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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter X. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Attorney of Nonprofit Organization Serving Indigent Persons › Section 61.957. Acceptance of Gifts

Sec. 61.957.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.  The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter X. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Attorney of Nonprofit Organization Serving Indigent Persons › Section 61.958. Rules

Sec. 61.958.  RULES.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that an attorney may receive in one year.
(b)  The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information in this subchapter to:
(1)  each school of law authorized by the board to award a degree described by Section 61.954(a);
(2)  any appropriate state agency;  and
(3)  any appropriate professional association.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9601. Definition

Sec. 61.9601.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "rural county" means a county with a population of 50,000 or less.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9602. Repayment Assistance Authorized

Sec. 61.9602.  REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The board shall provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of law school education loans for attorneys who apply and qualify for the assistance.
(b)  The provision of financial assistance in the repayment of education loans under this subchapter promotes a public purpose.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9603. Eligibility

Sec. 61.9603.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must:
(1)  apply to the board;
(2)  be currently employed as an attorney by a district or county attorney's office that serves a rural county;  and
(3)  enter into an agreement to remain employed by the district or county attorney's office as provided by Section 61.9605.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9604. Eligible Loans

Sec. 61.9604.  ELIGIBLE LOANS.  (a)  The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender for education at a school of law authorized by the board to award a degree that satisfies the law study requirements for licensure as an attorney in this state.
(b)  The board may not provide repayment assistance for an education loan that is in default at the time of the attorney's application.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9605. Agreement

Sec. 61.9605.  AGREEMENT.  (a)  To qualify for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must enter into a written agreement with the board as provided by this section.  The agreement must specify the conditions the person must satisfy to receive repayment assistance.
(b)  The agreement must require the person to be employed for a period of five years with a district or county attorney's office that serves a rural county.  Only employment with that district or county attorney's office as an attorney after the date the person enters into the agreement may be used to satisfy the employment requirement under the agreement.
(c)  The agreement must provide that the repayment assistance the person receives before the person has been employed for five years as required by the agreement constitutes a loan until the person completes the five years of employment and satisfies any other applicable conditions of the agreement.  The agreement must require the person to sign a promissory note acknowledging the conditional nature of the repayment assistance received and promising to repay the amount of that assistance received plus applicable interest and reasonable collection costs if the person does not satisfy the applicable conditions.  The board shall determine the terms of the promissory note.  To the extent practicable, the terms must be the same as those applicable to state or federally guaranteed student loans made at the same time.  All amounts collected in repayment of a loan under this subsection, including interest, but excluding collection costs paid by the board to another person to collect or assist in collecting the amount, shall be deposited to the credit of the trust fund established by Section 61.9608.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9606. Repayment

Sec. 61.9606.  REPAYMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 61.9609(a), the board shall provide repayment assistance under this subchapter in the following amounts:
(1)  60 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the first 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement under Section 61.9605;
(2)  80 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the second 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement;  and
(3)  100 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the third 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement.
(b)  The board shall deliver any repayment assistance made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the attorney and in accordance with any applicable federal law.
(c)  Loan repayment assistance received under this subchapter may be applied to the principal amount of the loan and to interest that accrues.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9607. Advisory Committee

Sec. 61.9607.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  The board may appoint an advisory committee from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing the board's duties under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9608. Funding

Sec. 61.9608.  FUNDING.  (a)  The loan repayment assistance program established by this subchapter is funded from the rural district and county attorney student loan assistance trust fund.  The trust fund is established outside the treasury and is administered by the comptroller.  Money in the trust fund may be spent without appropriation and only to fund the program.  Interest and income from the assets of the trust fund shall be credited to and deposited in the trust fund.
(b)  The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter and shall deposit money accepted under this subsection to the credit of the trust fund.
(c)  The legislature may appropriate money to the trust fund.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Y. Repayment of Certain Law School Education Loans: Assistant District or County Attorney › Section 61.9609. Rules

Sec. 61.9609.  RULES.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets the maximum amount of loan repayment assistance that an attorney may receive in one year.
(b)  The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information in this subchapter to:
(1)  each school of law authorized by the board to award a degree described by Section 61.9604(a);  and
(2)  any appropriate district or county attorneys.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9621. Definition

Sec. 61.9621.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "professional nursing program" means an educational program offered by a public or private institution of higher education for preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.921 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9622. Program

Sec. 61.9622.  PROGRAM.  A professional nursing shortage reduction program is established.  The board shall administer the professional nursing shortage reduction program to make grants to professional nursing programs and other entities involved with a professional nursing program in the preparation of students for initial licensure as registered nurses in order to increase the number and types of registered nurses to meet the needs for registered nurses in the state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.922 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9623. Grants

Sec. 61.9623.  GRANTS.  (a)  A grant from the professional nursing shortage reduction program to a professional nursing program or other entity involved with a professional nursing program in the preparation of students for initial licensure as registered nurses must be:
(1)  expended exclusively on costs related to:
(A)  enrolling additional students;
(B)  nursing faculty enhancement in accordance with Section 61.96231;
(C)  encouraging innovation in the recruitment and retention of students, including the recruitment and retention of Spanish-speaking and bilingual students; or
(D)  identifying, developing, or implementing innovative methods to make the most effective use of limited professional nursing program faculty, instructional or clinical space, and other resources, including:
(i)  sharing curriculum and administrative or instructional personnel, facilities, and responsibilities between two or more professional nursing programs located in the same region of this state; and
(ii)  using preceptors or part-time faculty to provide clinical instruction in order to address the need for qualified faculty to accommodate increased student enrollment in the professional nursing program;
(2)  contingent on the professional nursing program's having been approved as a professional nursing program by the board or the Texas Board of Nursing, as appropriate;
(3)  contingent on the professional nursing program's not being on probation with the Texas Board of Nursing or other accrediting body; and
(4)  if granted to increase enrollments, contingent on the professional nursing program's ability to enroll additional students, including having the necessary classroom space and clinical slots.
(b)  Funds not expended on the costs described by Subsection (a)(1) shall be returned to the board.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.923 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (S.B. 289), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.96231. Nursing Faculty Enhancement Grants

Sec. 61.96231.  NURSING FACULTY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.  (a)  Under the professional nursing shortage reduction program, the board may award nursing faculty enhancement grants to professional nursing programs to assist the programs in the education, recruitment, and retention of a sufficient number of faculty members to enable the programs to enroll a sufficient number of students to meet the state's need for registered nurses.
(b)  A grant awarded under this section may be used only for the purposes specified by Subsection (a), including providing salary supplements and enhancements and reducing the number of hours a faculty member must teach.
(c)  In awarding a grant under this section, the board may require matching funds from a professional nursing program or may give preference in awarding a grant to a program providing matching funds.
(d)  The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the board on successful strategies, in addition to the grants awarded under this section, for educating, recruiting, and retaining qualified professional nursing program faculty members who hold master's or doctoral degrees.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.96232. Grants to Increase Number of Graduates: Application Process

Sec. 61.96232.  GRANTS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF GRADUATES: APPLICATION PROCESS.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish a process under which a public or private institution of higher education that offers a professional nursing program may apply for a grant under this subchapter and the commissioner of higher education, contingent on appropriations of money for the grants, selects one or more applicants to receive a grant based on criteria established by board rule.  The criteria must include the institution's agreement that the institution's professional nursing program will enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.
(b)  The process established under Subsection (a) may authorize the commissioner of higher education to accept a joint application from multiple institutions that agree to cooperate on a regional or joint basis for their professional nursing programs to enroll additional students or graduate additional students prepared for initial licensure as registered nurses.
(c)  The application for a grant under this section must require the institution applying for a grant to:
(1)  state the number of additional students that the institution's professional nursing program intends to enroll or graduate;
(2)  identify benchmarks for determining adequate progress toward enrolling or graduating those additional students;
(3)  state the amount of grant money requested; and
(4)  describe a proposed payment schedule for distribution of the grant money to the institution seeking the grant.
(d)  The commissioner of higher education may negotiate changes to the application before approving the application.
(e)  If a professional nursing program fails to enroll or graduate the number of additional students stated in the approved application or does not meet a benchmark identified in the approved application, the commissioner of higher education may:
(1)  require the institution offering the professional nursing program to return any unearned grant money awarded to the program under this subchapter;
(2)  withhold future grant awards that would otherwise be made under this subchapter in accordance with the approved application;
(3)  renegotiate the terms of the approved application; or
(4)  rescind approval of the application.
(f)  The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the commissioner of higher education and the board on implementation of this section.  The board may assign to the committee the responsibility for evaluating applications and recommending to the commissioner applications for approval.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.96233. New Professional Nursing Programs

Sec. 61.96233.  NEW PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules for permitting newly established professional nursing programs to participate in and receive grant awards under the program established under this subchapter.
(b)  The rules the board adopts under Subsection (a) must include:
(1)  a process for ensuring that newly established professional nursing programs are treated equitably with established programs in the award of grants under this subchapter; and
(2)  a method for calculating increases in enrollment or graduates if grants are awarded based on such increases.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9624. Administration

Sec. 61.9624.  ADMINISTRATION.  The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the professional nursing shortage reduction program.  The board shall grant funds under Sections 61.9623(a)(1)(A) and (D) in an equitable manner among the various types of professional nursing programs.  The board shall grant funds under Section 61.6923(a)(1)(C) in a manner that best promotes innovation in the recruitment and retention of nursing students, including the recruitment and retention of Spanish-speaking and bilingual students.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.924 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), 3(10), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9625. Grants, Gifts, and Donations

Sec. 61.9625.  GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.  In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, receive, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from public or private sources for the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.925 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9626. Annual Report

Sec. 61.9626.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Each institution of higher education that has a professional nursing program shall submit an annual report to the board detailing its strategy for increasing the number of students that graduate from the program prepared for licensure as registered nurses.  The report must include:
(1)  the capacity of the program, either alone or in cooperation with one or more other programs, to graduate more students prepared for licensure as registered nurses; and
(2)  the resources allocated to increase the number of students that graduate from the program prepared for licensure as registered nurses.
(b)  The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.926 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9627. Disbursement and Accounting of Appropriated Funds

Sec. 61.9627.  DISBURSEMENT AND ACCOUNTING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.  (a)   The board shall adopt procedures for assuring that money appropriated by the legislature specifically to fund enrollment growth in a professional nursing program is:
(1)  distributed in a timely manner, including the forfeiture and reallocation of money if an institution fails to provide in a timely manner the information required for the money to be disbursed and if that failure prevents the timely disbursement of money to other institutions;  and
(2)  expended on the professional nursing program by institutions receiving the money.
(b)  The procedures adopted under Subsection (a) must require each professional nursing program receiving money to file a report annually with the board accounting for all money received.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9628. Administrative Costs

Sec. 61.9628.  ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.  A reasonable amount, not to exceed five percent, of the money appropriated by the legislature to increase enrollments in professional nursing programs may be used by the board to pay administrative costs of implementing this subchapter or administering the money.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program › Section 61.9629. Continued Eligibility of Programs to Receive Grants

Sec. 61.9629.  CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF PROGRAMS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.  Notwithstanding Section 61.9621, a professional nursing program offered by an entity other than a public or private or independent institution of higher education that was eligible to receive grants from a program under this subchapter before September 1, 2009, remains eligible to receive a grant from such a program if the entity meets all criteria for a grant other than the criterion of being a program offered by an institution of higher education.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 4471), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9641. Definitions

Sec. 61.9641.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Clinical site" means an acute care or rehabilitation facility, a primary care setting, a long-term care facility, a nursing home, a residential care setting, or any other site identified by the board as providing clinical learning experiences for nursing students.
(2)  "Nursing advisory committee" means the nursing advisory committee established under Section 104.0155, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9642. Clinical Site Nurse Preceptor Grant Program

Sec. 61.9642.  CLINICAL SITE NURSE PRECEPTOR GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The board, in consultation with the nursing advisory committee, shall establish and administer a program to award grants to eligible clinical sites to support the use of nurse preceptors in providing clinical training to nursing students.
(b)  To be eligible for a grant under this section, a clinical site must:
(1)  provide clinical training to nursing students through the use of one or more nurse preceptors;
(2)  comply with any clinical site requirements established by the board; and
(3)  comply with any other requirements adopted by board rule.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9643. Clinical Site Innovation and Coordination Program

Sec. 61.9643.  CLINICAL SITE INNOVATION AND COORDINATION PROGRAM.  The board shall establish and administer a program to award grants to eligible clinical sites that create and operate innovative pilot programs that will support nursing performed at clinical sites in this state by increasing the number of nurses, improving the working environment for nurses, improving the retention of nurses, addressing workplace safety, and coordinating with other clinical sites any solutions found to address common nursing concerns.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9644. Nursing Faculty Grant Program: Part-Time Positions

Sec. 61.9644.  NURSING FACULTY GRANT PROGRAM: PART-TIME POSITIONS.  (a)  The board shall award grants under a nursing faculty grant program to eligible institutions of higher education to provide funding for qualified nursing staff working at clinical sites who serve as part-time nursing faculty at those institutions.
(b)  The amount of a grant and the number of grants to be awarded must be based on the total number of nursing staff serving as part-time faculty in institutions of higher education throughout the state in the year for which the grant is awarded.
(c)  A grant received under this section must be expended to support the applicable nursing faculty positions, including the faculty stipend.
(d)  An institution of higher education must certify in the grant application the number of unfilled faculty positions to which the application applies and, after a grant is awarded, must certify which of those positions have been filled before receipt of the grant funds.
(e)  The board shall prescribe the dates for the submission of applications and the award of grants under this section to ensure that a grant recipient has sufficient time to prepare for receipt and effective use of the grant funds before the academic period for which the grant is awarded.
(f)  Grant amounts are awarded under this section for two consecutive state fiscal years.  The board may distribute a grant amount for nursing faculty only on receiving the certification from the institution of higher education that the applicable nurse faculty position has been filled.  For each first-year nursing faculty position for which a clinical site receives an initial grant amount in a state fiscal year, the board shall make available an equal grant amount for the subsequent state fiscal year contingent on filling the part-time nursing faculty positions funded by the grant in that second year.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9645. Nursing Faculty Grant Program: Clinical Training

Sec. 61.9645.  NURSING FACULTY GRANT PROGRAM: CLINICAL TRAINING.  (a)  The board shall award grants under a nursing faculty grant program to eligible clinical sites to provide funding for qualified nursing faculty of institutions of higher education who seek to obtain additional clinical training by working part-time at a clinical site.
(b)  The amount of a grant and the number of grants to be awarded must be based on the total number of nursing faculty in institutions of higher education throughout the state in the year for which the grant is awarded.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9646. Funds

Sec. 61.9646.  FUNDS.  (a)  In consultation with the nursing advisory committee, the board shall allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter and any other funds received as described by Subsection (b) as the board considers appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.
(b)  In addition to money appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, accept, and spend gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of the grant programs established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter Z. -1. Grant Programs Supporting Nursing Education and Training › Section 61.9647. Rules

Sec. 61.9647.  RULES.  In consultation with the nursing advisory committee, the board shall adopt rules for the administration of the grant programs established under this subchapter.  The rules must include:
(1)  administrative provisions relating to the awarding of grants under this subchapter, such as:
(A)  eligibility criteria for clinical sites or institutions of higher education, as applicable;
(B)  grant application procedures;
(C)  guidelines relating to grant amounts;
(D)  procedures for evaluating grant applications; and
(E)  procedures for monitoring the use of grants; and
(2)  methods for tracking the effectiveness of grants that:
(A)  use data reasonably available to the board or the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies; and
(B)  evaluate transferability and scalability of innovation programs.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9651. Repayment Authorized

Sec. 61.9651.  REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.  The board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for dental hygienists who apply and qualify for the assistance.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9401 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9652. Eligibility

Sec. 61.9652.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a dental hygienist must:
(1)  apply to the board;
(2)  have graduated from a dental hygiene degree or certificate program at an institution of higher education;  and
(3)  have practiced dental hygiene under a license issued under Chapter 256, Occupations Code, for at least one year in an area of the state that is underserved with respect to dental hygiene services.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9402 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9653. Limitation

Sec. 61.9653.  LIMITATION.  A dental hygienist may receive repayment assistance grants for each of not more than five years.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9403 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9654. Eligible Loans

Sec. 61.9654.  ELIGIBLE LOANS.  (a)  The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan received by a dental hygienist through any lender for the costs of attendance at an institution of higher education while enrolled in any course work before the person received a degree or certificate in dental hygiene or while enrolled in a dental hygiene program.
(b)  The board may not provide repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the dental hygienist's application.
(c)  Each state fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all funds appropriated to it for the purpose of providing repayment assistance under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9404 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9655. Repayment

Sec. 61.9655.  REPAYMENT.  (a)  The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the dental hygienist, in accordance with any applicable federal law.
(b)  A repayment made under this subchapter may be applied to any amount due in connection with the loan.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9405 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9656. Advisory Committees

Sec. 61.9656.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  The board may:
(1)  appoint advisory committees to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter;  and
(2)  request the assistance of the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee in performing those duties.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9406 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9657. Acceptance of Gifts and Grants

Sec. 61.9657.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9407 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9658. Rules

Sec. 61.9658.  RULES.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that may be received by a dental hygienist in one year.  The board may consult with the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee to assist the board in establishing priorities among eligible dental hygienists for repayment assistance, taking into account the degree of an area's shortage of dental hygiene services, geographic locations, whether the dental hygienist is or will be providing service in an underserved area with respect to dental hygiene services, and other criteria the board considers appropriate.
(b)  The coordinating board shall distribute to each dental hygiene school in this state and to appropriate state agencies and professional associations copies of the rules adopted under this section and other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9408 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9659. Total Amount of Repayment Assistance

Sec. 61.9659.  TOTAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.  The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by the board for repayment assistance, tuition set aside under Section 61.9660, legislative appropriations for repayment assistance, and other funds available to the board for purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9409 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), 3((11), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter AA. Dental Hygienists Student Loan Repayment Program › Section 61.9660. Tuition Set Aside for Certain Loan Repayments

Sec. 61.9660.  TUITION SET ASIDE FOR CERTAIN LOAN REPAYMENTS.  (a)  The governing board of each institution of higher education authorized by the board to award a degree or certificate in dental hygiene shall set aside two percent of tuition charges for resident students enrolled in the degree program.
(b)  The amount set aside shall be transferred to the comptroller to be maintained in the state treasury for the sole purpose of repayment of student loans of dental hygienists under this subchapter.  Section 403.095(b), Government Code, does not apply to the amount set aside under this section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.9410 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(43), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education › Section 61.9681. Purpose

Sec. 61.9681.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1)  create an endowment to support geographic education programs in Texas;
(2)  improve the quality of geography education in Texas;  and
(3)  promote a better understanding of Texas by all of its residents.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.941 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education › Section 61.9682. Definition

Sec. 61.9682.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas Fund for Geography Education.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.942 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education › Section 61.9683. Fund; Grants

Sec. 61.9683.  FUND;  GRANTS.  (a)  The board may enter into an agreement with the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C., to operate an endowment fund for purposes of this subchapter to be known as the Texas Fund for Geography Education.
(b)  The agreement must include the following conditions:
(1)  appropriated money may be deposited to the fund only in an amount equal to matching funds deposited to the fund by the National Geographic Society from other sources;
(2)  the National Geographic Society shall provide to the board an annual report describing the fund's investments, earnings, operating procedures, and major programs;  and
(3)  if the board determines that the public purposes described by Section 61.9681 are not being accomplished, the fund shall be dissolved and the fund balance shall be distributed as follows:
(A)  one-half to the general revenue fund;  and
(B)  the remainder to be returned to the donors of any amount deposited to the fund for the preceding five years in proportion to the amount of the donation, if the donor accepts the return of the donation, and any remainder to the National Geographic Society.
(c)  The board may transfer to the National Geographic Society for deposit to the fund any amount appropriated to the board for that purpose.
(d)  The National Geographic Society shall award grants from the fund to institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003(15) to promote the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.943 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), 3(13), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter BB. Texas Fund for Geography Education › Section 61.9684. Geography Education Advisory Committee

Sec. 61.9684.  GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of seven persons who have expertise and an interest in geography education to assist the National Geographic Society in awarding grants from the fund under this subchapter.
(b)  The advisory committee on behalf of the National Geographic Society shall solicit proposals from institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003(15) for use of proceeds from the fund and shall recommend to the society those that best promote the purposes of this subchapter.
(c)  The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.944 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(44), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter CC. Public Awareness Campaign Promoting Higher Education › Section 61.9701. Public Awareness Campaign

Sec. 61.9701.  PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.  (a)  The board shall establish a statewide public awareness campaign to promote the value and availability of higher education.
(b)  The campaign must include the provision of information on:
(1)  the benefits of obtaining a postsecondary education;
(2)  the types of institutions of higher education and degree programs available;
(3)  the academic preparation needed to successfully pursue a postsecondary education as determined under Section 28.008 and any other requirements for enrollment at an institution of higher education; and
(4)  how to obtain financial aid and what forms of financial aid are available.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.951 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(45), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 2909), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.