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TX Educ Code § 51.763 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter S. Admission Application Forms|Section 51.763. Electronic Admission Application Form for University Systems

Sec. 51.763.  ELECTRONIC ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM FOR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS.  (a)  The governing board of a university system shall adopt a common admission application form consistent with this subchapter to be used by any person seeking freshman or undergraduate transfer admission to one or more of the general academic teaching institutions within the university system.(b)  The form must:(1)  allow each applicant to:(A)  apply electronically to one or more of the general academic teaching institutions within the university system; and(B)  indicate preferences for admission between those institutions; and(2)  include a prominent link to comparative gainful employment data regarding institutions of higher education, including information described by Section 7.040, on a website maintained by the board using data compiled by the board in coordination with the Texas Workforce Commission.(c)  A general academic teaching institution is not prohibited from requiring an applicant to submit additional information within a reasonable time after the institution has received an application under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 11, Sec. 1, eff. April 25, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 277), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 51.764 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter S. Admission Application Forms|Section 51.764. Fees

Sec. 51.764.  FEES.  This subchapter does not affect the authority of an institution of higher education to receive a reasonable fee for the filing of an application for admission.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 11, Sec. 1, eff. April 25, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.776 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.776. Definitions

Sec. 51.776.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Architect" means an individual registered as an architect under Chapter 1051, Occupations Code.(2)  "Board" means the governing body of an institution.(3)  "Contractor" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that assumes the risk for constructing, rehabilitating, altering, or repairing all or part of the facility at the contracted price.(4)  "Engineer" means an individual licensed as an engineer under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.(5)  "Facility" means real property, including buildings and associated structures and improved or unimproved land.(6)  "Fee" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means the payment a construction manager receives for its overhead and profit in performing its services.(7)  "General conditions" in the context of a contract for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility means on-site management, administrative personnel, insurance, bonds, equipment, utilities, and incidental work, including minor field labor and materials.(8)  "Institution" means an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, other than a public junior college.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1179, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.763, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.7761 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.7761. Agreement With Collective Bargaining Organization

Sec. 51.7761.  AGREEMENT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION.  (a) In this section, "public work contract" means a contract for constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying out or completing any public work.(b)  An institution awarding a public work contract funded with state money, including the issuance of debt guaranteed by this state, may not:(1)  prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or(2)  discriminate against a person  described by Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement, including the person's:(A)  status or lack of status as a party to the agreement; or(B)  willingness or refusal to enter into the agreement.(c)  This section may not be construed to:(1)  prohibit activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), including entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or(2)  permit conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 985), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 51.777 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.777. Delegation of Authority

Sec. 51.777.  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.  A board may, as appropriate, delegate by rule its authority under this subchapter to its designated representative.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1179, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.778 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.778. Competitive Bidding on Contracts

Sec. 51.778.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON CONTRACTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, all contracts for the construction or erection of permanent improvements at an institution are void unless made after advertising for bids for the contracts in a manner prescribed by the institution's board, receiving sealed competitive bids, and awarding of the contract to the lowest responsible bidder by the board.(b)  If a contract awarded under sealed competitive bidding is to be recommended for award to other than the lowest bidder, any bidder making a lower bid than the recommended bid shall be notified of the recommendation for award and shall be allowed an opportunity before the award to present evidence to the board or its designated representative as to the responsibility of that bidder.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1179, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.779 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.779. Evaluation of Bids and Proposals for Construction Services

Sec. 51.779.  EVALUATION OF BIDS AND PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.  (a)  An institution that is considering a construction contract using a method authorized by this subchapter must, before advertising, determine which method provides the best value for the institution.(b)  The institution shall base its selection among the offerors on criteria established by the institution.  The institution shall publish in the request for bids, proposals, or qualifications the criteria that will be used to evaluate the offerors.(c)  The institution shall document the basis of its selection and shall make the evaluations public not later than the seventh day after the date the contract is awarded.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1179, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 51.785 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter T. Construction and Repair of Permanent Improvements|Section 51.785. Certain Contracts Prohibited

Sec. 51.785.  CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED.  The board of an institution may not enter into a contract with a person relating to a permanent improvement project at the institution under which the institution makes contractual payments to the person that are not reflected on the institution's financial statement unless the board:(1)  is specifically authorized to enter into the contract by other law; or(2)  receives prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 759 (H.B. 3291), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.801. Definitions

Sec. 51.801.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter, "general academic teaching institution," "governing board," "medical and dental unit," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.802. Uniform Admission System

Sec. 51.802.  UNIFORM ADMISSION SYSTEM.  A general academic teaching institution shall admit first-time freshman students for each semester under the provisions of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.8035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.8035. Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum at Another Institution

Sec. 51.8035.  AUTOMATIC ADMISSION OF APPLICANTS COMPLETING CORE CURRICULUM AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Core curriculum" means the core curriculum adopted by an institution of higher education under Section 61.822.(2)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  A general academic teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the institution as a transfer undergraduate student who:(1)  graduated from high school not earlier than the fourth school year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission to the institution as a transfer student and:(A)  qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803 at the time of graduation; or(B)  was previously offered admission under this subchapter to the institution to which the applicant seeks admission as a transfer student;(2)  first enrolled in a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education not earlier than the third academic year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission;(3)  completed the core curriculum at a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent; and(4)  submits a completed application for admission as a transfer student before the expiration of any application filing deadline established by the institution.(c)  For purposes of this section, transfer semester credit hours from a different institution of higher education and semester credit hours earned by examination shall be included in determining whether the person completed the core curriculum at an institution of higher education.(d)  It is the responsibility of the applicant for admission under this section to:(1)  expressly and clearly claim in the application entitlement to admission under this section; and(2)  timely provide to the general academic teaching institution the documentation required by the institution to determine the student's entitlement to admission under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.804 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.804. Additional Automatic Admissions: Selected Institutions

Sec. 51.804.  ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS:  SELECTED INSTITUTIONS.  For each academic year, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be admitted to the institution if the applicant:(1)  graduated from a public or private high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the applicant's high school graduating class; and(2)  satisfies the requirements of:(A)  Section 51.803(a)(2)(A) or 51.803(b), as applicable to the student, or Section 51.803 (a)(2)(B); and(B)  Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 3826), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.8045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.8045. Graduates of Certain Special High School Programs

Sec. 51.8045.  GRADUATES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  (a)  For purposes of Sections 51.803 and 51.804 only, the governing body of a school district may treat a high school magnet program, academy, or other special program conducted by the school district at a high school attended by high school students who are not students of the special program as an independent high school with its own graduating class separate from the graduating class of other students attending the high school if:(1)  the special program was in operation in the 2000-2001 school year;(2)  the students of the special program are recruited, selected, or admitted from among the students residing in the attendance zones of not fewer than 10 regular high schools in the district, including the high school at which the special program is conducted;(3)  the students of the special program are selected or admitted independently of and identified as a student body separate from the other students of the high school;(4)  the students of the special program constitute not less than 35 percent of the total number of students in the graduating class at the high school at which the special program is conducted;(5)  the students of the special program have a curriculum different from that of the other students of the high school, even if students of the special program and other students of the high school attend some of the same classes;  and(6)  a student graduating from the special program receives a high school diploma that includes a reference to the special program in describing the high school from which the student graduated.(b)  This section does not apply to the manner in which the members of a graduating class of the high school as a whole, including graduates of the special program, are ranked by grade point average for purposes other than admissions under Sections 51.803 and 51.804.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1024, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.807 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.807. Rulemaking

Sec. 51.807.  RULEMAKING.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions programs under this subchapter, including rules relating to the identification of eligible students.(b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, after consulting with the Texas Education Agency, by rule shall establish standards for determining for purposes of this subchapter:(1)  whether a private high school is accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization; and(2)  whether a person completed a high school curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation high school program or the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 3826), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1369 (H.B. 3851), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Reenacted by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 62, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 66(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 51.808 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.808. Application of Admission Criteria to Other Programs

Sec. 51.808.  APPLICATION OF ADMISSION CRITERIA TO OTHER PROGRAMS.  (a)  Each general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit that offers admissions to undergraduate transfer students or admissions to a graduate, postgraduate, or professional program shall adopt a written admission policy applicable to those programs.(b)  Each general academic teaching institution shall adopt a written admission policy to promote the admission of undergraduate transfer students to the institution.  The policy must provide for outreach and recruiting efforts directed at junior colleges and other lower-division institutions of higher education and may include incentives to encourage transfer applications and to retain and promote transfer students.(c)  A policy adopted under this section shall be published in the institution's or unit's catalog and made available to the public.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1369 (H.B. 3851), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.809 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.809. Scholarship and Fellowship Awards

Sec. 51.809.  SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS.  (a)  A general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit that offers competitive scholarship or fellowship awards shall adopt a written policy describing the factors to be used by the institution or unit in making an award.(b)  A policy adopted under this section shall be published in the institution's or unit's catalog and shall be made available to the public in advance of any deadline for the submission of an application for a competitive scholarship or fellowship to which the policy applies.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 51.810 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy|Section 51.810. Higher Education Assistance Plans

Sec. 51.810.  HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PLANS.  (a) In this section:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  The institution of higher education in closest geographic proximity to a public high school in this state identified by the coordinating board for purposes of this section as substantially below the state average in the number of graduates who enroll in higher education institutions shall enter into an agreement with that high school to develop a plan to increase the number of students from that high school enrolling in higher education institutions.  Under the plan, the institution shall:(1)  collaborate with the high school to:(A)  provide to prospective students information related to enrollment in an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, including admissions, testing, and financial aid information;(B)  assist those prospective students in completing applications and testing related to enrollment in those institutions, including admissions and financial aid applications, and fulfilling testing requirements; and(C)  target efforts to increase the number of Hispanic students and African American male students enrolled in higher education institutions; and(2)  actively engage with local school districts to provide access to rigorous, high-quality dual credit opportunities for qualified high school students as needed.(c)  An institution of higher education must include a plan developed by the institution under this section and the results of that plan in its annual report to the coordinating board under Section 51.4032.(d)  The coordinating board shall include in its annual "Closing the Gaps" higher education plan progress report a summary of the results of the plans developed and administered under this section.(e)  The coordinating board may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 2550), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|