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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter N - TEXAS RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING THROUGH EDUCATION (TRUE) GRANT PROGRAM › Section 13.407 - Reporting Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Interim and
				  Final Reporting for the TRUE Grant Program. Grantees must file program and
				  expenditure reports and student reports if applicable with THECB during the
				  grant period and at its conclusion as required by the RFA. Grantees shall
				  provide information that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Characteristics of the credential
				  programs that are being worked on by the project;
(2) Status of the grant project
				  activities;
(3) Budget expenditures
				  by budget category;
(4) Student
				  level data for students receiving financial aid funded by the grant as
				  applicable;
(5) Student enrollment
				  data as applicable; and
(6) Any
				  other information required by the RFA.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter N - TEXAS RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING THROUGH EDUCATION (TRUE) GRANT PROGRAM › Section 13.408 - General Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Cancellation or
				  Suspension of Grant Solicitations. The Board and Commissioner retain the right
				  to reject all applications and cancel a grant solicitation at any
				  point.
(b) Notice of Grant Award
				  (NOGA). Before release of funds, the successful applicants must sign a NOGA
				  issued by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter O - FORMULA FUNDING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 13.450 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the methods
					 for issuing formula funding for instruction delivered via distance
					 education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter O - FORMULA FUNDING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 13.451 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Authority for this subchapter is provided by Texas
					 Education Code §
										61.0512(g),
					 which provides the authority for the Coordinating Board to approve courses for
					 credit and distance education programs, as well as Texas Education Code §
										61.059, which provides
					 the Coordinating Board the authority to devise formulas to submit as
					 recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor for all institutions of
					 higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter O - FORMULA FUNDING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 13.452 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The definitions in this subchapter are contained in Chapter
					 2, Subchapter J, §
										2.202 of this title (relating to
					 Definitions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter O - FORMULA FUNDING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 13.453 - Formula Funding for Distance Education - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following provisions apply to distance education
					 courses and programs offered with authorization under Chapter 2, Subchapter J,
					 of this title (relating to Approval of Distance Education for Public
					 Institutions).
(1) Institutions shall
				  report distance education courses submitted for formula funding in accordance
				  with the Board's uniform reporting system and the provisions of this
				  subchapter.
(2) Institutions may
				  submit for formula funding academic credit courses delivered by distance
				  education to any student located in Texas or to Texas residents located
				  out-of-state or out-of-country.
(3)
				  Institutions, with the exception of those outlined in paragraph (5) of this
				  section, shall not submit for formula funding 100-percent online courses taken
				  by non-resident students who are located out-of-state or out-of-country,
				  courses in out-of-state or out-of-country programs taken by any student, or
				  self-supporting courses.
(4) For
				  courses not submitted for formula funding, institutions shall charge fees that
				  are equal to or greater than Texas resident tuition and applicable fees and
				  that are sufficient to cover the total cost of instruction and overhead,
				  including administrative costs, benefits, computers and equipment, and other
				  related costs. Institutions shall report fees received for self-supporting and
				  out-of-state/country courses in accordance with general institutional
				  accounting practices.
(5) Pursuant
				  to Texas Education Code §
										54.231(a) and
				  (f) and §61.059(n), Texas A&M
				  University-Texarkana may submit distance education courses for formula funding
				  that are taken by students enrolled in the university that reside in a county
				  contiguous to the county in which Texas A&M University-Texarkana is located
				  and who, under Texas Education Code §
										54.060(a),
				  are eligible to pay resident tuition.
(6) If a non-Texas resident student enrolls
				  in regular, on-campus courses for at least one-half of the normal full-time
				  course load as determined by the institution, the institution may report that
				  student's fully distance education or hybrid/blended courses for formula
				  funding enrollments.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter O - FORMULA FUNDING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 13.454 - Effective Date

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each rule under this subchapter applies to distance
					 education delivered on or after December 1, 2023.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.470 - Purpose and Effective Date

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The purpose of this subchapter is to implement the Community College Finance
				  Program authorized by Texas Education Code, Chapters 61, 130, and
				  130A.
(b) Effective Date of Rules.
				  The rules in this subchapter apply to funding for fiscal year 2024 only and
				  will expire on August 31, 2024.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.471 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Coordinating Board adopts this subchapter pursuant to
					 Texas Education Code, §130A.005, requiring the Coordinating Board to adopt
					 rules to implement the Community College Finance Program created in Texas
					 Education Code, Chapters 61, 130, and 130A.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.473 - Base Tier Allotment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Board staff will calculate Base Tier funding for each public junior college
				  district (district) as the greater of the Instruction and Operations (I&O)
				  amount minus Local Share and zero.
(b) A district's I&O amount is the sum of
				  the number of Weighted Full-Time Student Equivalents (Weighted FTSE) enrolled
				  at the district multiplied by the Basic Allotment amount of $1,275 and the
				  district's total Contact Hour Funding as determined by the Coordinating Board.
(1) Weighted FTSE for each district is the
				  sum of the district's full-time student equivalents weighted for the student
				  characteristics under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and the scale
				  adjustment as provided in Texas Education Code, §130A.054.
(A) For purposes of determining annual
				  Weighted FTSE as a component of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 formula funding under
				  this section, a district's full-time student equivalents (FTSE) is equal to the
				  sum of:
(i) the total semester credit hours
				  in which for-credit students were enrolled at the district as of the census
				  dates of all academic semesters or other academic terms that were reported for
				  FY 2022, divided by 30; and
(ii)
				  the total contact hours in which continuing education students were enrolled at
				  the district as of the census dates of all academic semesters or other academic
				  terms that were reported for FY 2022, divided by 900.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.474 - Performance Tier Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each public junior college district shall
				  receive Performance Tier funding under Texas Education Code, Chapter 130A,
				  Subchapter C. The Coordinating Board shall calculate a district's Performance
				  Tier funding as the sum of Weighted Outcome Completions multiplied by the
				  respective funded values of the outcomes.
(b) For the purposes of calculating formula
				  funding amounts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the Coordinating Board shall fund
				  the Weighted Outcome Completions described below as follows:
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(c) For
				  the purposes of calculating formula funding amounts for FY 2024, the
				  Coordinating Board shall additively weight the calculation of outcomes of items
				  (2), (3)(D), (E), and (F) in Figure: 19 TAC §13.474(b) of this section, as
				  follows to calculate Weighted Outcome Completions.
(1) When an outcome is achieved by a student
				  classified as economically disadvantaged, that outcome shall have an additional
				  value of 25%.
(A) For purposes of calculating
				  economically disadvantaged for transfer and credential fundable outcomes, the
				  student must be classified as economically disadvantaged at any point during
				  the fiscal year in which the outcome was achieved or the four fiscal years
				  prior at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.
(B) For purposes of calculating economically
				  disadvantaged for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must
				  be classified as economically disadvantaged in the initial semester of
				  enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at either the community
				  college or general academic institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.475 - Formula Transition Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In FY 2024, for purposes of transitioning to the new
					 formula model, if the sum of a public junior college district's Base and
					 Performance Tier funding as calculated in §13.473(a) and §13.474(a)
					 of this subchapter (relating to Base Tier Allotment and Performance Tier
					 Funding, respectively) would result in the district receiving less in General
					 Revenue formula funding than the district received through the sum of
					 appropriations made in the core operations strategy, student success strategy,
					 contact hour funding strategy, and, if applicable, the need-based supplement
					 and bachelor of applied technology strategies, as provided for FY 2023 in the
					 2022-23 General Appropriations Act, then the Coordinating Board will add
					 transitional funding in the amount of the difference to the district's formula
					 funding for FY 2024.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.476 - Payment Schedule

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Non-Formula
				  Support Items. For the purpose of distributing state appropriations to a public
				  junior college district in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the Coordinating Board shall
				  distribute the full amounts of all FY 2024 non-formula support items to the
				  district to which they are appropriated in accordance with the provisions of
				  the General Appropriations Act for 2024-2025 by September 25, 2023. The
				  Coordinating Board shall recover any overallocation or adjust any installment
				  required to comply with state law or chapter 13 of this title (relating to
				  Financial Planning).
(b) Formula
				  Funding Amounts: Fall. For the purpose of distributing state appropriations to
				  a public junior college district in FY 2024, the Coordinating Board shall
				  distribute to each district by October 15, 2023, one-half of the formula
				  funding amount it determines the district may be entitled to receive in FY 2024
				  pursuant to the provisions of the General Appropriations Act for 2024-
				  2025, Texas Education
				  Code, and all other pertinent statutes and rules.
(c) Formula Funding Amounts: Spring. For the
				  purpose of distributing state appropriations to a public junior college
				  district in FY 2024, the Coordinating Board shall distribute to each district
				  by February 15, 2024, one-quarter of the formula funding amount it determines
				  the district may be entitled to receive in FY 2024 pursuant to the provisions
				  of the General Appropriations Act for 2024-
				  2025, Texas Education
				  Code, and all other pertinent statutes and rules.
(d) Formula Funding Amounts: Summer. For the
				  purpose of distributing state appropriations to a public junior college
				  district in FY 2024, the Coordinating Board shall distribute to each district
				  by June 15, 2024, one-quarter of the formula funding amount it determines the
				  college may be entitled to receive in FY 2024 pursuant to the provisions of the
				  General Appropriations Act for 2024-
				  2025, Texas Education
				  Code, and all other pertinent statutes and rules, and in odd-numbered years
				  shall distribute the formula funding amount likewise determined as soon as is
				  practicable after June 15 in accordance with the appropriations
				  process.
(e) The Coordinating Board
				  may modify any installment under this schedule as necessary to provide an
				  institution with the amounts to which the institution is entitled under Texas
				  Education Code, Chapters 130 and 130A, the General Appropriations Act, or
				  chapter 13 of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter P - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM › Section 13.477 - Close Out

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) On October 1 of
				  each year, the Coordinating Board shall close out the prior fiscal year (FY) by
				  reviewing, reconciling, and verifying distributions of formula funding to
				  public junior colleges in the prior fiscal year.
(1) As applicable, the Coordinating Board
				  shall adjust a public junior college's first payment under subsection (b) of
				  this section by an amount necessary to deliver the correct funding owed to the
				  public junior college under Texas Education Code, Chapters 130 and 130A, or
				  this subchapter for the prior fiscal year.
(2) The Coordinating Board will determine the
				  correct funding for a public junior college based on the final certified data
				  reported by the institution that serves as the basis of formula funding for
				  that year, as provided by this chapter.
(3) This close out process may result in
				  additional or reduced funding to the college based on the reported data and
				  funding delivered for the fiscal year that is being closed out.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.500 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Unless otherwise noted in a section, the authority for these provisions is
				  provided by Texas Education Code, §§28.0095 and 48.308.
(b) This subchapter establishes rules
				  relating to the administration of the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST)
				  Program. The program provides institutions with funding to support their
				  ability to allow educationally disadvantaged students to enroll in dual credit
				  coursework at no cost to the student.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.501 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined in §13.1 of
					 this chapter (relating to Definitions) the following words and terms, when used
					 in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
					 clearly indicates otherwise. In the event of conflict, the definitions in this
					 subchapter shall control.
(1) Career
				  and Technical Education Course--A workforce or continuing education college
				  course offered by an institution of higher education for which a student may
				  earn credit toward satisfaction of a requirement necessary to obtain an
				  industry-recognized credential, certificate, or associate degree.
(A) A career and technical education course
				  is listed in the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM).
(B) For the purpose of this subchapter, this
				  definition excludes:
(i) an avocational
				  course;
(ii) a continuing education
				  course that is ineligible for conversion as articulated college credit;
				  and
(iii) a continuing education
				  course that does not meet the institution's program or instructor accreditation
				  standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.502 - Eligible Institution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  public institution of higher education, as the term is defined in Texas
				  Education Code, §61.003(8), is eligible to participate in the
				  Program.
(b) A participating
				  institution may not charge students attending high school in a Texas school
				  district or charter school a tuition rate for dual credit courses in excess of
				  the tuition rate outlined in §13.504 of this subchapter (relating to FAST
				  Tuition Rate).
(c) A participating
				  institution must ensure that an eligible student incurs no cost for their
				  enrollment in any dual credit course at the institution. This includes, but is
				  not limited to, tuition, fees, books, supplies, or other course-related
				  expenses. This subsection does not prohibit a participating institution from
				  charging a school district for course-related expenses, other than tuition, for
				  an eligible student.
(d) Agreement.
				  Each eligible institution must enter into an agreement with the Coordinating
				  Board, the terms of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner prior to
				  being approved to participate in the program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.503 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student is
				  eligible to enroll at no cost to the student in a dual credit course under the
				  program if the student:
(1) is enrolled in
				  and eligible for Foundation School Program funding at a high school in a Texas
				  school district or charter school under the rules of the Texas Education
				  Agency;
(2) is enrolled in a dual
				  credit course at a participating institution of higher education that has
				  entered into a Dual Credit Agreement with the student's school district as set
				  out in §4.84 of this title (relating to Institutional Agreements);
				  and
(3) was educationally
				  disadvantaged at any time during the four school years preceding the student's
				  enrollment in the dual credit course described by paragraph (2) of this
				  subsection, as certified to the institution by the eligible student's school
				  district or charter school, or other means authorized by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.504 - FAST Tuition Rate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  maximum tuition rate prescribed for a dual credit course through this program
				  is $55 per semester credit hour or equivalent of a semester credit hour in the
				  2023-2024 academic year.
(b) The
				  Commissioner shall use the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12 months as
				  calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, to apply an annual
				  inflationary adjustment to the FAST tuition rate.
(c) The Commissioner shall determine and
				  announce the annual FAST tuition rate not later than the final day of January
				  prior to the start of each fiscal year.
(d) The annual tuition rate announced per
				  subsection (c) of this section takes effect in the fall semester following the
				  announcement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.505 - FAST Funding Formula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Frequency of Disbursements. The Coordinating Board will provide each
				  participating institution with a disbursement for each fall, spring, and summer
				  semester upon the certification of the institution's eligible enrollments. The
				  Coordinating Board will combine enrollment periods under this subsection when a
				  semester includes more than one enrollment period (for example, a Summer 1 and
				  a Summer 2 session).
(b)
				  Disbursement Calculation. Each disbursement will equal the amount outlined in
				  §13.504 of this subchapter (relating to FAST Tuition Rate) for the
				  relevant semester multiplied by the number of semester credit hours or
				  equivalent in which students who met the eligibility criteria in §13.503
				  of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students) were enrolled in dual credit
				  courses at the institution for the relevant semester.
(c) Data Sources. The source of data for the
				  disbursement calculation will be reports collected by Board staff and certified
				  by the institution for the relevant semester which provide an eligible
				  student's dual credit enrollment in semester credit hours or their equivalent
				  and the student's Texas Student Data System (TSDS) unique identification number
				  issued by the Texas Education Agency, combined with data regarding
				  educationally disadvantaged students, as reported by the Texas Education
				  Agency, unless otherwise provided by rule.
(d) Verification of Data. The Coordinating
				  Board will share each semester's calculation with the participating institution
				  for comment and verification prior to disbursement. The institution will be
				  given ten business days, beginning the day of the notice's distribution, and
				  excluding State holidays, to confirm that the calculation accurately reflects
				  the data they submitted or to advise the Coordinating Board of any
				  inaccuracies.
(e) True-Up. Upon
				  receipt of attendance data for the full school year from the Texas Education
				  Agency, the Coordinating Board will review all eligible students used in the
				  calculation outlined in subsection (d) of this section to verify that those
				  students were in attendance at the high school during the period of dual credit
				  enrollment. If any student is identified as not having been in attendance in
				  high school during the period of dual credit enrollment, then the Coordinating
				  Board will calculate the amount of funding the institution received for that
				  student's dual credit enrollment. The Coordinating Board shall reduce each
				  institution's subsequent disbursement under subsection (a) of this section by
				  the amount calculated in this subsection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter Q - FINANCIAL AID FOR SWIFT TRANSFER (FAST) PROGRAM › Section 13.506 - Overallocation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Funding provided to an institution under this subchapter
					 shall be subject to subchapter R of this chapter (relating to State Public
					 Junior College Finance Program Reporting, Audit, and
					 Overallocation).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.520 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 definitions, certification of compliance, data reporting, audit, and correction
					 of error requirements for institutions of higher education, as well as
					 over-allocation and under-allocation procedures, under the State Public Junior
					 College Finance Program (the Program). The subchapter further specifies the
					 process for recovery of overallocated funds as required by statute. These
					 provisions additionally apply to audit and overallocation of funds under the
					 Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.521 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Coordinating Board adopts this subchapter pursuant to
					 its authority under Texas Education Code, §§28.0095, 61.035, 61.063,
					 61.065, 130.003, and 130A.006-130A.009.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.523 - Certification of Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A public junior college is not eligible
				  to receive funds under this subchapter unless that public junior college
				  submits a certification of compliance with the requirements of Texas Education
				  Code, §130.003(b,) and as stated herein.
(b) A public junior college must submit an
				  attestation via email to CTC@highered.texas.gov certifying to compliance with
				  Texas Education Code, §130.003(b), to the Coordinating Board by August 1
				  of each year. The certification must be signed by the public junior college's
				  president, or Chief Executive Officer, as applicable. The certification must
				  certify the following:
(1) That the public
				  junior college is currently in compliance with each provision of Texas
				  Education Code, §130.003; and
(2) The public junior college has complied
				  with all laws and Coordinating Board rules for the establishment and operation
				  of a public junior college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.524 - Required Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Required Reporting. A public junior college must submit data through required
				  reporting mechanisms established by the Coordinating Board. The Coordinating
				  Board may use information obtained through required reporting for:
(1) calculating funding disbursed under this
				  chapter;
(2) providing timely data
				  and analyses to inform management decisions by the governing body of each
				  public junior college district;
(3)
				  administering or evaluating the effectiveness of programs; or
(4) auditing the program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.525 - Commissioner Review of Required Reporting; Data Reporting Errors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Commissioner of Higher Education at his or her discretion or upon
				  recommendation of the Chief Audit Executive may direct Coordinating Board staff
				  to review the accuracy of the data reported to the Coordinating Board by public
				  junior colleges under this subchapter using any of the following methods or
				  combination thereof:
(1) The Chief Audit
				  Executive or Coordinating Board staff may conduct periodic file reviews,
				  desk-reviews, site visits, or audits of the accuracy of the data and
				  information submitted for funding purposes, including regular reviews of
				  submitted data carried out through standard data management, supporting data,
				  audits conducted under this subchapter, or as a result of any other audit. Upon
				  identifying a data reporting error that may impact formula funding,
				  Coordinating Board staff shall notify the Commissioner of Higher Education as
				  soon as practicable.
(2) Upon
				  receiving a notification from the Chief Audit Executive or Coordinating Board
				  staff of a potential data reporting error, the Commissioner of Higher Education
				  may:
(A) direct staff to continue to gather
				  additional information;
(B)
				  determine that the discrepancy does not rise to the level of a data reporting
				  error as defined in this chapter due to the materiality impact of the error;
				  or
(C) determine that the
				  discrepancy rises to the level of a data reporting error that requires a
				  funding adjustment due to the materiality impact of the error or the amount of
				  overallocation or under-allocation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.526 - Public Junior College Audits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A public junior college shall report
				  financial and academic data to the Coordinating Board under §13.524 of
				  this subchapter (relating to Required Reporting).
(b) The Chief Audit Executive may conduct
				  compliance monitoring or audits of public junior colleges' compliance with
				  Texas Education Code, Chapter 130A, the General Appropriations Act, and other
				  related formula funding statutes.
(c) In conducting an audit or compliance
				  monitoring under this section, the Coordinating Board may request the
				  assistance of the internal audit office at an institution of higher education
				  and private or independent institution of higher education, as institutional
				  resources allow, to examine the institution's use of funds allocated by, and
				  data reported to, the Coordinating Board.
(d) To avoid duplication of effort and assist
				  the Coordinating Board in identifying risk, an internal auditor at an
				  institution shall notify the Coordinating Board of any audits conducted by the
				  institution's internal or external auditor involving funds allocated or
				  administered by the Coordinating Board or data reported to the Coordinating
				  Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.527 - Records Retention

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An institution of higher education shall retain records
					 related to financial and educational data and information reported to the
					 Coordinating Board under Chapter 13 for a period of not less than seven
					 years.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 13 - FINANCIAL PLANNING › Subchapter R - STATE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE FINANCE PROGRAM REPORTING, AUDIT, AND OVERALLOCATION › Section 13.529 - Payment of Under-allocated Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the Commissioner of Higher Education determines that a
					 data reporting error or any other error resulted in an under-allocation of
					 funds, the Coordinating Board shall provide the funds to the institution
					 pursuant to the close-out process in subchapter P, §13.477, of this
					 chapter (relating to Close Out), any close-out or settle up provisions
					 contained in subchapter S of this chapter, or as otherwise authorized by
					 law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Coordinating Board--the
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--the Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Advisory
				  Committee--the Advisory Committee on Research Programs established by Board
				  rules, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, §§
										1.121-
				  1.127
				  of this title (relating to Advisory Committee on Research Programs).
(4) Research program--the Norman Hackerman
				  Advanced Research Program.
(5)
				  Technology program--the Advanced Technology Program.
(6) Technology transfer program--the
				  Technology Development and Transfer Program.
(7) Research funding programs--the Norman
				  Hackerman Advanced Research Program, Advanced Technology Program, and
				  Technology Development and Transfer Program.
(8) Eligible public institution--an
				  institution of higher education, as defined by Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(8).
(9) Eligible independent institution--a
				  private institution of higher education eligible to grant degrees in Texas as
				  defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(15).
(10) Investigator--an applicant whose name
				  appears as a principal investigator, co-investigator, or collaborating
				  investigator on a pre-proposal or full proposal submitted for any of the
				  research funding programs.
(11)
				  Supplemental grants program--the Supplemental Grants Program for High School
				  Teachers.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14.2 - Authority and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority for
				  this chapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 142 on the Norman
				  Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program.
(b) Unless otherwise specified, this chapter
				  applies to the Coordinating Board, any Texas institution of higher education
				  seeking funding under the programs in this chapter and any tenured or
				  tenure-track faculty member of such institution or research professional in a
				  permanent position in such institution.
(c) This chapter provides the Coordinating
				  Board the regulating rules applicable to the administration of the Norman
				  Hackerman Advanced Research Program, Advanced Technology Program, Technology
				  Development and Transfer Program, and other related programs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 14.11 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The research program supports research
				  designed to attract and retain the best students and researchers and to help
				  provide the knowledge base needed for innovation.
(b) The research program is established to
				  encourage and provide support for basic research conducted by faculty and
				  students in eligible public and independent institutions in Texas in the
				  research areas specified by Texas Education Code, §
										142.002
				  and as revised by the Advisory Committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 14.12 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Only eligible public and independent
				  institutions, as specified in Texas Education Code §
										61.003 may compete in
				  the research program.
(b) An
				  eligible public or independent institution must be accredited by the Commission
				  on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
(c) An eligible public or independent
				  institution must have adopted an intellectual property policy meeting the
				  minimal standards set out in Texas Education Code, §
										51.680.
				  A copy of the policy must be approved by the Commissioner and be on file at the
				  Coordinating Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM › Section 14.13 - Evaluation Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Proposals for
				  the research program shall be evaluated on the basis of merit and soundness of
				  the proposal, capability of the investigator, student involvement and research
				  training opportunities, and adequacy of institutional commitment and
				  resources.
(b) The Coordinating
				  Board and the Advisory Committee may delete or add any relevant criteria for
				  evaluating the proposals for the research program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM › Section 14.31 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The technology program is established to
				  promote the State's economic growth and diversification by increasing the
				  number and quality of scientists and engineers in Texas, enlarging the
				  technology base available to business and industry, creating new products and
				  services, and attracting new industries to Texas.
(b) The technology program is designed to
				  provide support for technology research conducted in eligible public or
				  independent institutions in Texas in the research areas specified by Texas
				  Education Code, § 142.0035.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM › Section 14.32 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any eligible institutions whether public
				  or independent may apply for the technology program.
(b) An eligible public or independent
				  institution must be accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
				  Association of Colleges and Schools.
(c) An eligible public or independent
				  institution must have adopted an intellectual property policy meeting the
				  minimal standards set out in Texas Education Code, §
										51.680.
				  A copy of the policy must be approved by the Commissioner and be on file at the
				  Coordinating Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM › Section 14.33 - Evaluation Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Proposals for
				  the technology program shall be evaluated on the basis of merit and soundness
				  of the proposal, capability of the investigator, student involvement and
				  research training opportunities, and adequacy of institutional commitment and
				  resources.
(b) Prospects for
				  leveraged funds and technology transfer may be considered when evaluating
				  proposals for the technology program.
(c) The Coordinating Board and the Advisory
				  Committee may delete or add any relevant criteria for evaluating the proposals
				  for the technology program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM › Section 14.51 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The technology transfer program is established to support
					 technology development and the transfer of that technology to the private
					 sector in Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM › Section 14.52 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any eligible institutions whether public
				  or independent may apply for the technology transfer program.
(b) An eligible public or independent
				  institution must be accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
				  Association of Colleges and Schools.
(c) An eligible public or independent
				  institution must have adopted an intellectual property policy meeting the
				  minimal standards set out in Texas Education Code, §
										51.680.
				  A copy of the policy must be approved by the Commissioner and be on file at the
				  Coordinating Board.
(d) An
				  institution must show that it has external matching contributions from an
				  industrial or private entity that intends to commercialize the technology in an
				  amount equal to or greater than the amount of grant funds requested.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM › Section 14.53 - Evaluation Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Criteria for
				  evaluating the proposals for the technology transfer program shall include
				  potential importance of the technology, technical merit and soundness of the
				  proposal, personnel and physical resources available to the project, and the
				  quality of the product development and technology transfer plan.
(b) The proposals for the technology transfer
				  program shall be reviewed to determine whether matching contributions from the
				  industrial collaborator(s) meet the program guidelines.
(c) The Coordinating Board and the Advisory
				  Committee may delete or add any relevant criteria for evaluating the proposals
				  for the technology transfer program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter E - PROCEDURAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Section 14.72 - Pre-Proposals and Proposal Solicitation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  At least five weeks prior to the pre-proposal due date, the Coordinating Board
				  shall issue a Request for Applications that describes key information about the
				  research funding programs including investigator eligibility, pre-proposal and
				  proposal formats, funding allocations, evaluation criteria, and
				  schedules.
(b) Investigators who
				  have failed to submit any required reports such as progress and final reports
				  for previous research funding program grants shall not be eligible to submit
				  pre-proposals or proposals to the research funding programs.
(c) Investigators who have knowingly
				  submitted false information or engaged in misconduct in science, engineering,
				  and education in previous research funding program grants shall not be eligible
				  to submit pre-proposals or proposals to the research funding
				  programs.
(d) Institutions shall
				  submit their pre-proposals in the manner and format specified by the
				  Coordinating Board with all requested information included.
(e) An institution applying for the
				  technology transfer program shall provide in the pre-proposal a listing of
				  external industrial or private support in an amount equal to or greater than
				  the amount of grant funds requested from the technology transfer
				  program.
(f) Each pre-proposal
				  shall be evaluated by at least one reviewer with recognized expertise in the
				  general subject area.
(g) Reviewers
				  may, at their discretion, shift pre-proposals submitted under one research
				  funding program to another.
(h) An
				  institution submitting a pre-proposal accepted by the reviewers shall be
				  invited to submit a full proposal that must expand upon the accepted
				  pre-proposal.
(i) Any significant
				  change in a proposal made from an original pre-proposal may be subject to
				  restrictions imposed by the Coordinating Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 14 - RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Subchapter E - PROCEDURAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS › Section 14.73 - Proposal Evaluation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The full
				  proposals that may be submitted shall be made in the manner and format
				  specified by the Coordinating Board with all requested information
				  included.
(b) The Coordinating
				  Board shall appoint as many review panels as necessary that consist of
				  scientists and engineers with recognized expertise recruited from academic,
				  government laboratories, non-profit research centers, and industries under the
				  condition that employees of any institution of higher education in Texas shall
				  not be reviewers.
(c) A review
				  panel shall evaluate each proposal, and each review panel shall rank those
				  proposals they consider eligible for funding and select those proposals to be
				  funded.
(d) A review panel shall
				  evaluate the budget for each ranked proposal and may recommend a budget that is
				  different from that submitted by the participating institution(s).
(e) The Advisory Committee shall review the
				  review panels' selections and then recommend the final list of proposals for
				  funding to the Coordinating Board.