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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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.964. Hiring of Certain Retirees

Sec. 51.964.  HIRING OF CERTAIN RETIREES.  (a)  An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may employ a person who has retired under the Teacher Retirement System (Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code) or the optional retirement program (Chapter 830, Government Code) if:
(1)  the governing board of the institution determines that the employment is in the best interests of the institution;  and
(2)  the person has been retired for at least 30 days before the effective date of the employment, except that a person retired under the optional retirement program may be rehired after retirement without a break in service.
(b)  The governing board may pay a person employed under this section an amount considered by the governing board to be appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.06, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9645. Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Financial Aid Employees

Sec. 51.9645.  PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY FINANCIAL AID EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)  "Student loan" means a loan for which the loan agreement requires that all or part of the loan proceeds be used to assist a person in attending an institution of higher education or other postsecondary institution.
(3)  "Student loan lender" means a person whose primary business is:
(A)  making, brokering, arranging, or accepting applications for student loans; or
(B)  a combination of activities described by Paragraph (A).
(b)  A person employed by an institution of higher education in the financial aid office of the institution may not:
(1)  own stock or hold another ownership interest in a student loan lender, other than through ownership of shares in a publicly traded mutual fund or similar investment vehicle in which the person does not exercise any discretion regarding the investment of the assets of the fund or other investment vehicle; or
(2)  solicit or accept any gift from a student loan lender.
(c)  A person who violates this section is subject to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 194), 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.965. Employee Notification

Sec. 51.965.  EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION.  (a)  If a state law requires an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 to provide written notification to its officers or employees of any requirement, right, duty, or responsibility provided by state law, the institution may provide the notification by use of electronic media.
(b)  An institution of higher education may adopt rules and guidelines to ensure that notification provided by electronic media under this section is effective and that any required notification is provided to officers and employees who do not have access to electronic media.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.966. Insurance Coverage

Sec. 51.966.  INSURANCE COVERAGE.  (a)  The governing board of an institution of higher education may purchase insurance insuring the institution and its employees against any liability, risk, or exposure and covering the losses of any institutional property.
(b)  The governing board may pay the cost of any insurance from any funds of the institution.
(c)  Section 612.002(b), Government Code, does not apply to an institution of higher education or university system purchasing insurance under this section.
(d)  In this section, "governing board," "institution of higher education," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2.04, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.967. Limitation on Educational Debt

Sec. 51.967.  LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL DEBT.  No statute of limitations shall apply to a lawsuit, to the enforcement of a judgment, or to any other legal action to collect an educational debt owed to an institution of higher education or to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.96851. Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Courses

Sec. 51.96851.  LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  To foster a transparent student learning environment at institutions of higher education and to facilitate the universal articulation of undergraduate courses that are transferable for credit among all institutions of higher education, each institution of higher education shall identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection measurable learning outcomes for each undergraduate course offered by the institution other than:
(1)  a course with a highly variable subject content that is tailored specifically to an individual student, such as an independent study or directed reading course; or
(2)  a laboratory, practicum, or discussion section that is an intrinsic and required component of a lecture course.
(c)  An institution of higher education may adopt learning outcomes for a course under this section that are the same as or based on those identified for that course by the institution's recognized accrediting agency.
(d)  In consultation with institutions of higher education, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt any rules the coordinating board considers appropriate for the administration of this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1109 (S.B. 1726), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.96852. Recommended Course Sequences

Sec. 51.96852.  RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  Each institution of higher education shall develop at least one recommended course sequence for each undergraduate certificate or degree program offered by the institution.  Each recommended course sequence must:
(1)  identify all required lower-division courses for the applicable certificate or degree program;
(2)  include for each course, if applicable:
(A)  the course number or course equivalent under the common course numbering system approved by the coordinating board under Section 61.832; and
(B)  the course equivalent in the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual or its successor adopted by the coordinating board;
(3)  be designed to enable a full-time student to obtain a certificate or degree, as applicable, within:
(A)  for a 60-hour degree or certificate program, two years; or
(B)  for a 120-hour degree program, four years; and
(4)  include a specific sequence in which courses should be completed to ensure completion of the applicable program within the time frame described by Subdivision (3).
(c)  Each institution of higher education shall:
(1)  include the recommended course sequences developed under this section in the institution's course catalog and on the institution's Internet website; and
(2)  submit the recommended course sequences developed under this section to the coordinating board as provided by coordinating board rule.
(d)  The coordinating board, in consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.  In adopting those rules, the coordinating board shall use the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.96853. Transfer of Credit From Lower-Division Institutions of Higher Education; Articulation Agreements

Sec. 51.96853.  TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Articulation agreement" means a formal written agreement between a lower-division institution of higher education and a general academic teaching institution identifying courses offered by the lower-division institution that must be accepted for credit toward specific course requirements at the general academic teaching institution.
(2)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(3)  "Lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003.
(b)  Each general academic teaching institution may enter into an articulation agreement with a lower-division institution of higher education for a certificate or degree program for which students transferring from the lower-division institution to the general academic teaching institution receive transfer credit.
(c)  An articulation agreement entered into under Subsection (b) on or after September 1, 2019, may use field of study curricula developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 61.823.
(d)  A general academic teaching institution may extend an existing articulation agreement entered into under Subsection (b) to another lower-division institution of higher education with respect to the transfer of courses from that lower-division institution of higher education to the general academic teaching institution, on request by that lower-division institution of higher education.
(e)  An articulation agreement established under this section may enable a transfer student to receive up to 60 semester credit hours for courses completed at the lower-division institution of higher education.
(f)  A general academic teaching institution's participation in an articulation agreement under this section does not affect the institution's admissions policies.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.969. Eligibility for Scholarship; Statement Required

Sec. 51.969.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP; STATEMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  A person is not eligible to receive a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system if the person is related to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system, unless:
(1)  the scholarship is granted by a private organization or third party not affiliated with the institution of higher education or university system;
(2)  the scholarship is awarded exclusively on the basis of prior academic merit;
(3)  the scholarship is an athletic scholarship; or
(4)  the relationship is not within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.
(c)  Before receiving a scholarship originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or university system, a person must file a written statement with the institution or system indicating whether the person is related within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity to a current member of the governing board of the institution or system.
(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section and shall prescribe the statement to be used under this section.  The coordinating board shall notify each institution of higher education and university system of the required statement and applicable rules.
(e)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly files a false statement under Subsection (c).
(f)  An offense under Subsection (e) is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 422 (S.B. 1325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 4244), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9701. Assessment for Dyslexia

Sec. 51.9701.  ASSESSMENT FOR DYSLEXIA.  Unless otherwise provided by law, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, may not reassess a student determined to have dyslexia for the purpose of assessing the student's need for accommodations until the institution of higher education reevaluates the information obtained from previous assessments of the student.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (S.B. 866), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9705. Notice Regarding Availability of Textbooks Through Multiple Retailers

Sec. 51.9705.  NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS THROUGH MULTIPLE RETAILERS.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)  "University-affiliated bookstore" means a bookstore that:
(A)  sells textbooks for courses offered by an institution of higher education, regardless of whether the bookstore is located on the campus of the institution; and
(B)  is operated by or with the approval of the institution through ownership, a management agreement, a lease or rental agreement, or otherwise.
(b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prescribe procedures by which each institution of higher education shall provide to each student enrolled at the institution written notice regarding the availability of required or recommended textbooks through university-affiliated bookstores and through retailers other than university-affiliated bookstores.  The procedures must require the institution to provide the notice:
(1)  to each student of the institution during the week preceding each fall and spring semester;
(2)  to each student enrolled at the institution in a semester or summer term during the first three weeks of the semester or the first week of the summer term, as applicable; and
(3)  to students or prospective students of the institution attending an orientation conducted by or for the institution.
(c)  The notice shall be provided in a hard-copy or electronic format in a manner that ensures that the notice is reasonably likely to come to the attention of a student receiving the notice.  The notice must contain the following:
"A student of this institution is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from a university-affiliated bookstore.  The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer."
(d)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 348 (H.B. 1096), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9715. Release of Student Academic Information

Sec. 51.9715.  RELEASE OF STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION.  (a)  An institution of higher education may request the submission of a signed consent form authorizing the institution to release academic course, grade, and credit information with each:
(1)  application for undergraduate transfer admission to the institution, if the institution is a general academic teaching institution, to be used for the purposes of Section 61.833; or
(2)  request from a student for a release of the student's transcript by the institution.
(a-1)  An institution of higher education, or a school district that offers international baccalaureate courses, dual credit courses, or any other course for which an institution of higher education may award students enrolled at the district college course credit, including course credit awarded by examination, may release student information to an institution of higher education for purposes of transferring course credit to that institution or enabling the awarding of course credit by that institution, in accordance with federal law regarding the confidentiality of student information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
(b)  An institution of higher education or school district may release student information in accordance with Subsection (a) or (a-1), as applicable, through:
(1)  the National Student Clearinghouse; or
(2)  a similar electronic data sharing and exchange platform operated by an agent of the institution or district that meets nationally accepted standards, conventions, and practices.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635 (S.B. 1714), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.972. On-Site Reclaimed System Technologies Curriculum

Sec. 51.972.  ON-SITE RECLAIMED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES CURRICULUM.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage each institution of higher education to develop curriculum and provide related instruction regarding on-site reclaimed system technologies, including rainwater harvesting, condensate collection, or cooling tower blow down.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 4), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2.25, eff. September 1, 2007.
Renumbered from Education Code, Section 51.969 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(8), eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.973. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones

Sec. 51.973.  INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES.  The governing board of each institution of higher education shall ensure that any student handbook or similar publication for the institution includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized criminal activity within those zones.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9741. Internet Access to Financial Transactions

Sec. 51.9741.  INTERNET ACCESS TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.  (a)  Each institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, shall post on the institution's Internet website a copy of the institution's financial transactions to the extent necessary to provide, for each payment drawn from money appropriated from the state general revenue fund or received as student tuition or fee payments:
(1)  the amount of the payment;
(2)  the date of the payment;
(3)  a brief description of the purpose of the payment; and
(4)  the name of the payee.
(b)  An institution of higher education may comply with this section by providing on the institution's Internet website an easily noticeable direct link, the purpose of which is clearly identifiable, to an Internet website maintained by the comptroller that provides information concerning the institution that is similar to the information required under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9745. Internet Access to Faculty Information

Sec. 51.9745.  INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.  (a)  Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution:
(1)  the student/faculty ratio;
(2)  the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track;
(3)  the percentage of semester credit hours taken by students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;
(4)  the number of faculty members in each of the following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and gender:
(A)  professor;
(B)  associate professor;
(C)  assistant professor;
(D)  instructor;
(E)  nontenured or nontenure track; and
(F)  teaching assistant;
(5)  average faculty salaries by rank;
(6)  the amount of money appropriated by the legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;
(7)  the total revenue the institution spent per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;
(8)  the amount of federal and private research expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent faculty member;
(9)  the number and percentage of faculty members holding extramural research grants;
(10)  the number and names of awards to faculty members from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by The Center for Measuring University Performance; and
(11)  the number of endowed professorships or chairs.
(b)  Each institution to which this section applies shall update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31 of each year.
(c)  The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an institution to which this section applies is responsible for ensuring implementation of this section.  The administrator may assign duties under this section to one or more administrative employees.
(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to ensure the consistency of information made available under this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 736), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9746. Internet Access to Employment Data

Sec. 51.9746.  INTERNET ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA.  (a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  Each general academic teaching institution other than a public state college shall maintain in a prominent location on the institution's Internet website a link to the Texas Consumer Resource for Education and Workforce Statistics ("Texas CREWS") report on gainful employment applicable to the institution for the most recent year for which that report is available.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 720 (H.B. 1287), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.975. Sharing of Underused Classrooms

Sec. 51.975.  SHARING OF UNDERUSED CLASSROOMS.  (a)  A public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution or by students, student organizations, or faculty of the institution between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on one or more weekdays or between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on one or more Saturdays available for that day to another public junior college on request for teaching courses in the core curriculum, as defined by Section 61.821, or continuing education courses.
(b)  A public institution of higher education that under Subsection (a) makes a classroom available to another institution shall continue to make that classroom, or a comparable classroom, available to the other institution for the duration of the semester or other academic term.
(c)  An institution of higher education may charge another institution for the use of a classroom under this section at a rate not to exceed the rate permitted for this purpose as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  The coordinating board shall establish those rates in an amount to reimburse the host institution for utility costs and other costs, such as maintenance and custodial services, based on the infrastructure formula funding that the host institution would receive if teaching a course in that space itself for that time.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 608 (H.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.9761. Child Abuse Reporting Policy and Training

Sec. 51.9761.  CHILD ABUSE REPORTING POLICY AND TRAINING.  (a)  In this section, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
(b)  Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy governing the reporting of child abuse and neglect as required by Chapter 261, Family Code, for the institution and its employees.  The policy must require each employee of the institution to report child abuse and neglect in the manner required by Chapter 261, Family Code.
(c)  Each institution of higher education shall provide training for employees who are professionals as defined by Section 261.101, Family Code, in prevention techniques for and the recognition of symptoms of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of sexual abuse and other maltreatment.  The training must include:
(1)  techniques for reducing a child's risk of sexual abuse or other maltreatment;
(2)  factors indicating a child is at risk for sexual abuse or other maltreatment;
(3)  the warning signs and symptoms associated with sexual abuse or other maltreatment and recognition of those signs and symptoms; and
(4)  the requirements and procedures for reporting suspected sexual abuse or other maltreatment as provided by Chapter 261, Family Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 592 (S.B. 939), Sec. 4, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.977. Employment Policies for Certain Persons Employed by Medical and Dental Units

Sec. 51.977.  EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS EMPLOYED BY MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNITS.  (a)  The president of a medical and dental unit, as defined by Section 61.003, shall determine whether a person employed by the unit for patient care or clinical activities is a full-time employee for purposes of:
(1)  employees group benefits under Chapter 1551 or 1601, Insurance Code;
(2)  leave under Chapter 661 or 662, Government Code; and
(3)  longevity pay under Section 659.043, Government Code.
(b)  A determination under Subsection (a) does not entitle a person who works less than 40 hours a week to the full state contribution to the cost of any coverage or benefits.  However, from money other than money appropriated from the general revenue fund, the employing medical and dental unit may contribute to that cost amounts in excess of the state contribution.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 72, eff. September 1, 2007.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 51.969 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(9), eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 687 (S.B. 2270), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.978. Temporary Housing Between Academic Terms for Certain Students Formerly Under Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services

Sec. 51.978.  TEMPORARY HOUSING BETWEEN ACADEMIC TERMS FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS FORMERLY UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)  "Academic term" includes a summer session.
(b)  To be eligible to receive housing assistance from an institution of higher education under Subsection (c), a student must:
(1)  have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services or its predecessor in function on the day preceding:
(A)  the student's 18th birthday; or
(B)  the date the student's disabilities of minority are removed by a court under Chapter 31, Family Code;
(2)  be enrolled full-time at the institution during the academic term immediately preceding the period for which the student requests the housing assistance;
(3)  be registered or otherwise have taken the actions required by the institution to permit the student to enroll full-time at the institution during the academic term immediately following the period for which the student requests the housing assistance;  and
(4)  lack other reasonable temporary housing alternatives between the academic terms described by Subdivisions (2) and (3), as determined by the institution.
(c)  On the student's request, each institution of higher education shall assist an eligible student in locating temporary housing for any period beginning on the last day of an academic term and ending on the first day of the immediately following academic term, according to the institution's academic calendar.
(d)  For each eligible student under Subsection (b) who also demonstrates financial need, the institution may:
(1)  provide a stipend to cover any reasonable costs of the temporary housing that are not covered by other financial aid immediately available to the student for that purpose; or
(2)  provide temporary housing directly to the student for the applicable period.
(e)  The receipt of a stipend under Subsection (d) does not prohibit the student from receiving additional stipends under that subsection in one or more subsequent periods, based on the student's demonstrated financial need.
(f)  An institution of higher education may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section.  The institution shall use any gifts, grants, and donations received for the purposes of this section before using other revenue.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 452), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 51.976 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(10), 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.979. Prohibition on Certain Discrimination in Student Dress or Grooming Policy

Sec. 51.979.  PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)  "Protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.
(b)  Any student dress or grooming policy adopted by an institution of higher education, including a student dress or grooming policy for any extracurricular activity, may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 2, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.980. Intercollegiate Athletic Competition Based on Biological Sex

Sec. 51.980.  INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC COMPETITION BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Athletic competition" means any athletic display between teams or individuals, such as a contest, exhibition, performance, or sport.
(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or authorized by an institution of higher education may not allow:
(1)  a student to compete on the team in an intercollegiate athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the institution that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex; or
(2)  a male student to compete on the team in a mixed-sex intercollegiate athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the institution in a position that is designated by rule or procedure for female students.
(c)  An intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) may allow a female student to compete in an intercollegiate athletic competition that is designated for male students if a corresponding intercollegiate athletic competition designated for female students is not offered or available.
(d)  For purposes of this section:
(1)  a student's biological sex is the biological sex correctly stated on:
(A)  the student's official birth certificate, as described by Subdivision (2); or
(B)  if the student's official birth certificate described by Paragraph (A) is unobtainable, another government record that accurately states the student's biological sex; and
(2)  a statement of a student's biological sex on the student's official birth certificate is considered to have correctly stated the student's biological sex only if the statement was:
(A)  entered at or near the time of the student's birth; or
(B)  modified to correct a scrivener or clerical error in the student's biological sex.
(e)  An institution of higher education or an intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) may not retaliate against a person for reporting a violation of this section.
(f)  A person may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against an institution of higher education or an intercollegiate athletic team described by Subsection (b) that violates this section.
(g)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules to implement this section.  The rules must ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding the confidentiality of student medical information, including Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (S.B. 15), Sec. 2, 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.981. Off-Campus Workforce Education or Lower-Division Programs Requested by Employers

Sec. 51.981.  OFF-CAMPUS WORKFORCE EDUCATION OR LOWER-DIVISION PROGRAMS REQUESTED BY EMPLOYERS.  An institution of higher education may enter into an agreement with an employer to provide a credit or noncredit off-campus workforce education or lower-division program to the institution's students at a site requested by the employer without the approval of a higher education regional council established under Subchapter N, regardless of whether the site at which the program would be offered is located within the institution's uniform state service region or, if the institution is a public junior college, within the junior college district's service area, if:
(1)  the employer has solicited an agreement to offer the program at that site with another institution of higher education that offers the same or substantially equivalent coursework as that requested by the employer;
(2)  the proposed site for the off-campus program is located within the uniform state service region in which the institution described by Subdivision (1) is located or, if the institution is a public junior college, within the junior college district's service area; and
(3)  the institution of higher education described by Subdivision (1) does not finalize an offer to enter into an agreement with the employer that meets the employer's specifications for the off-campus program within six weeks after the employer's initial written solicitation requesting the institution to offer the program.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (H.B. 4361), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.983. Early Registration for Parenting Students

Sec. 51.983.  EARLY REGISTRATION FOR PARENTING STUDENTS.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)  "Parenting student" means a student enrolled at an institution of higher education who is the parent or legal guardian of a child under 18 years of age.
(b)  If an institution of higher education provides early registration for courses or programs at the institution for any group of students, the institution shall provide early registration for those courses or programs for parenting students in the same manner.
(c)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (S.B. 459), 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 Z. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 51.987. Certain Academic Boycotts of Foreign Countries Prohibited

Sec. 51.987.  CERTAIN ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES PROHIBITED.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  Subject to Subsection (c), an institution of higher education may not implement an academic boycott of a foreign country that would prevent a student or faculty member of the institution from:
(1)  studying or conducting research in or about the country; or
(2)  interacting with the country's scholars or representatives.
(c)  An institution of higher education may implement an academic boycott described by Subsection (b) of a foreign country included by the United States Department of State on a list of state sponsors of terrorism.  The boycott may not prevent a student enrolled at the institution from studying or being educated about the country.
(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (S.B. 1517), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 51A.001. Definitions

Sec. 51A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "General academic teaching institution," "institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 51A.003. Duties of Institutions of Higher Education Relating to Institution Resumes

Sec. 51A.003.  DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES.  Each institution of higher education to which this chapter applies shall:
(1)  submit to the coordinating board any information requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the coordinating board to include information or calculate data required to be included in the institution's resumes; and
(2)  ensure that the first frame of the institution's Internet website home page includes, in a font that is larger than the font of the majority of the text on the home page, an accessible link to the institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating board's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 736), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 51A.004. Link to Federal Student Financial Aid Information

Sec. 51A.004.  LINK TO FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION.  An institution may satisfy a requirement of this chapter relating to student loan, grant, or scholarship information by linking the online resume of the institution to that information as it appears on the website known as "College Navigator," or a successor or related website, maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 736), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter B. Online Institution Resumes for Four-Year General Academic Teaching Institutions › Section 51A.051. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 51A.051.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to general academic teaching institutions, other than public state colleges.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Institution Resumes for Lower-Division Institutions › Section 51A.101. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 51A.101.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to the following institutions of higher education:
(1)  public junior colleges;
(2)  public technical institutes; and
(3)  public state colleges.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51A - Online Institution Resumes for Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Online Institution Resumes for Medical and Dental Units › Section 51A.151. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 51A.151.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to medical and dental units.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (S.B. 174), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 52 - Student Loan Program › Subchapter A. Administration › Section 52.01. Administration

Sec. 52.01.  ADMINISTRATION.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or its successors, shall administer the student loan program authorized by this chapter pursuant to Sections 50b-4, 50b-5, 50b-6, and 50b-7, Article III, Texas Constitution, and any former provision of the Texas Constitution authorizing bonds to finance educational loans to students.  Personnel and other expenses required to properly administer this chapter shall be funded by:
(1)  the general appropriations acts; or
(2)  any other source of revenue received by the board in connection with the operation of the student loan program.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 571, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 7, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 2, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (S.B. 1640), Sec. 1, eff. November 6, 2007;
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (S.B. 1799), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 52 - Student Loan Program › Subchapter A. Administration › Section 52.02. Delegation of Powers and Duties

Sec. 52.02.  DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.  The board may delegate to the commissioner of higher education the powers, duties, and functions authorized by this chapter, except those relating to the sale of bonds and the letting of contracts for insurance.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.