Tex. Education Code § 51.834 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.834
§ 51.834. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall deliver a report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.

(b) The report must contain detailed information regarding:

(1) any problems the council identifies in implementing the program, including external or internal challenges, deficiencies, or obstacles, with recommended solutions for those problems, including recommendations for legislative action to streamline and enhance the implementation of the program;

(2) an accounting of all money spent and received under this subchapter, including:

(A) legislative appropriations and private funding sources;

(B) breakdowns of disbursements;

(C) the specific purposes for which money was used; and

(D) a statement of the ending balance and any unobligated and unexpended money remaining for the state fiscal year;

(3) the total number of students who are admitted to the program;

(4) the number of students who are admitted to the program and who are enrolled in each year of a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree program offered by:

(A) a general academic teaching institution;

(B) a private or independent institution of higher education; or

(C) a participating medical school, as applicable;

(5) the number of students, disaggregated by year of enrollment, who, while enrolled in a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree program at a general academic teaching institution, private or independent institution of higher education, or participating medical school, as applicable:

(A) were dismissed or withdrawn from the program by the council;

(B) were placed on probation by the council; or

(C) voluntarily withdrew from the program;

(6) enrollment, withdrawal, and disciplinary data for students described by Subdivision (5) for each academic year of a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree program at a general academic teaching institution, private or independent institution of higher education, or participating medical school;

(7) expenditures for graduate scholarships awarded to participating medical students, including:

(A) the amount awarded and disbursed to each participating medical student;

(B) if there is unobligated and unexpended money that may be spent on graduate scholarships at the end of a state fiscal year, the reason why that money was not spent;

(C) any constraints delaying the reallocation of unobligated money to medical school scholarship recipients, including institutional policies; and

(D) a plan for applying or reallocating unobligated money in a manner that ensures accountability and sustainability;

(8) an estimate of the total amount of program funding required for the next state fiscal biennium to maintain enrollment and operations and increase the graduate scholarship amount for medical school scholarship recipients, including requirements under Section 51.824, including:

(A) projections based on current and anticipated scholarship demands;

(B) recommendations for appropriations specifying the additional money needed; and

(C) a formal request or petition for supplemental funding to ensure the program's financial stability and capacity to meet future demands;

(9) the amount of gifts, grants, and donations received under Section 51.833; and

(10) any notes, agendas, minutes, and reports made in regard to council meetings, including:

(A) the dates, times, and locations of all council meetings;

(B) measures to ensure that students participating in the program are informed of upcoming council meetings in a timely and accessible manner, including through direct communication;

(C) provisions to allow student participation in the council meetings, including:

(i) opportunities for students to attend meetings as observers, witnesses, and participants; and

(ii) procedures for soliciting student feedback and input before the adoption of significant decisions regarding the program; and

(D) policies to ensure the council does not violate Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) All data reported under this section must be:

(1) disaggregated by the type of institution and academic year; and

(2) reported in a manner that ensures compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).