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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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.08205. Research on Substance Use Disorders and Addiction

Sec. 61.08205.  RESEARCH ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND ADDICTION.  The board shall encourage health-related institutions, as defined by Section 62.161, as added by Chapter 448 (H.B. 7), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, and the faculty of those institutions to individually or through collaborative effort conduct research, for public health purposes, regarding substance use disorders and addiction issues involving prescription drugs.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 3285), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0821. Research on Border Region Environmental Issues

Sec. 61.0821.  RESEARCH ON BORDER REGION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.  (a)  In this section, "border region" means the area composed of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, Live Oak, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala.
(b)  The board shall encourage institutions of higher education and other entities using state research or technology funds to apply those funds to environmental issues in the border region to the extent consistent with the authorized use of those funds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0822. Contract With Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

Sec. 61.0822.  CONTRACT WITH TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS.  The board may contract with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners to administer the examination fee scholarship program established under Section 1051.206, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 861, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.769, 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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0841. Intensive Short Course for Appointed Members of Governing Boards

Sec. 61.0841.  INTENSIVE SHORT COURSE FOR APPOINTED MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARDS.  (a)  The board shall develop an intensive short orientation course for members of the governing boards of institutions of higher education who hold appointive positions.  The orientation course must be offered as an online interactive course and may also be offered in the form of a written document or in a one-on-one or group setting.
(b)  The instruction in the orientation course must include:
(1)  best practices relating to excellence, transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the governing structure and organization of general academic teaching institutions and university systems;
(2)  best practices relating to the manner in which governing boards and administrators of general academic teaching institutions and university systems develop and implement major policy decisions, including the need for impartiality and adequate internal review in their processes;
(3)  matters relating to excellence, transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the governance and administration of general academic teaching institutions and university systems; and
(4)  ethics, conflicts of interests, and the proper role of a board member in the governing structure of general academic teaching institutions and university systems.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (S.B. 24), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.085. On-Line Surplus Property Resource

Sec. 61.085.  ON-LINE SURPLUS PROPERTY RESOURCE.  (a)  The board shall establish and maintain an Internet site or similar facility accessible to school districts by telecommunication to allow an institution of higher education to provide notice to school districts in this state of any available surplus or salvage property of the institution that consists of instructional materials or that may be used for instructional purposes.  The board shall operate the facility to allow a school district to make a direct inquiry to an institution regarding the possible acquisition of property by the school district.
(b)  The board may charge a fee for an institution or school district to use the facility.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 274, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1281, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.087. Matching Scholarships to Retain Students in Texas

Sec. 61.087.  MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules that allow a public or private or independent institution of higher education to use any funds appropriated to the institution or that the institution may use for the award of scholarships or grants to match, in whole or in part, any nonathletic scholarship or grant offer, including an offer of the payment of tuition, fees, room and board, or a stipend, received by a graduate of a Texas public or private high school from an out-of-state institution of higher education.  The rules shall provide for verifying that an out-of-state institution has made a nonathletic scholarship or grant offer to a student and the amount of the offer.  The board may adopt any other rule necessary to implement this section.
(b)  In adopting rules under this section, the board may not require an institution to match a scholarship or grant offer.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(19), eff. June 17, 2011.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 61.086 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(21), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(19), eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.088. Dropped or Repeated Courses Under Competency-Based Baccalaureate Degree Program

Sec. 61.088.  DROPPED OR REPEATED COURSES UNDER COMPETENCY-BASED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM.  The board by rule shall develop standards for and limitations on dropping or repeating courses by students enrolled in a competency-based baccalaureate degree program, as defined by Section 56.521.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 754 (H.B. 4005), Sec. 5, eff. June 12, 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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.089. State Science and Engineering Fairs

Sec. 61.089.  STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIRS.  (a)  The board shall conduct an annual state science and engineering fair as part of an outreach program for middle school, junior high school, and high school students to:
(1)  promote an appreciation for and interest in science, mathematics, and engineering among middle school, junior high school, and high school students;
(2)  assist schools and school districts in fulfilling their missions of science, mathematics, and engineering education;  and
(3)  promote workforce development in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering by providing students with an opportunity to interact with higher education and corporate institutions.
(b)  The board may contract with public or private entities to conduct the state fair.
(c)  The board shall coordinate the state fair with local and regional science and engineering fairs held in this state.
(d)  The board shall adopt rules for the organization and operation of the state fair and shall select the participants in the fair.
(e)  The board may use general revenue funds appropriated for that purpose and any gifts, grants, and donations to conduct the state fair.  The amount of general revenue funds appropriated for that purpose in a state fiscal year may not exceed $10,000 or the total amount of money received as gifts, grants, or donations, whichever amount is less.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.088 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(36), 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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0899. Assistance in Certain Rural Health Care Loan Reimbursement and Stipend Programs

Sec. 61.0899.  ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN RURAL HEALTH CARE LOAN REIMBURSEMENT AND STIPEND PROGRAMS.  The board shall, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, ensure that the board seeks to obtain the maximum amount of funds from any source, including federal funds, to support programs to provide student loan reimbursement or stipends for graduates of degree programs in this state who practice or agree to practice in a medically underserved community.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.006(g), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.090. Pilot Centers for Advancement of Quality in Long-Term Care

Sec. 61.090.  PILOT CENTERS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF QUALITY IN LONG-TERM CARE.  (a)  The governing board of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the governing board of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center each may establish at the respective health science center a pilot center for the advancement of quality in long-term care for the purpose of:
(1)  identifying opportunities for research, education, and outreach programs designed to improve the quality of care in long-term care facilities;  and
(2)  implementing and evaluating those research, education, and outreach programs.
(b)  Each pilot center shall:
(1)  identify existing consumer-centered clinical and quality-of-life assessment protocols and develop new such assessment protocols;
(2)  evaluate the assessment protocols described by Subdivision (1);
(3)  identify existing consumer-centered clinical and quality-of-life care protocols and develop new such care protocols;
(4)  evaluate the care protocols described by Subdivision (3);
(5)  evaluate the role of reimbursement and financial incentives in improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities;
(6)  serve as training sites for physicians, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, long-term care facility administrators, therapists, social workers, and long-term care facility surveyors and investigators;
(7)  evaluate the role of telecommunications technology in improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities in remote or underserved areas;  and
(8)  develop best practices that can be taught and appropriately replicated in long-term care facilities.
(c)  Each pilot center shall establish a multidisciplinary leadership team to coordinate the activities across the pilot centers to:
(1)  establish uniformity in information and best practices;  and
(2)  disseminate in conjunction with appropriate state agencies and long-term care professional organizations:
(A)  the assessment and care protocols described by Subsections (b)(1) and (3);  and
(B)  informational materials regarding the professional, organizational, and managerial capacities necessary to advance the quality of care in long-term care facilities.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1374, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.088 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(37), 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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0901. Incentives to Promote Retention and Graduation of Nursing Students

Sec. 61.0901.  INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF NURSING STUDENTS.  (a)  In this section, "professional nursing program" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.9621.
(b)  The board shall consider and develop methods to promote the retention and graduation of students enrolled in a professional nursing program and shall adopt rules to implement those methods the board considers feasible, including recommendations on financial aid.
(c)  The board by rule shall establish a program to recognize a professional nursing program that achieves a graduation rate of 85 percent or more.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 344 (S.B. 138), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.09021. Comparison Tool

Sec. 61.09021.  COMPARISON TOOL.  (a)  The board shall make available to the public on the board's Internet website a search tool that allows a person to compare general academic teaching institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the person, including offering a particular major or program of study.
(b)  The comparison tool required under this section must:
(1)  be accessible from the board's Internet website;
(2)  allow a user to identify general academic teaching institutions according to selection criteria as determined by the board; and
(3)  be accessible to the public without requiring registration or use of a user name, password, or other user identification.
(c)  The comparison tool required under this section must generate a comparison chart in a grid format that:
(1)  lists the general academic teaching institutions that match a user's search criteria; and
(2)  provides information for each institution listed that the board has determined would aid a prospective student in evaluating the institution.
(d)  The Internet page displaying the comparison chart must include a link to the Internet website of the Texas Workforce Commission.
(e)  To the extent practicable, the information provided under Subsection (c) must consist of information that a general academic teaching institution is required to report to the board under another provision of law, including board rule.
(f)  Each general academic teaching institution shall provide to the board the information to be provided under Subsection (c) not later than October 1, or a date determined by the board, of each year.  The board shall update the comparison tool as soon as practicable after receiving information from each institution.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 736), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0903. Certificate of Recognition for Major Donors to Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 61.0903.  CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR MAJOR DONORS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  The board shall design and produce a certificate of recognition for presentation by an institution of higher education to a person who in any year contributes to the institution for the support of any purposes, programs, or activities of the institution one or more gifts or donations in a total amount of at least $10,000.
(b)  On receipt of a written request from an institution of higher education providing the information necessary to establish the donor's eligibility for the certificate, the board shall prepare and provide at no cost to the institution a certificate of recognition designed by the board under this section recognizing the gifts or donations of a person described by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 469), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.
Renumbered from Education Code, Section 61.0901 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(10), eff. September 1, 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 C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0904. Review of Institutional Groupings

Sec. 61.0904.  REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL GROUPINGS.  (a)  At least once every 10 years, the board shall conduct a review of the institutional groupings under the board's higher education accountability system, including a review of the criteria for and definitions assigned to those groupings.
(b)  The board shall include within the board's higher education accountability system any career schools and colleges in this state that offer degree programs.  Regardless of whether the board is conducting a periodic review of institutional groupings as required by Subsection (a), the board shall determine whether to create one or more separate institutional groupings for entities to which this subsection applies.  In implementing this subsection, the board shall:
(1)  consult with affected career schools and colleges regarding the imposition of reporting requirements on those entities; and
(2)  adopt rules that clearly define the types and amounts of information to be reported to the board.
(c)  In advance of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall report to each standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education regarding any entities to which Subsection (b) applies that do not participate in the board's higher education accountability system as provided by that subsection.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (S.B. 1534), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0906. Tracking System for Medical Training and Practice Choices

Sec. 61.0906.  TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE CHOICES.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish a system under which the board acquires and maintains data regarding the initial residency program choices made by graduates of medical schools in this state and the initial practice choices made by persons completing medical residency programs in this state.  The tracking system must:
(1)  use any data reasonably available to the board, including data maintained by or accessible to medical schools or residency programs in this state; and
(2)  with respect to a person who completes a medical residency program in this state, collect relevant information for the two-year period following completion of that program.
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), relevant information includes:
(1)  whether and for how long physicians who complete medical residency programs in this state work in primary care in this state and which medical specialties they report as their primary medical practice; and
(2)  the locations of the practices established by those persons.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0908. Designation of Liaison Officer to Assist Students Formerly in Foster Care

Sec. 61.0908.  DESIGNATION OF LIAISON OFFICER TO ASSIST STUDENTS FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE.  The board shall designate at least one employee of the board to act as a liaison officer for current and incoming students at institutions of higher education who were formerly in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.  The liaison officer shall assist in coordinating college readiness and student success efforts relating to those students.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 3748), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.0909. Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students Formerly in Foster Care

Sec. 61.0909.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE.  (a)  In this section, "department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(b)  The board and the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the department's evaluation of educational outcomes of students at institutions of higher education who were formerly in the conservatorship of the department.  The memorandum of understanding must require:
(1)  the department to provide the board each year with demographic information regarding individual students enrolled at institutions of higher education who were formerly in the conservatorship of the department following an adversarial hearing under Section 262.201, Family Code; and
(2)  the board, in a manner consistent with federal law, to provide the department with aggregate information  regarding educational outcomes of students for whom the board received demographic information under Subdivision (1).
(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), information regarding educational outcomes includes information relating to student academic achievement, graduation rates, attendance, and other educational outcomes as determined by the board and the department.
(d)  The department may authorize the board to provide education research centers established under Section 1.005 with demographic information regarding individual students received by the board in accordance with Subsection (b)(1), as appropriate to allow the centers to perform additional analysis regarding educational outcomes of students in foster care.  Any use of information regarding individual students provided to a center under this subsection must be approved by the department.
(e)  Nothing in this section may be construed to:
(1)  require the board or the department to collect or maintain additional information regarding students formerly in the conservatorship of the department; or
(2)  allow the release of information regarding an individual student in a manner not permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) or another state or federal law.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 3748), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 61.09092. Coordination of Cybersecurity Coursework Development

Sec. 61.09092.  COORDINATION OF CYBERSECURITY COURSEWORK DEVELOPMENT.  (a)  In this section, "lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute.
(b)  The board, in consultation with the Department of Information Resources, shall coordinate with lower-division institutions of higher education and entities that administer or award postsecondary industry certifications or other workforce credentials in cybersecurity to develop certificate programs or other courses of instruction leading toward those certifications or credentials that may be offered by lower-division institutions of higher education.
(c)  The board may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter D. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor University College of Dentistry › Section 61.091. Definitions

Sec. 61.091.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Bona fide Texas resident" means a person defined as a "resident student" in Subchapter B, Chapter 54 of this code, and rules, regulations, and interpretations promulgated under that subchapter by the board or the Commission on Higher Education.
(2)  "Established public medical schools" means The University of Texas Medical Branch and Southwestern Medical School.
(3)  "Undergraduate medical student" means a person enrolled for a regular schedule of courses in pursuit of a Doctor of Medicine degree.
(4)  "Scholastic year of disbursement" means the period of time commencing on September 1 of each calendar year and terminating on August 31 of the next succeeding calendar year.  The first scholastic year of disbursement commences on September 1, 1970, and terminates on August 31, 1971.
(5)  "Average annual state tax support per undergraduate medical student enrolled at the established public medical schools" means an amount calculated by dividing the net general revenue appropriations to the established public medical schools for the fiscal year next preceding the scholastic year of disbursement by the total number of undergraduate medical students enrolled in those schools on October 15 of the fiscal year.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter D. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor University College of Dentistry › Section 61.092. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine

Sec. 61.092.  CONTRACTS WITH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.  (a)  The board may contract with Baylor College of Medicine for the administration, direction, and performance of all services and the provision, maintenance, operation, and repair of all buildings, facilities, structures, equipment, and materials necessary or proper to the education, training, preparation, or instruction of bona fide Texas resident undergraduate medical students.
(b)  Funds received by Baylor College of Medicine under Subchapter A or B, Chapter 63, may be used only to support programs that benefit medical research, health education, or treatment programs at the institution.
(c)  If Baylor College of Medicine elects to administer the fund established for the institution under Subchapter B, Chapter 63, Baylor College of Medicine and the board must enter into a contract that requires Baylor College of Medicine to administer the fund in the same manner and subject to the same regulations, including disclosure requirements, as would apply to the comptroller if the comptroller were administering a fund under Subchapter B, Chapter 63.
(d)  This subchapter may not be construed to empower the board to limit, alter, modify, or in any other manner change or approve, or negotiate for changes in or approval of, the administration, direction, and performance of these services or the provision, maintenance, operation, and repair of buildings, facilities, structures, equipment, or materials.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter D. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor University College of Dentistry › Section 61.093. Disbursements

Sec. 61.093.  DISBURSEMENTS.  (a)  In the exercise of the authority described in Section 61.092 of this code, the board may disburse to Baylor College of Medicine, during each scholastic year of disbursement, an amount equal to the average annual state tax support per undergraduate medical student at the established public medical schools, multiplied by the number of bona fide Texas resident undergraduate medical students enrolled at Baylor College of Medicine.  However, the board may never disburse an amount exceeding the amount appropriated by the legislature for this purpose.
(b)  Subject to the limitations described in Subsection (a) of this section, the board may establish, by contract with Baylor College of Medicine, the method by which the disbursement shall be accomplished, and may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations necessary to ascertain the average annual state tax support per undergraduate medical student at the established public medical schools.
(c)  Money appropriated for payment of contracts under the authority of Section 61.092 shall be paid to Baylor College of Medicine as follows:
(1)  40 percent of the yearly entitlement shall be paid in two equal installments to be made on or before the 25th day of September and October;  and
(2)  60 percent of the yearly entitlement shall be paid in six equal installments to be made on or before the 25th day of November, December, January, February, March, and April.
(d)  The amount of any installment required by this section may be modified to provide the Baylor College of Medicine and the Baylor College of Dentistry with the proper amount to which each college may be entitled by law and to correct errors in the allocation or distribution of funds.  If an installment under this section is required to be equal to other installments, the amount of other installments may be adjusted to provide for that equality.  A payment under this section is not invalid because it is not equal to other installments.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1984, 68th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, art. 1, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1984;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 21, 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 D. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor University College of Dentistry › Section 61.095. Restrictions

Sec. 61.095.  RESTRICTIONS.  The rights, powers, and authority granted in this subchapter shall not be subject to restriction, limitation, obligation, or requirement provided in Section 61.058 of this code or Articles 665 through 678m, inclusive, of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter D. Contracts With Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor University College of Dentistry › Section 61.097. Contracts With Respect to Resident Physicians

Sec. 61.097.  CONTRACTS WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENT PHYSICIANS.  (a)  The board shall contract with Baylor College of Medicine for the administration, direction, and performance of services necessary or proper to the education, training, development, and preparation of resident physicians for a career in medicine.
(b)   In the exercise of the authority under Subsection (a), the board shall disburse to Baylor College of Medicine the money appropriated by the legislature to the board for that purpose. The money disbursed to Baylor College of Medicine under this section shall be spent by the school exclusively for the education, training, development, and preparation of resident physicians for a career in medicine.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3248, ch. 855, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 44 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 1, eff. May 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 F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.221. Tuition Equalization Grants Authorized

Sec. 61.221.  TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.  In order to provide the maximum possible utilization of existing educational resources and facilities within this state, both public and private, the coordinating board is authorized to provide tuition equalization grants to Texas residents enrolled in any approved private Texas college or university, based on student financial need, but not to exceed a grant amount of more than that specified in the appropriation by the legislature or as provided by Section 61.227.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.222. Approved Institutions

Sec. 61.222.  APPROVED INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  The coordinating board shall approve only those private or independent colleges or universities that are private or independent institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 or are located within this state and meet the same program standards and accreditation as public institutions of higher education as determined by the board.
(b)  The coordinating board may temporarily approve a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 that previously qualified under Subsection (a) but no longer holds the same accreditation as public institutions of higher education.  To qualify under this subsection, an institution must be:
(1)  accredited by an accreditor recognized by the board;
(2)  actively working toward the same accreditation as public institutions of higher education;
(3)  participating in the federal financial aid program under 20 U.S.C. Section 1070a; and
(4)  a "part B institution" as defined by 20 U.S.C. Section 1061(2) and listed in 34 C.F.R. Section 608.2.
(c)  The coordinating board may grant temporary approval for a period of two years and may renew the approval twice.
(d)  The coordinating board shall approve a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 that previously qualified under Subsection (a) but no longer holds the same accreditation as public institutions of higher education.  To qualify under this subsection, an institution must be:
(1)  accredited by an accreditor recognized by the board;
(2)  a work college, as that term is defined by 20 U.S.C. Section 1087-58; and
(3)  participating in the federal financial aid program under 20 U.S.C. Section 1070a.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 976), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (S.B. 331), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 444 (S.B. 1680), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.223. Nondiscrimination Regulations

Sec. 61.223.  NONDISCRIMINATION REGULATIONS.  The coordinating board shall make such regulations as may be necessary to insure compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-352), in regard to nondiscrimination in admissions or employment.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.224. Application of General Appropriations Act Riders

Sec. 61.224.  APPLICATION OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT RIDERS.  Those riders in the General Appropriations Act that apply to expenditure of state funds at state-supported colleges and universities shall also apply to expenditure of state funds at any college or university attended by a student receiving aid under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.2252. Reestablishing Eligibility for Grant

Sec. 61.2252.  REESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.  If a person who receives an initial tuition equalization grant after the 2004-2005 academic year fails to meet any of the applicable requirements of this subchapter after the completion of any semester or term, the person may not receive a tuition equalization grant during the next semester or term in which the person enrolls.  The person may become eligible to receive a tuition equalization grant in a subsequent semester or term if the person:
(1)  completes a semester or term during which the student is not eligible for a tuition equalization grant; and
(2)  meets all the applicable requirements of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2005.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 61.2251 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.226. Application of Laws to Receiving Institutions

Sec. 61.226.  APPLICATION OF LAWS TO RECEIVING INSTITUTIONS.  Any college or university receiving any benefit under the provisions of this subchapter, either directly or indirectly, shall be subject to all present or future laws enacted by the legislature.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.227. Payment of Grant; Amount

Sec. 61.227.  PAYMENT OF GRANT;  AMOUNT.  (a)  On determination of a person's financial need, the institution at which the student is enrolled shall certify the amount of the tuition equalization grant based on financial need but not to exceed a grant amount of more than that specified in the appropriation by the legislature, or more than the difference between the tuition at the private institution attended and the tuition at public colleges and universities.
(b)  The proper amount of the tuition equalization grant shall be paid to the student through the college or university in which the student is enrolled.
(c)  In no event shall a tuition equalization grant paid pursuant to this subchapter in behalf of any student during any one fiscal year exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the average state appropriation in the biennium preceding the biennium in which the grant is made for a full-time student or the equivalent at public senior colleges and universities, as determined by the board.
(d)  Notwithstanding any other law, a student enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher education may not receive a tuition equalization grant under this subchapter and a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, for the same semester or other term, regardless of whether the student is otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term.  A student who but for this subsection would be awarded both a tuition equalization grant and a TEXAS grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to receive only the grant of the greater amount.
(e)  Notwithstanding any restrictions provided by Subsection (c) on the amount of a grant, a tuition equalization grant for an academic period for an undergraduate student who establishes exceptional financial need in accordance with the procedures and rules of the coordinating board may be certified by the institution at which the undergraduate student is enrolled in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the amount of the grant that the student would otherwise have been awarded for that period under the other provisions of this section.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 93, ch. 56, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.228. Implementation of Grant Program

Sec. 61.228.  IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.  This subchapter applies to freshmen (first year) students beginning in the fall semester of 1971;  to freshmen and sophomores in 1972;  to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in 1973;  and to all students attending approved private institutions in 1974 and thereafter.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.229. Promulgation and Distribution of Regulations

Sec. 61.229.  PROMULGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REGULATIONS.  (a)  The coordinating board may make reasonable regulations, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed in this subchapter.
(b)  The coordinating board shall make such regulations as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of Article I, Section 7, Article III, Section 51, and other parts of the Texas Constitution.
(c)  The coordinating board shall distribute copies of all regulations adopted pursuant to this subchapter to each eligible institution.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 78, ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants › Section 61.230. Annual Report

Sec. 61.230.  ANNUAL REPORT.   The coordinating board shall include in its annual report to the legislature on financial aid in this state a breakdown of tuition equalization grant recipients  by ethnicity indicating the percentage of each ethnic group that received tuition equalization grant money at each institution.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter G. Regulation of Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Section 61.301. Purpose

Sec. 61.301.  PURPOSE.  It is the policy and purpose of the State of Texas to prevent deception of the public resulting from the conferring and use of fraudulent or substandard college and university degrees;  it is also the purpose of this subchapter to regulate the use of academic terminology in naming or otherwise designating educational institutions, the advertising, solicitation or representation by educational institutions or their agents, and the maintenance and preservation of essential academic records.  Because degrees and equivalent indicators of educational attainment are used by employers in judging the training of prospective employees, by public and private professional groups in determining qualifications for admission to and continuance of practice, and by the general public in assessing the competence of persons engaged in a wide range of activities necessary to the general welfare, regulation by law of the evidences of college and university educational attainment is in the public interest.  To the same end the protection of legitimate institutions and of those holding degrees from them is also in the public interest.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1867, ch. 587, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board › Subchapter G. Regulation of Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Section 61.3021. Review of Degree Not Otherwise Regulated by Subchapter

Sec. 61.3021.  REVIEW OF DEGREE NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED BY SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish a process for reviewing and approving a degree conferred by a person described by Section 61.302(11)(B) or (C).  The review process must include a determination by the board whether the degree is the equivalent of a degree granted by a private postsecondary educational institution or other person in accordance with the person's accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency or with the person's certificate of authority under this subchapter.
(b)  The board may charge an applicant for a review under this section a fee in an amount the board determines will cover the cost of conducting the review.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 1173), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
See note following this section.