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TX Educ Code § 61.96232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.96232. Grants to Increase Number of Graduates: Application Process

Sec. 61.96232.  GRANTS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF GRADUATES: APPLICATION PROCESS.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish a process under which a public or private institution of higher education that offers a professional nursing program may apply for a grant under this subchapter and the commissioner of higher education, contingent on appropriations of money for the grants, selects one or more applicants to receive a grant based on criteria established by board rule.  The criteria must include the institution's agreement that the institution's professional nursing program will enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.(b)  The process established under Subsection (a) may authorize the commissioner of higher education to accept a joint application from multiple institutions that agree to cooperate on a regional or joint basis for their professional nursing programs to enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.(c)  The application for a grant under this section must require the institution applying for a grant to:(1)  state the number of additional students that the institution's professional nursing program intends to enroll or graduate;(2)  identify benchmarks for determining adequate progress toward enrolling or graduating those additional students;(3)  state the amount of grant money requested; and(4)  describe a proposed payment schedule for distribution of the grant money to the institution seeking the grant.(d)  The commissioner of higher education may negotiate changes to the application before approving the application.(e)  If a professional nursing program fails to enroll or graduate the number of additional students stated in the approved application or does not meet a benchmark identified in the approved application, the commissioner of higher education may:(1)  require the institution offering the professional nursing program to return any unearned grant money awarded to the program under this subchapter;(2)  withhold future grant awards that would otherwise be made under this subchapter in accordance with the approved application;(3)  renegotiate the terms of the approved application; or(4)  rescind approval of the application.(f)  The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the commissioner of higher education and the board on implementation of this section.  The board may assign to the committee the responsibility for evaluating applications and recommending to the commissioner applications for approval.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 61.96233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.96233. New Professional Nursing Programs

Sec. 61.96233.  NEW PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules for permitting newly established professional nursing programs to participate in and receive grant awards under the program established under this subchapter.(b)  The rules the board adopts under Subsection (a) must include:(1)  a process for ensuring that newly established professional nursing programs are treated equitably with established programs in the award of grants under this subchapter; and(2)  a method for calculating increases in enrollment or graduates if grants are awarded based on such increases.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9624 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9624. Administration

Sec. 61.9624.  ADMINISTRATION.  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 an equitable manner among the various types of professional nursing programs.  The board shall grant funds under Section 61.6923(a)(1)(C) in a manner that best promotes innovation in the recruitment and retention of nursing students, including the recruitment and retention of Spanish-speaking and bilingual students.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.924 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), 3(10), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9625 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9625. Grants, Gifts, and Donations

Sec. 61.9625.  GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.  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 the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.925 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9626 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9626. Annual Report

Sec. 61.9626.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (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 the number of students that graduate from the program prepared for licensure as registered nurses.  The report must include:(1)  the capacity of the program, either alone or in cooperation with one or more other programs, to graduate more students prepared for licensure as registered nurses; and(2)  the resources allocated to increase the number of students that graduate from the program prepared for licensure as registered nurses.(b)  The board may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.926 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9627 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9627. Disbursement and Accounting of Appropriated Funds

Sec. 61.9627.  DISBURSEMENT AND ACCOUNTING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.  (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:(1)  distributed in a timely manner, including the forfeiture and reallocation of money if an institution fails to provide in a timely manner the information required for the money to be disbursed and if that failure prevents the timely disbursement of money to other institutions;  and(2)  expended on the professional nursing program by institutions receiving the money.(b)  The procedures adopted under Subsection (a) must require each professional nursing program receiving money to file a report annually with the board accounting for all money received.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9628 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9628. Administrative Costs

Sec. 61.9628.  ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.  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 by the board to pay administrative costs of implementing this subchapter or administering the money.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9629 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program|Section 61.9629. Continued Eligibility of Programs to Receive Grants

Sec. 61.9629.  CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF PROGRAMS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.  Notwithstanding Section 61.9621, a professional nursing program offered by an entity other than a public or private or independent institution of higher education that was eligible to receive grants from a program under this subchapter before September 1, 2009, remains eligible to receive a grant from such a program if the entity meets all criteria for a grant other than the criterion of being a program offered by an institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9651. Repayment Authorized

Sec. 61.9651.  REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.  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 of student loans for dental hygienists who apply and qualify for the assistance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9401 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9652. Eligibility

Sec. 61.9652.  ELIGIBILITY.  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 certificate program at an institution of higher education;  and(3)  have practiced dental hygiene under a license issued under Chapter 256, Occupations Code, for at least one year in an area of the state that is underserved with respect to dental hygiene services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9402 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9653. Limitation

Sec. 61.9653.  LIMITATION.  A dental hygienist may receive repayment assistance grants for each of not more than five years.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9403 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9654. Eligible Loans

Sec. 61.9654.  ELIGIBLE LOANS.  (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 of attendance at an institution of higher education while enrolled in any course work before the person received a degree or certificate in dental hygiene or while enrolled in a dental hygiene program.(b)  The board may not provide repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the dental hygienist's application.(c)  Each state fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all funds appropriated to it for the purpose of providing repayment assistance under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9404 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9655. Repayment

Sec. 61.9655.  REPAYMENT.  (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 accordance with any applicable federal law.(b)  A repayment made under this subchapter may be applied to any amount due in connection with the loan.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9405 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9656. Advisory Committees

Sec. 61.9656.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  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 Oral Health Services Advisory Committee in performing those duties.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9406 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9657 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9657. Acceptance of Gifts and Grants

Sec. 61.9657.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9407 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9658. Rules

Sec. 61.9658.  RULES.  (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 by a dental hygienist in one year.  The board may consult with the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee to assist the board in establishing priorities among eligible dental hygienists for repayment assistance, taking into account the degree of an area's shortage of dental hygiene services, geographic locations, whether the dental hygienist is or will be providing service in an underserved area with respect to dental hygiene services, and other criteria the board considers appropriate.(b)  The coordinating board shall distribute to each dental hygiene school in this state and to appropriate state agencies and professional associations copies of the rules adopted under this section and other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9408 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9659. Total Amount of Repayment Assistance

Sec. 61.9659.  TOTAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.  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 the board for repayment assistance, tuition set aside under Section 61.9660, legislative appropriations for repayment assistance, and other funds available to the board for purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9409 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), 3((11), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9660. Tuition Set Aside for Certain Loan Repayments

Sec. 61.9660.  TUITION SET ASIDE FOR CERTAIN LOAN REPAYMENTS.  (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 aside two percent of tuition charges for resident students enrolled in the degree program.(b)  The amount set aside shall be transferred to the comptroller to be maintained in the state treasury for the sole purpose of repayment of student loans of dental hygienists under this subchapter.  Section 403.095(b), Government Code, does not apply to the amount set aside under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9410 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9681 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education|Section 61.9681. Purpose

Sec. 61.9681.  PURPOSE.  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 Texas;  and(3)  promote a better understanding of Texas by all of its residents. |Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.941 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9682 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education|Section 61.9682. Definition

Sec. 61.9682.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas Fund for Geography Education.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.942 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9683 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education|Section 61.9683. Fund; Grants

Sec. 61.9683.  FUND;  GRANTS.  (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 subchapter to be known as the Texas Fund for Geography Education.(b)  The agreement must include the following conditions:(1)  appropriated money may be deposited to the fund only in an amount equal to matching funds deposited to the fund by the National Geographic Society from other sources;(2)  the National Geographic Society shall provide to the board an annual report describing the fund's investments, earnings, operating procedures, and major programs;  and(3)  if the board determines that the public purposes described by Section 61.9681 are not being accomplished, the fund shall be dissolved and the fund balance shall be distributed as follows:(A)  one-half to the general revenue fund;  and(B)  the remainder to be returned to the donors of any amount deposited to the fund for the preceding five years in proportion to the amount of the donation, if the donor accepts the return of the donation, and any remainder to the National Geographic Society.(c)  The board may transfer to the National Geographic Society for deposit to the fund any amount appropriated to the board for that purpose.(d)  The National Geographic Society shall award grants from the fund to institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003(15) to promote the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.943 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), 3(13), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9684 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education|Section 61.9684. Geography Education Advisory Committee

Sec. 61.9684.  GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (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 Geographic Society in awarding grants from the fund under this subchapter.(b)  The advisory committee on behalf of the National Geographic Society shall solicit proposals from institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003(15) for use of proceeds from the fund and shall recommend to the society those that best promote the purposes of this subchapter.(c)  The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.944 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|