other ... The board shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office or employment under this chapter and ... (a) The board shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the board. The file must include: (1) the name of the person ... The commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee on behalf of Texas members of the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education shall file ... (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the ... The board shall develop and implement a policy that requires the commissioner of higher education and the staff of the board to research and propose ... (a) The board shall represent the highest authority in the state in matters of public higher education and is charged with the duty to take ... Each institution of higher education shall develop a statement regarding the role and mission of the institution reflecting the three missions of higher education: teaching, ... At the time a public senior college or university begins preliminary planning for a new degree program or a new organizational unit to administer a ... The board may not certify a court reporter program under Section 61.051(f) of this code unless the program has received approval from the Court Reporters ... The board, with the cooperation and advice of the State Board for Educator Certification, shall adopt educator preparation coursework guidelines that promote, to the greatest ... (a) To earn a baccalaureate degree, a student may not be required by a general academic teaching institution to complete more than the minimum number ... The board shall develop a system to electronically monitor the use of tuition exemptions under Section 54.203. The system must allow the board to electronically ... (a) Each governing board shall submit to the board once each year on dates designated by the board a comprehensive list by department, division, and ... (a) Any order of the board affecting the classification, role and scope, and program of any institution of higher education may be entered only after: ... No funds appropriated to any institution of higher education may be expended for any program which has been disapproved by the board, unless the program ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a new department, school, or degree or certificate program approved by the board or its predecessor, the Texas ... Any proposed statute which would establish an additional institution of higher education, except a public junior college, shall be submitted, either prior to introduction or ... To achieve excellence in the teaching of students at institutions and agencies of higher education, the board shall: (1) develop and recommend: (A) minimum faculty ... (a) To assure efficient use of construction funds and the orderly development of physical plants to accommodate projected college student enrollments, the board shall carry ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the board shall approve or disapprove all new construction and repair and rehabilitation of all ... The powers of the board and the legislature, including the powers granted under Section 61.058 of this code, are not limited by the constitutional amendments ... (a) Each public technical institute, public senior college or university, medical or dental unit, or other agency of higher education required to submit a campus ... (a) The board periodically shall conduct a comprehensive audit of all educational and general facilities on the campuses of public senior colleges and universities and ... (a) To finance a system of higher education and to secure an equitable distribution of state funds deemed to be available for higher education, the ... (a) The legislature shall appropriate to the board an amount equal to not less than 10 percent of the total appropriations for base funding of ... (a) The board shall administer a program to support graduate medical education programs in this state consistent with the needs of this state for graduate ... (a) In the formulas established under Section 61.059, the board may not include funding for semester credit hours earned by a resident undergraduate student who ... The board shall exercise, under the acts of the legislature, general control of the public junior colleges of this state, on and after September 1, ... The board has the responsibility for adopting policies, enacting regulations, and establishing general rules necessary for carrying out the duties with respect to public junior ... (a) The board may authorize the creation of public junior college districts as provided in the applicable laws. In the exercise of this authority the ... The commissioner of higher education shall file with the state auditor and the state comptroller on or before October 1 of each year a list ... (a) The board shall plan, initiate, and finance programs of teacher training for the teaching of educationally, economically, socially, and culturally disadvantaged students in the ... The board shall: (1) enlist the cooperation of private colleges and universities in developing a statewide plan for the orderly growth of the Texas system ... (a) The comptroller of public accounts and the board jointly shall prescribe and periodically update a uniform system of financial accounting and reporting for institutions ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt and recommend management policies applicable to institutions of higher education in relation to management of human resources and physical ... (a) The board shall make studies and recommendations directed toward the achievement of excellence or toward improved effectiveness and efficiency in any phase of higher ... In achieving the goals outlined in this chapter and in performing the functions assigned to it, the board may contract with any other state governmental ... The board may accept gifts, grants, or donations of personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation, or the United States, subject to such ... (a) The board shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written report ... Text of section effective until August 31, 2014 (a) The board shall establish a pilot project under which each institution of higher education participating in ... The board shall adopt rules and policies to be followed by the governing boards of institutions of higher education in fixing foreign student tuition fees ... Funds shall be appropriated to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for allocation to each junior and community college in an amount equal to the ... The board shall by rule establish a mandatory uniform method of calculating the official grade point average of a student enrolled in, or seeking admission ... (a) The coordinating board by rule shall provide for the offering of courses and degree programs on military installations, including significant new naval military facilities. ... (a) It is the policy of the State of Texas that the entire system of education supported with public funds be coordinated to provide the ... (a) The P-16 Council established under Section 61.076 shall recommend to the commissioner of education and the board a college readiness and success strategic action ... To implement the college readiness and success strategic action plan adopted under Section 61. 0761 and to enhance the success of students at institutions of ... Text of section effective until May 1, 2011 (a) To improve student learning and reduce the cost of course delivery, the board, with the ... (a) The P-16 Council shall advise the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Board of Education in coordinating postsecondary career and technology activities, ... (a) The board, in cooperation with institutions of higher education, shall develop a master plan for the development of distance learning and other applications of ... (a) The board shall designate an institution of higher education with appropriate facilities and resources to conduct a continuing study of the programs and other ... (a) The board, in cooperation with public and private or independent institutions of higher education, the Texas Education Agency, public school counselors, representatives of student ... (a) The board may establish and coordinate a cooperative program with one or more public senior colleges or universities under which undergraduate or graduate students ... (a) The board shall initiate and encourage the development of and by rule shall adopt standards for the approval of elective courses in waste management ... (a) The board shall collect data and maintain a database relating to the participation of members of racial and ethnic minority groups in this state ... (a) Before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall report to the legislature concerning the scholarship program for fifth-year accounting students administered by ... (a) In this section, "member of the faculty or professional staff of an institution of higher education" means a person who is employed full-time by ... (a) The board shall collect and make available to the public on request information regarding higher education authorities operating under Chapters 53, 53A, and 53B ... (a) The board shall establish and administer a program to provide student financial aid offices at public junior colleges with information and other assistance to ... (a) The board shall: (1) encourage institutions of higher education and the faculty of those institutions to individually or through collaborative effort conduct human immunodeficiency ... (a) In this section, "border region" means the area composed of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, ... The board may contract with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners to administer the examination fee scholarship program established under Section 1051.206, Occupations Code. Added ... (a) In this section: (1) "Articulation" means the alignment of lower division courses and requirements and the sequencing of lower and upper division courses and ... (a) The board by rule shall establish a training program for members of the governing boards of institutions of higher education. Each member of a ... (a) The board shall establish and maintain an Internet site or similar facility accessible to school districts by telecommunication to allow an institution of higher ... (a) The board shall develop and annually update a uniform strategy to identify, attract, retain, and enroll students that reflect the population of this state. ... (a) The board shall adopt rules that allow a public or private or independent institution of higher education to use any funds appropriated to the ... (a) To the extent that funds are available for the purpose, the board shall administer the Higher Education Enrollment Assistance Program. Under the program, the ... (a) The board shall conduct an annual state science and engineering fair as part of an outreach program for middle school, junior high school, and ... The board shall, in cooperation with the Office of Rural Community Affairs and the office's advisory panel established under Section 487.552, Government Code, ensure that ... (a) The governing board of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the governing board of the Texas Tech University ... (a) The board shall administer a program to publish performance data provided to the board by general academic teaching institutions under this section. (b) Not ... In this subchapter: (1) "Bona fide Texas resident" means a person defined as a "resident student" in Subchapter B, Chapter 54 of this code, and ... (a) The board may contract with Baylor College of Medicine for the administration, direction, and performance of all services and the provision, maintenance, operation, and ... (a) In the exercise of the authority described in Section 61.092 of this code, the board may disburse to Baylor College of Medicine, during each ... The rights, powers, and authority granted in this subchapter shall not be subject to restriction, limitation, obligation, or requirement provided in Section 61.058 of this ... (a) The board shall contract with the Baylor College of Medicine for the administration, direction, and performance of services necessary or proper to the education, ... (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 61.092 of this code, the board shall include in the contract that it makes with the medical school under ... Notwithstanding any other provisions of Sections 61.097 and 61.098 of this code, if at any time the medical school determines that it cannot provide one ... In order to provide the maximum possible utilization of existing educational resources and facilities within this state, both public and private, the coordinating board is ... The coordinating board shall approve only those private or independent colleges or universities that are private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by ... The coordinating board shall make such regulations as may be necessary to insure compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law ... Those riders in the General Appropriations Act that apply to expenditure of state funds at state-supported colleges and universities shall also apply to expenditure of ... (a) This section applies only to a person who initially received a tuition equalization grant before the 2005-2006 academic year. (b) To be eligible for ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1181, § 50 If a person who receives an initial tuition equalization grant ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1230, § 15 (a) This section does not apply to a person who initially ... Any college or university receiving any benefit under the provisions of this subchapter, either directly or indirectly, shall be subject to all present or future ... (a) On receipt of a certification of the amount of financial need from an approved institution, the coordinating board shall certify the amount of the ... This subchapter applies to freshmen (first year) students beginning in the fall semester of 1971; to freshmen and sophomores in 1972; to freshmen, sophomores, and ... (a) The coordinating board may make reasonable regulations, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed ... (a) The coordinating board shall include in its annual report a breakdown by ethnicity indicating the percentage of each ethnic group that received tuition equalization ... It is the policy and purpose of the State of Texas to prevent deception of the public resulting from the conferring and use of fraudulent ... In this subchapter: (1) "Degree" means any title or designation, mark, abbreviation, appellation, or series of letters or words, including associate, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and ... (a) The board by rule shall establish a process for reviewing and approving a degree conferred by a person described by Section 61.302(11)(B) or (C). ... (a) The provisions of this subchapter do not in any way apply to an institution which is fully accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, or ... (a) A person may not grant or award a degree or offer to grant or award a degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational ... (a) A private postsecondary educational institution that has been in operation for not less than two years may apply to the board for a certificate ... (a) The board may issue a certificate of authority to grant a degree or degrees and to enroll students for courses which may be applicable ... (a) The chief administrative officers of each institution which has been issued a certificate of authority shall immediately notify the board of any change in ... (a) A private postsecondary educational institution which desires to renew its certificate of authority shall apply to the board at least 180 days prior to ... The board may revoke a certificate of authority to grant degrees at any time if it finds that: (1) any statement contained in an application ... An institution whose application for an original, amended, or renewal certificate of authority to grant degrees is denied by the board is entitled to written ... (a) The board shall promulgate standards, rules, and regulations governing the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board may delegate to the commissioner such authority ... (a) No person may award or offer to award an honorary degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational institution subject to the provisions of ... (a) Unless the institution has been issued a certificate of authority under this subchapter, a person may not: (1) use the term "college," "university," "seminary," ... (a) The board shall appoint an advisory council on private postsecondary educational institutions consisting of six members with experience in the field of higher education, ... The authorized or certified institutions may be required to furnish a list of their agents to the board, and to maintain records of students enrolled, ... (a) If a person violates a provision of this subchapter, the commissioner may assess an administrative penalty against the person as provided by this section. ... (a) The commissioner may report information concerning a possible violation of this subchapter to the attorney general. The attorney general shall make the necessary investigations ... (a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable for a civil penalty in addition to any injunctive ... (a) A person who violates this subchapter commits a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 17.46, Business & Commerce ... To protect the public from private postsecondary educational institutions or other persons that confer or offer to confer fraudulent or substandard degrees and from persons ... In this subchapter: (1) "Public institution of higher education" includes any senior college, university, community college, technical institute, or junior college or the equivalent which ... Public institutions of higher education established outside the boundaries of the State of Texas must have the approval of the coordinating board before offering a ... The coordinating board shall prepare rules and regulations which, when properly followed, may qualify a public institution of higher education established outside the boundaries of ... If the coordinating board obtains evidence that a public institution of higher education established outside the boundaries of the State of Texas is in apparent ... The coordinating board may appoint such advisory committees as deemed useful for the effective administration of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ... As used in this subchapter: (1) "Medical school" means the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the medical school ... The board may contract with a medical school, licensed hospitals, or nonprofit corporations for the purpose of establishing and operating an approved Family Practice Residency ... The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this subchapter, including rules providing for: (1) prior consultation on the annual budget with the board; ... (a) Pursuant to a contract, the board may disburse through the designated project director to a medical school, licensed hospitals, or nonprofit corporations funds for ... (a) The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee is created and shall consist of 12 members. One member shall be a licensed physician appointed by the ... (a) The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee shall work to enhance approved family practice residency programs and to establish not less than three or more ... (a) The coordinating board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in ... (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a physician must apply to the coordinating board and have completed at least one year of medical ... A physician may receive repayment assistance grants for each of not more than five years. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 517, § 1, ... (a) The coordinating board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at an institution of higher education, including loans ... (a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the physician, in accordance ... The coordinating board may: (1) appoint advisory committees from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter; and ... The coordinating board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, § 1.28, ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance ... The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by the board for ... (a) The governing boards of each medical unit of an institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside two percent of tuition charges ... (a) This section applies only to a person who entered into a written agreement to perform service as a physician in exchange for loan repayment ... In this subchapter: (1) "Physical therapist" means a person licensed under Chapter 453, Occupations Code. (2) "Residential care facility" means a facility operated by the ... The coordinating board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in repayment ... (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a physical therapist must apply to the coordinating board and have completed at least one year of ... Upon qualifying for such assistance, a physical therapist may receive repayment assistance grants for each year of practice in a residential care facility, up to ... (a) The coordinating board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at an institution of higher education, including loans ... (a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum directly to the lender. (b) A repayment made under ... The coordinating board may appoint an advisory committee from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter. Added ... The coordinating board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 956, § 8.12, ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance ... In this subchapter: (1) "Professional nursing student" means a student enrolled in an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher ... The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, ... The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, a matching fund program ... The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, an educational loan repayment ... (a) A scholarship program, matching fund program, or loan repayment program established under this subchapter shall be established and administered in a manner that the ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the establishment of the ... (a) The board shall appoint a 10-member advisory committee to advise the board concerning assistance provided under this subchapter to professional nursing students. The advisory ... (a) In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, the board may accept gifts, grants, and donations of real or personal property from any individual, ... A reasonable amount, not to exceed 10 percent, of the funds appropriated by the legislature to fund the programs established under this subchapter, may be ... (a) In this section, " long-term care facility" means: (1) an ICF-MR, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code; (2) a nursing facility; ... The board may provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for persons who apply and qualify ... (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance for classroom teachers, a person must apply to the board and must: (1) have completed at least ... To be eligible to receive repayment assistance for border institution faculty, a person must apply to the board and must: (1) have received a doctoral ... A person may not receive repayment assistance grants for more than 10 years. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, § 1.30, eff. Sept. ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, ... (a) The board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the person, in accordance with ... The board may appoint advisory committees from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter. Added by Acts ... The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, § ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that ... In this subchapter, "fifth-year accounting student" means a student enrolled in the additional hours of study required by Section 12(e)(2)(B), Public Accountancy Act of 1991 ... The scholarships required by this subchapter serve a public purpose of the state as described by Section 32, Public Accountancy Act of 1991 (Article 41a-1, ... The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, scholarships for fifth-year accounting ... (a) Scholarships shall be established and administered in a manner that the board determines best serves the public purpose of the scholarships. (b) In determining ... (a) The board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the establishment of ... (a) The board, in consultation with the advisory committee appointed under Section 61.757, shall determine the maximum amount of any scholarship awarded under this subchapter. ... (a) The board shall appoint an eight-member advisory committee to advise the board concerning scholarships provided under this subchapter. The advisory committee consists of: (1) ... The board may: (1) use, in accordance with this subchapter and Section 32, Public Accountancy Act of 1991 (Article 41a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), any ... (a) The board shall adopt rules to encourage internships for minority and disadvantaged students and certified public accountant examination candidates who notify the board not ... In this subchapter: (1) "Texas resident" means a person entitled to pay resident tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of this code. (2) "Undergraduate chiropractic ... The board may contract with Texas Chiropractic College and Parker College of Chiropractic for the preparation or instruction of Texas resident undergraduate chiropractic students as ... (a) The board may adopt rules to administer this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute to each state medical school copies of all rules adopted ... In this subchapter: (1) "Academy" means the Texas Academy of Foreign Languages and Culture. (2) "Director" means the director of the academy. Added by Acts ... (a) The academy is established under the board. (b) The board may employ a director and other personnel necessary to administer this subchapter. The salaries ... (a) The academy shall accomplish its purposes through contracts with a National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient for this state under 20 U.S.C. Section ... The board may establish an interagency task force on international studies and cultural exchange, coordinated by the academy, to develop long-range goals designed to enhance ... In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory council" means the Texas partnership and scholarship program advisory council. (2) "Public or private institution of higher education" means an ... (a) The program established under this subchapter is known as the Texas partnership and scholarship program. (b) The purpose of the program is to provide ... (a) The board shall administer the Texas partnership and scholarship program. The advisory council shall assist the board as provided by this subchapter. (b) The ... (a) To be eligible to receive financial assistance under this subchapter, an entity must be: (1) a public or private institution of higher education; (2) ... To be eligible to participate in the partnership program, a student must be enrolled at an elementary or secondary school that meets the selection criteria ... (a) The board, on a competitive basis, may award financial assistance to an eligible entity that provides support services to students selected as program participants. ... The board shall issue a certificate of completion to each student who completes participation in a partnership program established under this subchapter and who meets ... (a) The Texas Education Agency and the commissioner of education shall cooperate with the board concerning the board's responsibilities in administering this subchapter. (b) The ... (a) The board shall award a scholarship for tuition and compulsory fees, including laboratory and building use fees, as provided by this section to a ... (a) The Texas partnership and scholarship program advisory council consists of: (1) the commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, who serve as ... The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. The board may accept a grant on a matching ... (a) The board may adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, to carry out and enforce the requirements expressed by this subchapter. ... Financial assistance provided under this subchapter is payable solely from funds accepted by the board under Section 61.811. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. ... Not later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report that includes an evaluation of ... In this subchapter: (1) "Core curriculum" means the curriculum in liberal arts, humanities, and sciences and political, social, and cultural history that all undergraduate students ... (a) The board, with the assistance of advisory committees composed of representatives of institutions of higher education, shall develop a recommended core curriculum of at ... (a) The board, with the assistance of advisory committees composed of representatives of institutions of higher education, shall develop field of study curricula. Each advisory ... Each institution shall review and evaluate the institution's core curriculum and applicable field of study curricula at intervals specified by the board and shall report ... The board shall develop criteria to evaluate the transfer practices of each institution of higher education and shall evaluate the transfer practices of each institution ... (a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures to be followed by: (1) institutions of higher education in resolving disputes concerning the transfer of lower ... The board is authorized to adopt rules implementing the provisions of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1016, § 1, eff. June ... A student concurrently enrolled at more than one institution of higher education shall follow the core curriculum or the field of study curriculum of the ... This subchapter does not affect the authority of an institution of higher education to adopt its own admission standards in compliance with this title or ... In its course catalogs and on its website, each institution of higher education shall publish guidelines addressing the practices of the institution regarding the transfer ... The purpose of this subchapter is to develop a seamless system of higher education with respect to student transfers between institutions of higher education, including ... (a) The board shall approve a common course numbering system for lower-division courses to facilitate the transfer of those courses among institutions of higher education ... In this subchapter: (1) "Articulation agreement" means a written commitment between the participants in a tech-prep consortium to a program designed to provide students with ... (a) A tech-prep program is a program of study that: (1) combines at least two years of secondary education with at least two years of ... (a) Each regional tech-prep consortium is governed by a governing board composed of private sector and public sector leaders in the ratio agreed to by ... (a) In each fiscal year, the board, as the agent of the Texas Education Agency, shall allot the federal tech-prep implementation money this state receives ... (a) From amounts made available under Section 61.854, the board, in accordance with this subchapter and with a formula adopted by the board, shall award ... (a) Each regional tech-prep consortium that desires to obtain a grant under this subchapter must submit an application to the board at the time and ... (a) Each regional tech-prep consortium that receives a grant under this subchapter shall annually prepare and submit to the board a written report on the ... (a) In coordination with tech-prep consortia, including the governing board of each tech-prep consortium, the board shall develop and implement a statewide system to evaluate ... In this subchapter: (1) "Child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. (2) "Early childhood child-care worker" means a person who ... The board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of eligible student loans for persons who apply and ... To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must: (1) hold an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree in early childhood ... (a) A person may receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan for education at any public or private ... (a) For each year that a qualified person serves as an early childhood child-care worker in this state, the person may receive loan repayment assistance ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under ... (a) The loan repayment assistance program established by this subchapter is funded from the child-care worker student loan assistance trust fund. The trust fund is ... (a) This section applies only to a person who was awarded loan repayment assistance under this subchapter and entered into a written agreement to perform ... The board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment ... (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a dentist must apply to the board and have completed at least one year of dental practice ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, ... (a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the dentist, in accordance ... The board may: (1) appoint advisory committees from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter; and (2) ... The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1480, § 1, eff. ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that ... The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by ... (a) The governing board of each dental school of an institution of higher education shall set aside two percent of tuition charges for resident students ... In this subchapter: (1) "College of pharmacy" means a college, school, or university of pharmacy in this state that has an accredited pharmacy degree program ... A college of pharmacy shall compensate each resident pharmacist being educated, trained, developed, and prepared for a career in pharmacy while the person is undergoing ... (a) In each year, the total number of compensated first-year resident pharmacists may not exceed the total number of persons in the preceding year's combined ... Each college of pharmacy shall give priority consideration to an applicant for a resident pharmacist position who demonstrates a willingness to practice pharmacy in medically ... A person may not hold a resident pharmacist position for more than two years, or for a period longer than the period usually required for ... (a) The legislature may appropriate revenue to the board to fund the pharmacy residency program. (b) Funds appropriated and distributed under this subchapter may not ... (a) To supplement the compensation of resident pharmacists, the board may provide grants to colleges of pharmacy in amounts not to exceed $10,000 in a ... (a) If a college of pharmacy determines that it does not have sufficient available funds from legislative appropriations and other sources to support adequately the ... (a) The board shall administer a program to support graduate pharmacy education programs in this state consistent with the needs of this state for graduate ... (a) The board shall establish an advisory committee to advise the board regarding the development and administration of the pharmacy residency program, including evaluating requests ... The advisory committee shall: (1) review applications for the funding of graduate pharmacy education programs and make recommendations for approval or disapproval of those applications; ... A college of pharmacy must include in an application for funds under this subchapter: (1) the names of the college and the dean of the ... (a) A college of pharmacy may apply and receive a grant under this section to support full-time faculty members who are residency preceptors supervising accredited ... (a) The board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of law school education loans for attorneys who ... To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must: (1) apply to the board; (2) be a full-time employee of the eligible organization; and ... (a) An attorney may receive repayment assistance grants for each of not more than 10 years. (b) The amount of loan repayment assistance received by ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender for education at a ... (a) The board shall deliver any repayment assistance made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the attorney and in ... The board may appoint an advisory committee to assist the board in performing the board's duties under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ... The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, § ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that ... In this subchapter, "rural county" means a county with a population of 50,000 or less. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, § 2, ... (a) The board shall provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of ... To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must: (1) apply to the board; (2) be currently employed as an attorney by a district ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender for education at a ... (a) To qualify for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must enter into a written agreement with the board as provided by this ... (a) Except as provided by Section 61.9609(a), the board shall provide repayment assistance under this subchapter in the following amounts: (1) 60 percent of each ... The board may appoint an advisory committee from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing the board's duties under this subchapter. Added ... (a) The loan repayment assistance program established by this subchapter is funded from the rural district and county attorney student loan assistance trust fund. The ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets the maximum amount of loan repayment assistance ... In this subchapter, "professional nursing program" means an educational program for preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ... A professional nursing shortage reduction program is established. The board shall administer the professional nursing shortage reduction program to make grants to professional nursing programs ... (a) A grant from the professional nursing shortage reduction program to a professional nursing program or other entity involved with a professional nursing program in ... (a) Under the professional nursing shortage reduction program, the board may award nursing faculty enhancement grants to professional nursing programs to assist the programs in ... The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the professional nursing shortage reduction program. The board shall grant funds under Sections 61.9623(a)(1)(A) and (D) ... In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, receive, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from public or private sources for ... (a) Each institution of higher education that has a professional nursing program shall submit an annual report to the board detailing its strategy for increasing ... Text of section effective until June 1, 2007 (a) The board shall: (1) identify, develop, and study strategies for increasing graduation rates from professional ... (a) The board shall adopt procedures for assuring that money appropriated by the legislature specifically to fund enrollment growth in a professional nursing program is: ... A reasonable amount, not to exceed five percent, of the money appropriated by the legislature to increase enrollments in professional nursing programs may be used ... The board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment ... To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a dental hygienist must: (1) apply to the board; (2) have graduated from a dental hygiene degree or ... A dental hygienist may receive repayment assistance grants for each of not more than five years. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, § ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan received by a dental hygienist through any lender for the costs ... (a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the dental hygienist, in ... The board may: (1) appoint advisory committees to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter; and (2) request the assistance of the ... The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, § 1, eff. ... (a) The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that may be received ... The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by ... (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education authorized by the board to award a degree or certificate in dental hygiene shall set ... The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) create an endowment to support geographic education programs in Texas; (2) improve the quality of geography education ... In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas Fund for Geography Education. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, § 1, eff. June 14, 2001. ... (a) The board may enter into an agreement with the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C., to operate an endowment fund for purposes of this ... (a) The board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of seven persons who have expertise and an interest in geography education to assist the National ... Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year the board shall report to the governor and the legislature: (1) the value of the fund ... (a) The board shall establish a statewide public awareness campaign to promote the value and availability of higher education. (b) The campaign may include the ... (a) The campaign established by the board must target primary and secondary school students. (b) The board shall give priority to reaching primary and secondary ... The board may coordinate with other agencies as necessary to develop and implement the public awareness campaign. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 148, ... The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to undertake the campaign. Added by ... (a) The board may sell or contract for the sale of promotional items, including clothing, posters, and banners, designed to promote the public awareness campaign. ... (a) The board may provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of education loans for attorneys who apply and ... To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must: (1) apply to the board; and (2) have been employed for at least one year ... (a) For each year that an attorney serves as an attorney with the office of the attorney general, the attorney may receive repayment assistance under ... (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender, other than a private ... (a) The board shall deliver any repayment assistance made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the attorney and in ... The board may: (1) appoint an advisory committee from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing the board's duties under this subchapter; ... The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1403, § ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under ... The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts, grants, and donations accepted ... (a) The governing board of each public school of law in this state authorized by the board to award a degree that satisfies the law ... The loan repayment program under this subchapter may be funded only from: (1) gifts, grants, and donations accepted by the board; and (2) tuition set ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |