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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter R. Educational Economic Policy Center › Section 51.752. Educational Economic Policy Committee

Sec. 51.752.  EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Educational Economic Policy Committee is created as the primary policy-making body of the Educational Economic Policy Center.  The committee shall study the elements of a quality educational system to:
(1)  improve the management and productivity of the public education system to meet the demands of the twenty-first century;
(2)  provide greater accountability to the taxpayers of the state;  and
(3)  improve the state's ability to compete in education and to compete economically with other states and nations.
(b)  The committee is composed of nine members.  The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two members, only one of whom may be a board member or employee of a public school district, college, or university.  Those appointees shall include persons in the private sector who have an interest in improving public education.  In addition, the governor shall appoint three members who serve on the boards of regents representing the universities or systems participating in the center.
(c)  Members of the committee serve two-year staggered terms.
(d)  The governor shall appoint one member of the committee as the chairman.
(e)  Members shall not receive salaries but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the committee.
(f)  State agencies shall cooperate with and assist the center at the committee's request.
(g)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 , Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
(h)  If the legislature fails to appropriate funds for the operation of the Educational Economic Policy Center, the Legislative Budget Board shall perform the duties of the committee under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 6.08, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 520, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 34.052 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 51.761. Definitions

Sec. 51.761.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter, "board," "general academic teaching institution," "governing board," "institution of higher education," "public state college," "public technical institute," "private or independent institution of higher education," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 11, Sec. 1, eff. April 25, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 725 (S.B. 502), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 1813), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.
2023 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 the electronic tools or platforms developed by the board under Section 61.09022.
(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.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 12, eff. June 9, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 2920), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.821. Definitions

Sec. 51.821.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Council" means the Joint Admission Medical Program Council established under this subchapter.
(2)  "General academic teaching institution" means a four-year general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003.
(3)  "Private or independent institution of higher education" means an institution as defined by Section 61.003(15) that grants baccalaureate degrees and offers a program in premedical education.
(4)  "Participating medical school" means each of the following entities:
(A)  the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;
(B)  the medical school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
(C)  the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(D)  the medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
(E)  the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock;
(F)  the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;
(G)  the Baylor College of Medicine;
(H)  the college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
(I)  the medical school at The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center;
(J)  the medical school at The University of Texas at Austin;
(K)  the medical school at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;
(L)  the medical school at the University of Houston;
(M)  the college of osteopathic medicine at Sam Houston State University; and
(N)  the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
(5)  "Participating student" means an eligible undergraduate student who is admitted to the program and who maintains eligibility for continued participation in the program.  The term does not include a program alternate who participates in mentoring activities and receives other related counseling services under the program.
(6)  "Program" means the Joint Admission Medical Program established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (S.B. 120), Sec. 6, eff. May 18, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 479), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 19 (H.B. 1325), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (S.B. 2123), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.822. Joint Admission Medical Program

Sec. 51.822.  JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.  The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:
(1)  provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education;
(2)  award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;  and
(3)  guarantee the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.823. Composition of Council

Sec. 51.823.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.  (a)  The participating medical schools shall jointly establish the Joint Admission Medical Program Council consisting of one faculty member employed by and representing each of the participating medical schools.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826, Sec. 3(1), eff. June 19, 2009.
(c)  The council shall select one of its members to serve as council chair for a term of two years.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 3(1), eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.8245. Program Alternates

Sec. 51.8245.  PROGRAM ALTERNATES.  (a)  The council shall establish procedures by which the council selects from the annual pool of applicants for the program an appropriate number of eligible undergraduate students to serve as program alternates until the beginning of their senior year.  The council shall rank program alternates according to their qualifications for the program and, immediately on the termination of the participation of a student previously admitted to the program, shall select the highest ranking program alternate to be a participating student under the program.  The council may not select a program alternate to be a participating student after the first day of the fall semester of the alternate's senior year.
(b)  The council shall establish procedures for program alternates to be matched to any required undergraduate mentoring program as described by Section 51.824(d).  A program alternate selected under this section is limited to participating in mentoring activities and receiving other related counseling services under the program and must sign an agreement to that effect.
(c)  The council shall adopt criteria for program alternates to maintain their eligibility as program alternates.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.8246. Confidential Records and Proceedings

Sec. 51.8246.  CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  Student education records created or considered under the program are confidential and may be released only in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).
(b)  A meeting or portion of a meeting of the council at which the education records or other personal information of individual students or the evaluation, eligibility, admission, or selection of individual students are discussed is not open to the public under Chapter 551, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.825. Council Delegation

Sec. 51.825.  COUNCIL DELEGATION.  The council may delegate the performance of the council's administrative functions, including its matching functions, to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service operated through The University of Texas System.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.826. Eligibility for Admission to Program

Sec. 51.826.  ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO PROGRAM.
(a)  To be eligible for admission to the program or for selection as a program alternate, an undergraduate student must:
(1)   be enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education at the time of application to the program;
(2)  be a Texas resident for purposes of tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54;
(3)  except as provided by Subsection (c), successfully complete at least 27 semester credit hours during the student's freshman year;
(4)  apply for admission to the program not later than a date, as designated by the council, that occurs during the fall semester of the student's sophomore year at the general academic teaching institution or the private or independent institution of higher education; and
(5)  meet criteria established by the council regarding:
(A)  minimum high school and undergraduate grade point averages;
(B)  financial need and any other indication of economic disadvantage; and
(C)  any other matter the council considers appropriate.
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), a student is not a Texas resident as described by that subdivision solely because the student is eligible to pay tuition at the resident tuition rate.
(c)  The council shall adopt rules to admit to the program or to select as a program alternate an otherwise eligible undergraduate student who, for good cause, has not successfully completed the number of semester credit hours required under Subsection (a)(4).  The council may not admit to the program or select as a program alternate an undergraduate student who has successfully completed fewer than 18 semester credit hours.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.8265. Preadmission Mentoring and Assistance

Sec. 51.8265.  PREADMISSION MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE.  (a)  In order to maximize a student's potential for success in the program, the council shall identify students who may be eligible to participate in the program not later than the beginning of the first fall semester following the student's graduation from high school.
(b)  If the student is enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education, an identified student who expresses an interest in participating in the program is entitled to the following assistance during the student's freshman year:
(1)  regular meetings with a program faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to monitor the student's academic progress and advise the student in academic course work and career choices; and
(2)  tutoring in courses as necessary, to be paid with program funds.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826, Sec. 3(2), eff. June 19, 2009.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 3(2), eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.827. Eligibility to Continue Participation in Program

Sec. 51.827.  ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.  (a)  To be eligible to continue participation in the program, an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program must:
(1)  meet criteria established by the council regarding:
(A)  courses taken and minimum grade point average for those courses during enrollment at the general academic teaching institution or the private or independent institution of higher education;
(B)  progress in those courses;
(C)  achievement of an acceptable score on the Medical College Admission Test or any equivalent examination taken as a precondition for enrollment in or admission to a participating medical school; and
(D)  any other matter the council considers appropriate;
(2)  participate in:
(A)  internship programs described by Section 51.824(c) in:
(i)  the summers immediately following the student's sophomore and junior years; and
(ii)  if required, the summer immediately following the student's senior year; and
(B)  any undergraduate or graduate mentoring program required by the council; and
(3)  exhibit intelligence, integrity, and personal and emotional characteristics that are considered necessary for the student to become an effective physician.
(b)  If an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) without good cause as determined by the council, the council may terminate that student's participation in the program at the end of the semester during which the student failed to meet the requirements of that subsection.  A student's participation in the program is automatically terminated if the student fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) for two consecutive semesters without good cause.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.828. Council Agreement With Student Admitted to Program

Sec. 51.828.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH STUDENT ADMITTED TO PROGRAM.  (a)  A student admitted to the program must enter into an agreement with the council under which the student agrees to:
(1)  maintain eligibility for continued participation in the program;  and
(2)  repay any scholarship or stipend received under the program if the student enrolls in a public or private medical school in another state, other than temporary enrollment occurring as a result of an exchange program.
(b)  At the time the student enters into an agreement under this section, the council shall provide the student with information regarding:
(1)  available program benefits, including undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends;  and
(2)  repayment of scholarship and stipend benefits received under the program.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.829. Council Agreement With Participating Medical School

Sec. 51.829.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PARTICIPATING MEDICAL SCHOOL.  (a)  Each participating medical school must enter into an agreement with the council under which the medical school agrees to:
(1)  select a faculty member employed by the medical school to serve on the council;
(2)  commit faculty and administrative resources to the program;
(3)  set aside for participating students at least 10 percent of the medical school's enrollment capacity for each entering class, except as provided by Subsection (b);
(4)  admit participating students who are matched to the medical school under the program;
(5)  provide internship programs for participating students who have been matched to or are required to participate in those programs as described by Section 51.824(c) and coordinate the administration of those programs with general academic teaching institutions or private or independent institutions of higher education as necessary;
(6)  provide for participating students and program alternates any mentoring programs required by the council at the undergraduate level and coordinate the administration of those programs with general academic teaching institutions or private or independent institutions of higher education as necessary; and
(7)  provide support services, including postbaccalaureate mentoring programs required by the council, to participating students who enroll in the medical school.
(b)  The Baylor College of Medicine must agree under Subsection (a) to set aside under Subsection (a)(3) not less than 10 percent of its enrollment capacity set aside for students who are entitled to pay tuition at the rate provided by Chapter 54 for resident students.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.830. Council Agreement With General Academic Teaching Institution

Sec. 51.830.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION.  Each general academic teaching institution must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:
(1)  provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at that institution;
(2)  as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools; and
(3)  select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.831. Council Agreement With Private or Independent Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 51.831.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  Each private or independent institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:
(1)  provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at the institution;
(2)  as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools;
(3)  select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2); and
(4)  provide, in addition to any other scholarship money awarded to the student, a scholarship to a participating student in the amount required for a participating student attending a general academic teaching institution, except that the amount of scholarship awards may not exceed the amount of tuition and fees that the student is charged.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 7, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 678 (H.B. 1211), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.833. Funding

Sec. 51.833.  FUNDING.  (a)  The council may accept a gift, grant, devise, or bequest of money, securities, service, or property to carry out any purpose of this subchapter, including funds raised or services provided by a volunteer or volunteer group to promote the work of the council.  The council's administrative staff may participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the council.
(b)  The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program › Section 51.834. Report

Sec. 51.834.  REPORT.  (a)  The council shall deliver a report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.
(b)  The report must contain detailed information regarding:
(1)  any problems the council identifies in implementing the program, with recommended solutions for those problems;
(2)  the expenditure of any money received under this subchapter, including legislative appropriations;  and
(3)  the number of students who are admitted to the program and who are enrolled in each year of a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree program offered by a general academic teaching institution, a private or independent institution of higher education, or a participating medical school, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.