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TX Educ Code § 61.05121 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.05121. State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

Sec. 61.05121.  STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT.  (a)  The board on behalf of the state may enter into a state authorization reciprocity agreement among states, districts, and territories regarding the delivery of postsecondary distance education that establishes comparable standards for the provision of distance education by public or private degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions in each of the states, districts, or territories covered by the agreement to students of the other states, districts, or territories covered under the agreement.  The board shall apply to an appropriate organization for that purpose.(b)  The board shall administer an agreement entered into under this section, including by:(1)  establishing an application and approval process for a degree-granting postsecondary educational institution with its principal campus located in this state to participate under the agreement; and(2)  maintaining a dispute resolution procedure for complaints regarding participating postsecondary educational institutions located in this state.(c)  If the board obtains evidence that a public or private postsecondary educational institution established outside this state that is providing courses within this state under a state authorization reciprocity agreement established under this section is in apparent violation of the agreement or of this code or rules adopted under this section, the board shall take appropriate action to terminate the institution's operation within this state.(d)  The board shall adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (S.B. 1470), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0513 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0513. Court Reporter Programs

Sec. 61.0513.  COURT REPORTER PROGRAMS.  The board may not certify a court reporter program under Section 61.051(f) unless the program has received approval from the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 563, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2014.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0514 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0514. Integrated Coursework

Sec. 61.0514.  INTEGRATED COURSEWORK.  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 extent practicable, the integration of subject matter knowledge with classroom teaching strategies and techniques in order to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of coursework required for certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0515 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0515. Semester Credit Hours Required for Baccalaureate Degree

Sec. 61.0515.  SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.  (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 of semester credit hours required for the degree by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or its successor unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree.(b)  The board may review one or more of an institution's baccalaureate degree programs to ensure compliance with this section.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a baccalaureate degree awarded by an institution to a student enrolled in the institution before the 2008 fall semester.  This subsection does not prohibit the institution from reducing the number of semester credit hours the student must complete to receive the degree.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 12, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 61.05151 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.05151. Semester Credit Hours Required for Associate Degree

Sec. 61.05151.  SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.  (a)  To earn an associate degree, a student may not be required by an institution of higher education to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or its successor unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree.(b)  The board may review one or more of an institution's associate degree programs to ensure compliance with this section.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to an associate degree awarded by an institution to a student enrolled in the institution before the 2015 fall semester.  This subsection does not prohibit the institution from reducing the number of semester credit hours the student must complete to receive the degree.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 497), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0517 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0517. Applied Stem Courses

Sec. 61.0517.  APPLIED STEM COURSES.  (a)  In this section, "applied STEM course" means an applied science, technology, engineering, or mathematics course offered as part of a school district's career and technology education or technology applications curriculum and approved, as provided by Section 28.027, by the State Board of Education for purposes of satisfying the mathematics and science curriculum requirements for the foundation high school program under Section 28.025.(b)  The board shall work with institutions of higher education to ensure that credit for an applied STEM course may be applied to relevant degree programs offered by institutions of higher education in this state.(c)  The board shall include applied STEM courses in the board's review of courses considered for approval for offer by a public junior college or public technical institute.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 926 (S.B. 1620), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 69(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.052 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.052. List of Courses; Annual Submission to Board

Sec. 61.052.  LIST OF COURSES;  ANNUAL SUBMISSION TO BOARD.  (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 school of all courses, together with a description of content, scope, and prerequisites of all these courses, that will be offered by each institution under the supervision of that governing board during the following academic year.  The list for each institution must also specifically identify any course included in the common course numbering system under Section 61.832 that has been added to or removed from the institution's list for the current academic year, and the board shall distribute that information as necessary to accomplish the purposes of Section 61.832.(b)  After the comprehensive list of courses is submitted by a governing board under Subsection (a), the governing board shall submit on dates designated by the board any changes in the comprehensive list of courses to be offered, including any changes relating to offering a course included in the common course numbering system.(b-1)  Each governing board must certify at the time of submission under Subsection (a) that the institution does not:(1)  prohibit the acceptance of transfer credit based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution; or(2)  include language in any materials published by the institution, whether in printed or electronic form, suggesting that such a prohibition exists.(c)  The board may order the deletion or consolidation of any courses so submitted after giving due notice with reasons for that action and after providing a hearing if one is requested by the governing board involved.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0521 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0521. Recognition of Competency-Based Education Degree Plans for Members of Texas Military Forces

Sec. 61.0521.  RECOGNITION OF COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION DEGREE PLANS FOR MEMBERS OF TEXAS MILITARY FORCES.  (a)  In this section, "Texas military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001, Government Code.(b)  The board may approve an institution of higher education recognized by the board to offer a degree in coordination with the Texas Military Department that uses alternative methods of determining mastery of program content, including competency-based education.(c)  To be eligible for a degree approved under this section, a person must:(1)  have graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;(2)  satisfy the minimum active military service obligation to the Texas military forces for a degree plan as follows:(A)  for an associate degree, two years of service;(B)  for a baccalaureate degree, four years of service; and(C)  for a graduate degree, six years of service; and(3)  complete and meet the standards of the degree plan.(d)  The board may propose rules to establish requirements under which a person's training and experience acquired during the person's military service serve as proof of the person's demonstration of subject matter knowledge if that training and experience are verified by the Texas Military Department.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 898 (H.B. 3601), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.053 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.053. Board Orders; Notice

Sec. 61.053.  BOARD ORDERS;  NOTICE.  (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:(1)  a written factual report and recommendations from the commissioner of higher education covering the matter to be acted on have been received by the board and distributed to the governing board and the administrative head of the affected institution;(2)  the question has been placed upon the agenda for a regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting;  and(3)  the governing board of the affected institution has had an opportunity to be heard.(b)  Notice of the board's action shall be given in writing to the governing board concerned not later than four months preceding the fall term in which the change is to take effect.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 61.054 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.054. Expenditures for Programs Disapproved by Board

Sec. 61.054.  EXPENDITURES FOR PROGRAMS DISAPPROVED BY BOARD.  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 is subsequently specifically approved by the legislature.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 61.055 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.055. Partnerships or Affiliations

Sec. 61.055.  PARTNERSHIPS OR AFFILIATIONS.  (a)  The board shall encourage cooperative programs and agreements among institutions of higher education, including programs and agreements relating to degree offerings, research activities, and library and computer sharing. (b)  A general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit may establish a partnership or affiliation with another entity to offer or conduct courses for academic credit or to offer or operate a degree program if:(1)  the governing board or other appropriate official of the institution or unit determines that the partnership or affiliation is:(A)  consistent with the role and mission established for the institution or unit;(B)  in accordance with the degree and certificate programs authorized to be offered by the institution or unit;  and(C)  consistent with the role and mission of the university system, if any, to which the institution or unit belongs;(2)  the partnership or affiliation is approved by the coordinating board;  or(3)  the partnership or affiliation is established to secure or provide clinical or other similar practical educational experience in connection with a course or degree program authorized to be offered by the institution or unit.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1447, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.056 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.056. Review of Legislation Establishing Additional Institutions

Sec. 61.056.  REVIEW OF LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS.  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 by the standing committee considering the proposed statute, to the board for its opinion as to the state's need for the institution.  The board shall report its findings to the governor and the legislature.  A recommendation that an additional institution is needed shall require the favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the board.  A recommendation of the board shall not be considered a condition precedent to the introduction or passage of any proposed statute.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 61.057 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.057. Promotion of Teaching Excellence

Sec. 61.057.  PROMOTION OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE.  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 compensation plans, basic increment programs, and incentive salary increases;(B)  minimum standards for faculty appointment, advancement, promotion, and retirement;(C)  general policies for faculty teaching loads, and division of faculty time between teaching, research, administrative duties, and special assignments;(D)  faculty improvement programs, including a plan for sabbatical leaves, appropriate for the junior and senior colleges and universities, respectively;  and(E)  minimum standards for academic freedom, academic responsibility, and tenure;(2)  pursue vigorously and continuously a goal of having all college and university academic classes taught by persons holding the minimum of an earned master's degree or its equivalent in academic training, creative work, or professional accomplishment;(3)  explore, promote, and coordinate the use of educational television among institutions of higher education and encourage participation by public and private schools and private institutions of higher education in educational television;(4)  conduct, and encourage the institutions of higher education to conduct, research into new methods, materials, and techniques for improving the quality of instruction and for the maximum utilization of all available teaching techniques, devices, and resources, including but not limited to large classes, team teaching, programmed instruction, interlibrary exchanges, joint libraries, specially-designed facilities, visual aids, and other innovations that offer promise for superior teaching or for meeting the need for new faculty members to teach anticipated larger numbers of students;  and(5)  assume initiative and leadership in providing through the institutions of higher education in the state those programs and offerings which will achieve the objectives set forth in Section 61.002 of this code.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0571 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0571. Board Assistance to Institutions

Sec. 61.0571.  BOARD ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  The board shall advise and offer technical assistance on the request of any institution of higher education or system administration.(b)  The board shall develop guidelines for institutional reporting of student performance.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 61.051(l) by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.058 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.058. New Construction and Repair and Rehabilitation Projects

Sec. 61.058.  NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS.(a)  This section does not apply to buildings and facilities that are to be used exclusively for auxiliary enterprises and will not require appropriations from the legislature for operation, maintenance, or repair.(b)  The board may review all construction, repair, or rehabilitation of buildings and facilities at institutions of higher education to determine whether the construction, rehabilitation, or repair meets the standards adopted by board rule for cost, efficiency, space need, and space use, but the construction, rehabilitation, or repair is not contingent on board review.  Standards must be adopted by the board using the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code.  If the construction, rehabilitation, or repair does not meet those standards, the board shall notify the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governing boards of the applicable institutions, and the Legislative Budget Board.  This subsection does not impair the board's authority to collect data relating to the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of buildings and facilities occurring each year at institutions of higher education.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2056, ch. 676, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1975;  Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1133, ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 585, ch. 121, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1694, ch. 319, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 803, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 748, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 229, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 615, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 940, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 9 (H.B. 153), Sec. 4, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1207 (H.B. 1775), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (S.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.0581 (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 C. Powers and Duties of Board|Section 61.0581. Powers Unaffected by Certain Constitutional Amendment

Sec. 61.0581.  POWERS UNAFFECTED BY CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.  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 proposed by H.J.R. No. 19, 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, and adopted by the voters  except to the extent those powers are specifically limited by those constitutional provisions.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 2, eff. June 3, 1985.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.075 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(19) eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|