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TX Educ Code § 51.966 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.966. Insurance Coverage

Sec. 51.966.  INSURANCE COVERAGE.  (a)  The governing board of an institution of higher education may purchase insurance insuring the institution and its employees against any liability, risk, or exposure and covering the losses of any institutional property.(b)  The governing board may pay the cost of any insurance from any funds of the institution.(c)  Section 612.002(b), Government Code, does not apply to an institution of higher education or university system purchasing insurance under this section.(d)  In this section, "governing board," "institution of higher education," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2.04, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.967 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.967. Limitation on Educational Debt

Sec. 51.967.  LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL DEBT.  No statute of limitations shall apply to a lawsuit, to the enforcement of a judgment, or to any other legal action to collect an educational debt owed to an institution of higher education or to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.96851 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.96851. Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Courses

Sec. 51.96851.  LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  To foster a transparent student learning environment at institutions of higher education and to facilitate the universal articulation of undergraduate courses that are transferable for credit among all institutions of higher education, each institution of higher education shall identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection measurable learning outcomes for each undergraduate course offered by the institution other than:(1)  a course with a highly variable subject content that is tailored specifically to an individual student, such as an independent study or directed reading course; or(2)  a laboratory, practicum, or discussion section that is an intrinsic and required component of a lecture course.(c)  An institution of higher education may adopt learning outcomes for a course under this section that are the same as or based on those identified for that course by the institution's recognized accrediting agency.(d)  In consultation with institutions of higher education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt any rules the coordinating board considers appropriate for the administration of this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1109 (S.B. 1726), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.96852 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.96852. Recommended Course Sequences

Sec. 51.96852.  RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  Each institution of higher education shall develop at least one recommended course sequence for each undergraduate certificate or degree program offered by the institution.  Each recommended course sequence must:(1)  identify all required lower-division courses for the applicable certificate or degree program;(2)  include for each course, if applicable:(A)  the course number or course equivalent under the common course numbering system approved by the coordinating board under Section 61.832; and(B)  the course equivalent in the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual or its successor adopted by the coordinating board;(3)  be designed to enable a full-time student to obtain a certificate or degree, as applicable, within:(A)  for a 60-hour degree or certificate program, two years; or(B)  for a 120-hour degree program, four years; and(4)  include a specific sequence in which courses should be completed to ensure completion of the applicable program within the time frame described by Subdivision (3).(c)  Each institution of higher education shall:(1)  include the recommended course sequences developed under this section in the institution's course catalog and on the institution's Internet website; and(2)  submit the recommended course sequences developed under this section to the coordinating board as provided by coordinating board rule.(d)  The coordinating board, in consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.  In adopting those rules, the coordinating board shall use the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 51.96853 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.96853. Transfer of Credit From Lower-Division Institutions of Higher Education; Articulation Agreements

Sec. 51.96853.  TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Articulation agreement" means a formal written agreement between a lower-division institution of higher education and a general academic teaching institution identifying courses offered by the lower-division institution that must be accepted for credit toward specific course requirements at the general academic teaching institution.(2)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(3)  "Lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003.(b)  Each general academic teaching institution may enter into an articulation agreement with a lower-division institution of higher education for a certificate or degree program for which students transferring from the lower-division institution to the general academic teaching institution receive transfer credit.(c)  An articulation agreement entered into under Subsection (b) on or after September 1, 2019, may use field of study curricula developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 61.823.(d)  A general academic teaching institution may extend an existing articulation agreement entered into under Subsection (b) to another lower-division institution of higher education with respect to the transfer of courses from that lower-division institution of higher education to the general academic teaching institution, on request by that lower-division institution of higher education.(e)  An articulation agreement established under this section may enable a transfer student to receive up to 60 semester credit hours for courses completed at the lower-division institution of higher education.(f)  A general academic teaching institution's participation in an articulation agreement under this section does not affect the institution's admissions policies.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 51.969 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.969. Eligibility for Scholarship; Statement Required

Sec. 51.969.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP; STATEMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  A person is not eligible to receive a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system if the person is related to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system, unless:(1)  the scholarship is granted by a private organization or third party not affiliated with the institution of higher education or university system;(2)  the scholarship is awarded exclusively on the basis of prior academic merit;(3)  the scholarship is an athletic scholarship; or(4)  the relationship is not within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.(c)  Before receiving a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system, a person must file a written statement with the institution or system indicating whether the person is related within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system.(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section and shall prescribe the statement to be used under this section.  The coordinating board shall notify each institution of higher education and university system of the required statement and applicable rules.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly files a false statement under Subsection (c).(f)  An offense under Subsection (e) is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 422 (S.B. 1325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 4244), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9701 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9701. Assessment for Dyslexia

Sec. 51.9701.  ASSESSMENT FOR DYSLEXIA.  Unless otherwise provided by law, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, may not reassess a student determined to have dyslexia for the purpose of assessing the student's need for accommodations until the institution of higher education reevaluates the information obtained from previous assessments of the student.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (S.B. 866), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9705 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9705. Notice Regarding Availability of Textbooks Through Multiple Retailers

Sec. 51.9705.  NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS THROUGH MULTIPLE RETAILERS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "University-affiliated bookstore" means a bookstore that:(A)  sells textbooks for courses offered by an institution of higher education, regardless of whether the bookstore is located on the campus of the institution; and(B)  is operated by or with the approval of the institution through ownership, a management agreement, a lease or rental agreement, or otherwise.(b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prescribe procedures by which each institution of higher education shall provide to each student enrolled at the institution written notice regarding the availability of required or recommended textbooks through university-affiliated bookstores and through retailers other than university-affiliated bookstores.  The procedures must require the institution to provide the notice:(1)  to each student of the institution during the week preceding each fall and spring semester;(2)  to each student enrolled at the institution in a semester or summer term during the first three weeks of the semester or the first week of the summer term, as applicable; and(3)  to students or prospective students of the institution attending an orientation conducted by or for the institution.(c)  The notice shall be provided in a hard-copy or electronic format in a manner that ensures that the notice is reasonably likely to come to the attention of a student receiving the notice.  The notice must contain the following:"A student of this institution is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from a university-affiliated bookstore.  The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer."(d)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 348 (H.B. 1096), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9715 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9715. Release of Student Academic Information

Sec. 51.9715.  RELEASE OF STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION.  (a)  An institution of higher education may request the submission of a signed consent form authorizing the institution to release academic course, grade, and credit information with each:(1)  application for undergraduate transfer admission to the institution, if the institution is a general academic teaching institution, to be used for the purposes of Section 61.833; or(2)  request from a student for a release of the student's transcript by the institution.(a-1)  An institution of higher education, or a school district that offers international baccalaureate courses, dual credit courses, or any other course for which an institution of higher education may award students enrolled at the district college course credit, including course credit awarded by examination, may release student information to an institution of higher education for purposes of transferring course credit to that institution or enabling the awarding of course credit by that institution, in accordance with federal law regarding the confidentiality of student information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.(b)  An institution of higher education or school district may release student information in accordance with Subsection (a) or (a-1), as applicable, through:(1)  the National Student Clearinghouse; or(2)  a similar electronic data sharing and exchange platform operated by an agent of the institution or district that meets nationally accepted standards, conventions, and practices.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (S.B. 1714), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 51.972 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.972. On-Site Reclaimed System Technologies Curriculum

Sec. 51.972.  ON-SITE RECLAIMED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES CURRICULUM.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage each institution of higher education to develop curriculum and provide related instruction regarding on-site reclaimed system technologies, including rainwater harvesting, condensate collection, or cooling tower blow down.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 4), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.25, eff. September 1, 2007.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 51.969 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(8), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.973 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.973. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones

Sec. 51.973.  INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES.  The governing board of each institution of higher education shall ensure that any student handbook or similar publication for the institution includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized criminal activity within those zones.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9741 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9741. Internet Access to Financial Transactions

Sec. 51.9741.  INTERNET ACCESS TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.  (a)  Each institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, shall post on the institution's Internet website a copy of the institution's financial transactions to the extent necessary to provide, for each payment drawn from money appropriated from the state general revenue fund or received as student tuition or fee payments:(1)  the amount of the payment;(2)  the date of the payment;(3)  a brief description of the purpose of the payment; and(4)  the name of the payee.(b)  An institution of higher education may comply with this section by providing on the institution's Internet website an easily noticeable direct link, the purpose of which is clearly identifiable, to an Internet website maintained by the comptroller that provides information concerning the institution that is similar to the information required under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9745 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9745. Internet Access to Faculty Information

Sec. 51.9745.  INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.  (a)  Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution:(1)  the student/faculty ratio;(2)  the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track;(3)  the percentage of semester credit hours taken by students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;(4)  the number of faculty members in each of the following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and gender:(A)  professor;(B)  associate professor;(C)  assistant professor;(D)  instructor;(E)  nontenured or nontenure track; and(F)  teaching assistant;(5)  average faculty salaries by rank;(6)  the amount of money appropriated by the legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;(7)  the total revenue the institution spent per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;(8)  the amount of federal and private research expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent faculty member;(9)  the number and percentage of faculty members holding extramural research grants;(10)  the number and names of awards to faculty members from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by The Center for Measuring University Performance; and(11)  the number of endowed professorships or chairs.(b)  Each institution to which this section applies shall update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31 of each year.(c)  The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an institution to which this section applies is responsible for ensuring implementation of this section.  The administrator may assign duties under this section to one or more administrative employees.(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to ensure the consistency of information made available under this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 736), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9746 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9746. Internet Access to Employment Data

Sec. 51.9746.  INTERNET ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA.  (a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  Each general academic teaching institution other than a public state college shall maintain in a prominent location on the institution's Internet website a link to the Texas Consumer Resource for Education and Workforce Statistics ("Texas CREWS") report on gainful employment applicable to the institution for the most recent year for which that report is available.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 1287), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 51.975 (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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.975. Sharing of Underused Classrooms

Sec. 51.975.  SHARING OF UNDERUSED CLASSROOMS.  (a)  A public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution or by students, student organizations, or faculty of the institution between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on one or more weekdays or between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on one or more Saturdays available for that day to another public junior college on request for teaching courses in the core curriculum, as defined by Section 61.821, or continuing education courses.(b)  A public institution of higher education that under Subsection (a) makes a classroom available to another institution shall continue to make that classroom, or a comparable classroom, available to the other institution for the duration of the semester or other academic term.(c)  An institution of higher education may charge another institution for the use of a classroom under this section at a rate not to exceed the rate permitted for this purpose as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  The coordinating board shall establish those rates in an amount to reimburse the host institution for utility costs and other costs, such as maintenance and custodial services, based on the infrastructure formula funding that the host institution would receive if teaching a course in that space itself for that time.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|