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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter F - WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES › Section 9.115 - Application and Approval Procedures for Workforce Continuing Education Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any workforce
				  continuing education course listed in the Workforce Education Course Manual
				  (WECM) may be offered by any public two-year college without prior approval by
				  the Board. Courses in the current WECM are valid until revised or deleted by
				  subsequent updates of the WECM.
(b)
				  All workforce continuing education courses shall be in compliance with the
				  guidelines outlined in the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce
				  Education as approved by the Board, the Workforce Education Course Manual, and
				  state law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter F - WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES › Section 9.116 - Waiver of Tuition and Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A public junior college may waive all or part of the
					 tuition or fees charged to a student for a workforce continuing education
					 course only if:
(1) the student:
(A) is enrolled in high school or in a school
				  that is not formally organized as a high school, or;
(B) is 16 years of age or older, who has had
				  the disabilities of minority removed, and is not enrolled in secondary
				  education, or;
(C) is under the age
				  of 18 and is incarcerated; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter F - WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES › Section 9.117 - Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Contact hours attributable to the
				  enrollment of a student in a workforce continuing education course offered by a
				  public junior college shall be included in the contact hours used to determine
				  the college's proportionate share of state money appropriated and distributed
				  to public junior colleges under Texas Education Code §
										130.003
				  and §
										130.0031,
				  regardless of whether the college waives all or part of the tuition or fees for
				  the course under §130.304.
(b)
				  Workforce continuing education courses with fewer than seven (7) contact hours
				  of instruction will not receive state funding unless the specific type and
				  length of instruction are required by local, state, or national licensing,
				  certifying, regulatory, or accrediting agencies.
(c) No funds appropriated to any public
				  two-year college may be expended for any workforce continuing education course
				  which has not been approved by the Board staff.
(d) A vocational courses shall not be
				  eligible for state appropriations. This includes community interest courses. A
				  community college can offer community interest courses using local
				  funds.
(e) Workforce Education
				  Course Manual continuing education special topics courses that are not designed
				  to prepare adult students for employment shall not be eligible for state
				  appropriations. This includes basic employability courses, basic learning
				  skills courses and learning framework courses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter F - WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES › Section 9.118 - Reporting to the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Contact hours for workforce continuing education courses
					 from public two-year colleges must be determined and reported in compliance
					 with Board policy as outlined in the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in
					 Workforce Education as approved by the Board, the Workforce Education Course
					 Manual, and state law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.121 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter shall provide rules and regulations to
					 enable public two-year colleges to enter into contractual agreements with other
					 institutions of higher education or non-Southern Association of Colleges and
					 Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)-accredited organizations (which
					 include but are not limited to public secondary schools and business and
					 industry) to improve the articulation, quality, and efficiency of educational
					 programs and services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.122 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Education Code, Subchapter N of Chapter 51, and
					 §§51.923, 61.051(o), 61.053, 61.054, 61.055, 61.060, 61.061, 61.062,
					 61.064, 61.067, 130.001(b)(3)-(4), 130.006, 130.008, and 130.090, authorize the
					 Coordinating Board to adopt policies, enact regulations, and establish rules
					 for the public two-year colleges to enter into agreements with other entities
					 to provide for appropriate educational services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.123 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General
				  enrollment or contract training courses that are non-credit and do not result
				  in the award of CEUs are not eligible for any state apportionment funding, but
				  a two-year college is free to market such non-credit or non-CEU training to
				  business, industry, and government at whatever rate can be negotiated with the
				  contracting organization. Exceptions regarding programs serving incarcerated
				  students must be submitted to the Coordinating Board staff for review and
				  approval.
(b) Courses earning CEUs
				  shall be subject to the guidelines published by the SACSCOC as a condition of
				  eligibility for state appropriations.
(c) All student enrollments for semester hour
				  credit are subject to the provisions of the Texas Success Initiative as
				  applicable.
(d) Public two-year
				  colleges providing courses to organizations for which semester hour credits or
				  CEUs are earned must charge out-of-state tuition to non-resident students who
				  are brought from out of state for such contract courses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.124 - Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Non-SACSCOC-Accredited Organizations Other than Public Secondary Schools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  General Policy Guidelines.
(1) Contractual
				  agreements for instruction by public two-year colleges with non-SACSCOC
				  accredited organizations must comply with all current guidelines of the
				  SACSCOC.
(2) Courses and programs
				  offered under contractual agreements must be consistent with the educational
				  purpose, mission, and goals of the institution.
(3) Courses and programs offered and eligible
				  for state appropriations must remain under the sole and direct control of the
				  sponsoring public two-year college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.125 - Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Public Secondary Schools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General Policy Guidelines.
(1) Public two-year colleges may contract to
				  provide instruction for public secondary schools.
(2) Provision of instruction for public
				  secondary schools by public two-year colleges must be in accordance with rules
				  and guidelines established by the State Board of Education.
(3) Instruction provided under a contractual
				  agreement under this section may include only coursework necessary for students
				  to complete high school. It does not apply to early admission programs for high
				  school students entering college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.126 - Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Other SACSCOC-Accredited Institutions of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Public two-year
				  colleges may enter into cooperative undertakings or contractual agreements with
				  other Texas' public two-year colleges as permitted by state law.
(b) Public two-year colleges may enter into
				  cooperative undertakings or contractual agreements with other Texas public
				  institutions of higher education as part of a multi-institution teaching center
				  as outlined under Chapter 5, Subchapter D, §
										5.78 of
				  this title (relating to Supply/Demand Pathway) or other partnership agreements
				  on a shared-cost basis as permitted by state law.
(c) Public two-year colleges may enter into
				  cooperative undertakings or contractual agreements with SACSCOC-accredited
				  independent institutions of higher education as part of a multi-institution
				  teaching center as outlined under Chapter 5, Subchapter D, §
										5.78 of
				  this title (relating to Supply/Demand Pathway) or other partnership agreements
				  on a shared-cost basis as permitted by state law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.127 - Reporting to the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Contact hours for contract instruction eligible for state
					 appropriations must be determined and reported in compliance with state law and
					 Board rules and policy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS › Section 9.128 - Disapproval of Courses; Noncompliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No funds appropriated to any public two-year college may be
					 expended for any course which has not been approved by the Commissioner, even
					 if such course is taught under a contractual agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.141 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Coordinating Board encourages and
				  supports partnerships between secondary schools and public two-year colleges
				  including such initiatives as Tech-Prep and dual credit which allow secondary
				  students to receive both high school and college-level credit for college-level
				  courses.
(b) The purpose of this
				  subchapter shall be to provide rules and regulations for partnership
				  initiatives with secondary schools that are unique to public two-year colleges.
				  Rules for partnerships that concern dual credit may be found in Chapter 4,
				  Subchapter D of this title (relating to Dual Credit Partnerships Between
				  Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.142 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code (TEC), §§29.182, 29.184,
					 61.076(a), 61.851 through 61.855, 130.001(b)(3) - (4), 130.008, 130.090, and
					 135.06(d), authorize the Coordinating Board to adopt policies, enact
					 regulations, and establish rules for public two-year colleges to enter into
					 agreements with secondary schools to offer courses which grant credit toward
					 the student's high school academic requirements and/or college-level credit. In
					 addition, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of
					 2006 (hereinafter known as "the Act"), as amended, authorizes the State Board
					 of Education in its capacity as the State Board for Career and Technology
					 Education to designate the Coordinating Board as the administering agency of
					 the Tech-Prep Education Act, or that section, part, or title of the Act
					 referring to Tech-Prep Education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.143 - Types of Partnerships

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Partnerships
				  for Award of High School Credit Only. Contractual agreements between public
				  school districts and public two-year colleges in which the latter provide
				  instruction in courses to high school students for award of high school credit
				  only. Rules for these agreements are located in Subchapter G, §
										9.125
				  of this title (relating to Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Public
				  Secondary Schools).
(b)
				  Partnerships for Award of Dual Credit. Partnerships between secondary schools
				  and public two-year colleges in which the latter provide instruction to high
				  school students for immediate award of both high school credit and college
				  certificate and associate degree credit. Rules covering these partnerships may
				  be found in Chapter 4, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Dual Credit
				  Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges).
(c) Partnerships for Tech-Prep Programs.
				  Partnerships between public school districts and public two-year colleges to
				  allow for the articulation of high school technical courses taught by the high
				  school to high school students for immediate high school credit and later
				  college credit, to be awarded upon enrollment of the students in a two-year
				  college in an associate degree or certificate program.
(d) Partnerships for Remedial or
				  Developmental Instruction for High School Graduates. Partnerships between
				  public school districts and public two-year colleges to provide instruction by
				  the latter to high school students for either remedial course work to prepare
				  students to pass the required State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
				  End of Course (STAAR EOC) assessments or developmental course work to prepare
				  the students to pass an assessment instrument approved by the Board under
				  §
										4.56 of
				  this title (relating to Assessment Instruments).
(e) Partnerships to Develop and Provide
				  College Preparatory Courses for High School Students. Partnerships between
				  public school districts and public two-year colleges to develop and provide
				  courses in college preparatory mathematics and English language arts, as
				  outlined in TEC, §28.014, to prepare students for success in entry-level
				  college coursework.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.144 - Partnership Agreements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Need For
				  Partnership Agreement. For any instructional partnership between a secondary
				  school and a public two-year college, an agreement must be approved by the
				  governing boards or designated authorities of both the public school district
				  or private secondary school and the public two-year college.
(b) Elements of Partnership Agreements. Any
				  partnership agreement as described in §
										9.143 of
				  this title (relating to Types of Partnerships) must address the following
				  elements:
(1) student eligibility
				  requirements;
(2) faculty
				  qualifications;
(3) location and
				  student composition of classes;
(4)
				  provision of student learning and support services;
(5) eligible courses;
(6) grading criteria;
(7) transcripting of credit; and
(8) funding provisions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.146 - Remedial and Developmental Instruction for High School Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As outlined under Chapter 9, Subchapter
				  G, §
										9.125
				  of this title (relating to Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Public
				  Secondary Schools), two-year colleges may contract with public secondary school
				  districts to provide remedial courses for students enrolled in public secondary
				  schools in preparation for graduation from high school. Such courses are not
				  eligible for state appropriations.
(b) High school students who have passed all
				  of the STAAR EOC assessments with the high school graduation standard may be
				  permitted to enroll in state-funded developmental courses offered by a college
				  at the college's discretion if a need for such course work is indicated by
				  student performance on an assessment instrument approved by the Board under
				  §
										4.56 of
				  this title (relating to Assessment Instruments).
(c) Remedial and developmental courses may
				  not be offered for dual credit.
(d)
				  Only a public community college may waive tuition and fees for a Texas public
				  high school student enrolled in a remedial course or a developmental course.
				  Public technical colleges and state colleges may not waive tuition and
				  fees.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter H - PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Section 9.147 - College Preparatory Courses for High School Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) College Preparatory Courses, as outlined
				  in TEC, §28.014, are not developmental education courses contained in the
				  Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM).
(b) College Preparatory Courses are locally
				  developed through a memorandum of understanding created between school
				  districts and public two-year colleges.
(c) College Preparatory Courses are not
				  eligible for state appropriations through two-year college formula
				  funding.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter I - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 9.161 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter provides rules and regulations for public
					 community colleges for the delivery of courses and programs via instructional
					 telecommunications or to locations out of district, out of state, and out of
					 country.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter I - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 9.162 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Education Code, §§
										61.051(j),
					 61.053, 61.054, 61.060, 61.061, 61.062, 130.001(b)(3)-(4), and 130.086(d),
					 authorize the Coordinating Board to adopt policies, enact regulations, and
					 establish rules for public community colleges for the delivery of courses and
					 programs out of district, out of state, and out of country.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES › Subchapter I - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 9.163 - Courses and Programs Offered through Distance Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Chapter 4, Subchapter E of this title
				  (relating to Approval of Distance Education and Off-Campus Instruction for
				  Public Colleges and Universities) are hereby applicable to public community
				  colleges. These sections provide particular requirements and procedures for the
				  offering of courses and programs by public community colleges at
				  out-of-district, out-of-state, and out-of-country locations.
(b) Courses and programs not eligible for
				  state appropriations and offered in out-of-district, out-of-state, and
				  out-of-country locations shall meet the same rules, regulations, and guidelines
				  established by the Board for courses and programs eligible for state
				  appropriations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe rules and
					 regulations for the Texas State Technical College System in the general
					 operation of its campuses, extension facilities, and
					 programs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.2 - Covered Produce

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Covered
				  produce. Covered produce includes produce listed in
				  21 CFR §
											112.1.
(b) Produce that is not covered.
(1) The following produce is "not covered" by
				  the Produce Safety Rule under
				  21 CFR §
												112.2(a):
(A) produce that is produced by an individual
				  for personal consumption or produced for consumption on the farm or another
				  farm under the same management;
(B)
				  produce that is not a RAC; and
(C)
				  produce that is rarely consumed raw, specifically the produce on the following
				  exhaustive list: Asparagus; beans, black; beans, great Northern; beans, kidney;
				  beans, lima; beans, navy; beans, pinto; beets, garden (roots and tops); beets,
				  sugar; cashews; cherries, sour; chickpeas; cocoa beans; coffee beans; collards;
				  corn, sweet; cranberries; dates; dill (seeds and weed); eggplants; figs;
				  ginger; hazelnuts; horseradish; lentils; okra; peanuts; pecans; peppermint;
				  potatoes; pumpkins; squash, winter; sweet potatoes; and water
				  chestnuts.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.3 - Covered Farms

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Per
					 21 CFR
					 §
											112.4, the following farms are covered
					 by the Produce Safety Rule and this chapter:
(1) a farm which produces covered produce
				  sold during the previous 3-year period in an amount more than $25,000 (on a
				  rolling basis), adjusted for inflation using 2011 as the baseline year for
				  calculating the adjustment;
(2) a
				  farm which has its primary production that is devoted to growing, harvesting
				  (such as hulling or shelling), packing, and/or holding of RAC; or
(3) a farm which performs covered activities,
				  including manufacturing/processing of covered produce on a farm, but only to
				  the extent that such activities are performed on RAC.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.21 - Role and Mission

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Texas Education
				  Code, Section
				  135.01,
				  creates the Texas State Technical College System and provides that it shall be
				  a coeducational two-year institution of higher education offering courses of
				  study in technical-vocational education for which there is demand within the
				  State of Texas.
(b) Texas State
				  Technical College System shall contribute to the educational and economic
				  development of the State of Texas by offering occupationally oriented programs
				  with supporting academic course work, emphasizing highly specialized advanced
				  and emerging technical and vocational areas for certificates or associate
				  degrees. The Texas State Technical College System is authorized to serve the
				  State of Texas through excellence in instruction, public service, faculty and
				  manpower research, and economic development. The system's economic development
				  efforts to improve the competitiveness of Texas business and industry include
				  exemplary centers of excellence in technical program clusters on the system's
				  campuses and support of educational research commercialization initiatives.
				  Through close collaboration with business, industry, governmental agencies, and
				  communities, including public and private secondary and postsecondary
				  educational institutions, the system shall facilitate and deliver an
				  articulated and responsive technical education system.
(c) In developing and offering highly
				  specialized technical programs with related supportive coursework, primary
				  consideration shall be placed on industrial and technological manpower needs of
				  the state. The emphasis of each Texas State Technical College System campus
				  shall be on advanced or emerging technical programs not commonly offered by
				  public junior colleges.
(d) Role
				  and mission statements are subject to the provisions of Chapter 9, Subchapter C
				  of this title (relating to Purpose, Role, and Mission).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.22 - Establishing Additional Campuses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Board shall review any proposed legislation establishing an additional Texas
				  State Technical College campus. The review shall consider the state's need for
				  the new campus. The Board shall report its findings to the Governor and the
				  Legislature.
(b) The Board shall
				  make a recommendation regarding the need for a new campus. The recommendation
				  shall require a favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the
				  Board.
(c) A favorable
				  recommendation by the Board is not required for the Legislature to establish a
				  new campus.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.23 - Approval and Operation of Extension Programs and Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The system may establish an extension
				  program in accordance with Texas Education Code, Section
				  135.06, and by
				  approval of the Board.
(b) The
				  system may operate an extension center in accordance with Texas Education Code,
				  Section
				  135.02, and under
				  continuing review by the Board as outlined in Chapter 10 of this title
				  (relating to Institutional Effectiveness in Public Community/Junior College
				  Districts and Technical Colleges).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.24 - Approval of Land Acceptance or Acquisition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The governing board may accept, acquire by purchase, lease,
					 sell, transfer, or exchange land in the name of the State of Texas and make
					 improvement to facilities in any of the counties in which a campus or extension
					 center is located according to procedures outlined in Chapter 17 of this title
					 (relating to Campus Planning).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.25 - Audit of Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board shall periodically conduct a comprehensive audit
					 of all educational and general facilities on the campuses of the Texas State
					 Technical College System as outlined in Chapter 17 of this title (relating to
					 Campus Planning).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.27 - New Program and Course Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Courses and programs wholly or partially financed from state funds are subject
				  to the prior approval and continuing review of the Board or as delegated to the
				  Commissioner as specified in Chapter 9, Subchapter E of this title (relating to
				  Certificate or Associate Degree Programs).
(b) Before any new course or program may be
				  offered by a campus or extension center within the taxing district of a public
				  community/junior college, it must be established that the public
				  community/junior college is not capable of offering or chooses not to offer the
				  program. The campus or extension center must present evidence to the
				  Commissioner that the public community/junior college is not capable of
				  offering the program. After it has demonstrated to the Commissioner that the
				  need for the program exists and that the program is not locally available, the
				  campus or extension center may offer the program, provided approval is secured
				  from the Commissioner. Approval of technical and vocational programs under this
				  section does not apply to McLennan, Cameron, and Potter counties.
(c) Where a local government, business, or
				  industry located in a county or a portion of a county that is not operating a
				  public community/junior college district requests that the campus or extension
				  center offer a program, the campus or extension center must request approval
				  from the Board or as delegated to the Commissioner, to offer the
				  program.
(d) Approval of any
				  courses or programs offered at a campus or extension center under subsections
				  (a), (b), and (c) of this section must be requested from the Board according to
				  procedures prescribed in Chapter 9, Subchapter E of this title (relating to
				  Certificate and Associate Degree Programs), and Chapter 9, Subchapter F of this
				  title (relating to Workforce Continuing Education Courses).
(e) Partnership agreements between any Texas
				  State Technical College and public or independent institutions of higher
				  education are permissible but are subject to the provisions of Chapter 9,
				  Subchapter G of this title (relating to Contractual Agreements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.28 - Other Provisions Related to the System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas State Technical College System is subject to
					 additional provisions of this title as prescribed in Chapter 4, Subchapters A,
					 B, D, and F of this title (relating to Rules Applying to All Public
					 Institutions of Higher Education in Texas and Chapter 9, Subchapters B, C, H,
					 and I of this title (relating to Program Development in Public Community/Junior
					 College Districts and Technical Colleges).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.29 - Action and Order of the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Board action
				  on the approval of additional campuses or extension centers, acquisition of
				  land, or new program requests which are not delegated to the Commissioner shall
				  be taken at the quarterly Board meeting after the request has been
				  submitted.
(b) A resolution shall
				  be entered in the minutes of the Board and conveyed in writing by the
				  Commissioner to the governing board of the Texas State Technical College
				  System.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.30 - Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Board shall develop formulas by which
				  administration, instruction, and physical plant operations and utilities are
				  supported for each campus and extension program created prior to September 1,
				  1991.
(b) The Board shall develop
				  formulas by which administration and instruction are supported for each
				  extension program created after September 1, 1991.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.40 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Provide guidelines for uniform budget preparation, timeline
					 for submission, and distribution of approved budgets.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.41 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Education Code, §
										61.065
					 authorizes the board to evaluate the informational requirements of the state
					 for purposes of simplifying reports.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.42 - Budget Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The governing
				  board of each institution shall approve an itemized current operating budget on
				  or before September 1 of each year.
(b) The governing boards of The University of
				  Texas System and the Texas A&M University System shall approve Permanent
				  University Fund (PUF) and Available University (AUF) budgets on or before
				  September 1 of each year.
(c) The
				  governing board of each institution eligible to receive HEF appropriations
				  shall approve a HEF budget on or before September 1 of each year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.43 - Distribution of Budgets

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Copies of the current operating funds, PUF/AUF, and HEF
					 budget shall be furnished to the Board and Legislative Budget Board
					 electronically and bound paper copies to the Governor's Budget and Planning
					 Office and Legislative Reference Library by December 1 of each fiscal year.
					 Copies shall be maintained in the institution's library.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.45 - Format of Current Operating Funds Budgets

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The operating budgets shall:
(1) include general revenue, local funds, and
				  estimated institutional funds;
(2)
				  include detail by department for current and prior year;
(3) include a summary by functional
				  categories for current and prior year;
(4) include a summary of the instructional
				  budget by college or school for the current and preceding year;
(5) include a summary by amount and method of
				  finance for each listed informational item in the general appropriation act,
				  and
(6) be prepared within the
				  limits of revenue available.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.46 - Format for Permanent University Fund/Available University Fund (PUF/AUF) Budget

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The PUF/AUF budget shall:
(1) include all projects approved for funding
				  with PUF bonds by component institution and
(2) include all debt service payments on
				  PUF-backed bonds by component institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter C - BUDGETS › Section 13.47 - Format for Higher Education Fund (HEF) Budget

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The HEF budget shall:
(1) include all projects approved for funding
				  with HEF bonds by component institution,
(2) include all debt service payments on
				  HEF-backed bonds by component institution, and
(3) include all capital equipment and library
				  books to be purchased during the fiscal year with HEF funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter D - FINANCIAL REPORTING › Section 13.60 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure uniformity and
					 a true and full accounting of all financial transactions for all institutions
					 of higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter D - FINANCIAL REPORTING › Section 13.61 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Texas Education Code, §
										61.065
					 authorizes the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Comptroller of
					 Public Accounts to prescribe uniform financial reporting
					 guidelines.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter D - FINANCIAL REPORTING › Section 13.62 - Community Colleges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Coordinating Board staff shall annually review and update the financial
				  reporting manual with advice from community college business officers and the
				  college's independent auditors.
(b)
				  The financial reporting manual shall be in compliance with the Governmental
				  Accounting Standards Board's pronouncements.
(c) The community colleges shall submit their
				  audited annual financial reports to the Coordinating Board by January 1st of
				  each year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter D - FINANCIAL REPORTING › Section 13.63 - Additional Financial Information Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each university system, general academic
				  institution, technical or state college, and health-related institution shall
				  provide to the Board financial data related to the operation of each system
				  office and institution. This information should be reported in the Board's
				  annual report of financial activity by fund group.
(b) Each system office and institution of
				  higher education, except public junior colleges, shall provide the report no
				  later than January 1 of each year using the specific content and format
				  prescribed by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter D - FINANCIAL REPORTING › Section 13.64 - Available University Fund (AUF) Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The University of Texas System Board of
				  Regents and the Texas A & M University System Board of Regents shall report
				  the uses of the Available University Fund (AUF) for each system component and
				  for system office operations for the two previous years, the current year, and
				  two future years (projected), including:
(1)
				  Debt service allocations, by component,
(2) Bond proceeds allocations, by
				  component,
(3) Excellence
				  allocations (by component), or system office, and their purposes,
(4) Available University Fund income,
				  interest, beginning- and end-of-year balances; and
(5) The rationale used by the respective
				  boards to distribute AUF funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter E - TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES › Section 13.80 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this program is to provide tuition rebates
					 that will provide a financial incentive for students to prepare for university
					 studies while completing their high school work, avail themselves of academic
					 counseling, make early career decisions, and complete their baccalaureate
					 studies with as few courses outside the degree plan as possible. Minimizing the
					 number of courses taken by students results in financial savings to students,
					 parents, and the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter E - TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES › Section 13.81 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The program is authorized by Texas Education Code, §
										54.0065.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter E - TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES › Section 13.82 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be eligible for a rebate under this program, a student
					 must:
(1) have enrolled for the first
				  time in an institution of higher education in the fall 1997 semester or
				  later;
(2) request a rebate for
				  coursework related to a first baccalaureate degree received from a general
				  academic teaching institution;
(3)
				  have been a resident of Texas as set forth under Chapter 21, Subchapter B of
				  this title (relating to Determining Residence Status) and have been entitled to
				  pay resident tuition at all times while pursuing the degree;
(4) if enrolled for the first time in fall
				  2005 or later, graduate within four calendar years for a four-year degree or
				  within five calendar years for a five-year degree if the degree is in
				  architecture, engineering, or any other program determined by the Board to
				  require more than four years to complete; and
(5) have attempted no more than three hours
				  in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete
				  the degree under the catalog under which the student graduated.
(A) Hours attempted shall include:
(i) transfer credits;
(ii) course credit earned exclusively by
				  examination (except that, for the purposes of this program, only the number of
				  semester credit hours earned exclusively by examination in excess of nine
				  semester credit hours is treated as hours attempted);
(iii) courses dropped after the official
				  census date;
(iv) optional
				  internship and cooperative education courses; and
(v) repeated courses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter E - TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES › Section 13.83 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective for students who enroll for the first time in
					 fall 2005 or later, an otherwise eligible student may be eligible for a tuition
					 rebate without satisfying the requirements of §
										13.82(4)
					 of this title (relating to Eligible Students), if the student is awarded a
					 baccalaureate degree and the institution determines that the student has
					 demonstrated a hardship under the policy required by §
										13.85(g)
					 of this title (relating to Responsibilities of Institutions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter E - TUITION REBATES FOR CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATES › Section 13.84 - Amount of Tuition Rebates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  amount of tuition to be rebated to a student under this program is $1,000,
				  unless the total amount of undergraduate tuition paid by the student to the
				  institution awarding the degree was less than $1,000, in which event the amount
				  of tuition to be rebated is an amount equal to the amount of undergraduate
				  tuition paid by the student to the institution.
(b) A student who paid the institution
				  awarding the degree an amount of undergraduate tuition less than $1,000 may
				  qualify for an increase in the amount of the rebate, not to exceed a total
				  rebate of $1,000, for any amount of undergraduate tuition the student paid to
				  other Texas public institutions of higher education by providing the
				  institution awarding the degree with proof of the total amount of that tuition
				  paid to other institutions.
(c)
				  Tuition rebates shall be reduced by the amount of any outstanding student loan,
				  including an emergency loan, owed to or guaranteed by this state, including the
				  Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. If a student has more than one
				  outstanding student loan, the institution shall apply the amount of the rebate
				  to the loans as directed by the student. If the student fails to provide timely
				  instructions on the application of the amount, the institution shall apply the
				  amount of the rebate to retire the loans with the highest interest rates
				  first.