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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.110 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Agency--Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Complainant or
				  student--A current, former, or prospective student of an institution who
				  submits a complaint to the Agency regarding that institution.
(4) Educational association--Independent
				  Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc. (ICUT).
(5) Institution--A public or private
				  (non-profit, not-for-profit, or for-profit) institution of higher education
				  that the legislature or the Agency has authorized to operate in
				  Texas.
(6) Student complaint
				  form--A standard form required for filing a student complaint with the Agency,
				  available on the Agency's website or by request in hard copy form from the
				  Agency.
(7) Title IV participating
				  exempt school--A school exempted by the Texas Workforce Commission under Texas
				  Education Code, §
										132.002(h).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.111 - Scope and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This subchapter
				  shall govern all instances in which complainants file written complaints with
				  the Agency regarding institutions.
(b) This subchapter implements Texas
				  Education Code, §
										61.031,
				  concerning Public Interest Information and Complaints, and
				  34 C.F.R.
				  §600.9(a)(1) of the
				  United States Department of Education's Program Integrity regulations, which
				  requires each state to establish "a process to review and appropriately act on
				  complaints concerning an institution of higher education including enforcing
				  applicable State laws." This subchapter implements Texas Education Code, §
										132.002(k),
				  which requires the Agency to take appropriate action, including by making
				  appropriate referrals to an accrediting agency or to the Office of the Attorney
				  General of Texas, to address any complaints received by the Agency from a
				  student or prospective student of a Title IV participating exempt school to
				  which Texas Education Code, §
										132.002(h)
				  exemption applies and is regulated by the Agency.
(c) The purpose of this subchapter is:
(1) to encourage the early resolution of
				  student complaints through use of the institutions' grievance procedures or
				  informal processes in appropriate cases; and
(2) to establish procedures for the
				  administration of all student complaints filed with the Agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.112 - Institution's Obligation to Provide Information Concerning the Complaint Procedure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution shall post information regarding the complaint procedure outlined
				  in this subchapter on its website. Such information shall:
(1) contain, at a minimum, contact
				  information for filing student complaints with the Agency, a description of the
				  complaint procedure outlined in this subchapter, and the Uniform Resource
				  Locator (URL) for this subchapter on the Texas Secretary of State's
				  website;
(2) be accessible from the
				  institution's Internet website home page by use of not more than three
				  links;
(3) be searchable by
				  keywords and phrases;
(4) be
				  accessible to the public without requiring registration or use of a user name,
				  a password, or another user identification; and
(5) be updated as soon as practicable if the
				  information changes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.113 - Complaints Not Reviewed by the Agency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following is a non-exhaustive list of student
					 complaints that are not reviewed by the Agency:
(1) The Agency does not handle, investigate,
				  or attempt to resolve anonymous complaints.
(2) The Agency does not intervene in matters
				  solely concerning an individual's grades, examination results, or evaluation of
				  academic performance, as these are within the sole purview of the institution
				  and its faculty.
(3) The Agency
				  does not intervene in matters solely related to student life such as student
				  housing, dining facilities, food service, violations of the student code of
				  conduct, or student activities and organizations, as these issues are within
				  the sole purview of the institution.
(4) The Agency does not handle, investigate,
				  or attempt to resolve complaints in matters that are or have been in
				  litigation.
(5) The Agency does not
				  handle, investigate, or attempt to resolve complaints about religious
				  institutions relating solely to their religious (as opposed to secular)
				  standards and religious programs of study.
(6) The Agency does not handle, investigate,
				  or attempt to resolve student complaints against institutions not authorized by
				  the Agency to operate in Texas. Institutions authorized by the Agency to
				  operate in Texas are listed on the following websites:
				  http://www.txhighereddata.org and http://www.thecb.state.tx.us.
(7) The Agency does not handle, investigate,
				  or attempt to resolve complaints regarding tribal institutions.
(8) The Agency does not handle, investigate,
				  or attempt to resolve complaints about criminal matters, and instead encourages
				  students to contact local law enforcement authorities regarding these
				  complaints.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.114 - Filing a Complaint

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The student
				  complaint form is available on the Agency's website. All complaints must be
				  submitted to the Agency on the student complaint form.
(b) Complainants shall submit student
				  complaint forms through the online process provided on the agency's website, by
				  electronic mail (email) to StudentComplaints@thecb.state.tx.us, or by hard copy
				  sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Office of General
				  Counsel, P.O. Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711-2788.
(c) All submitted complaints must include the
				  following three completed, signed forms: a student complaint form, Family
				  Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Consent and Release form, and THECB
				  Consent and Agreement form. Submitted complaints regarding students with
				  disabilities shall also include a signed Authorization to Disclose Medical
				  Record Information form.
(d) The
				  Agency does not handle, investigate, or attempt to resolve complaints
				  concerning actions that occurred more than two years prior to filing a student
				  complaint form with the Agency, unless the cause of the delay in filing the
				  student complaint form with the Agency was the complainant's exhaustion of the
				  institution's grievance procedures.
(e) Former students shall file a student
				  complaint form with the Agency no later than one year after the student's last
				  date of attendance at the institution, or within 6 months of discovering the
				  grounds for complaint, unless the cause of the delay in filing the student
				  complaint form with the Agency was the complainant's exhaustion of the
				  institution's grievance procedures.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.117 - Attempt to Facilitate an Informal Resolution to the Complaint

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
During the investigation of a student complaint, Agency
					 staff shall, in appropriate cases, attempt to facilitate an informal resolution
					 to the complaint that is mutually satisfactory to the complainant and
					 institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.118 - Recommendation for Resolution Made to the Commissioner

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In cases in which an informal resolution between the
					 complainant and institution is not feasible, Agency staff shall evaluate the
					 results of the investigation of the student complaint and recommend a course of
					 action to the Commissioner. If Agency staff finds the complaint to be without
					 merit following the investigation, Agency staff shall recommend that the
					 complaint be dismissed. If Agency staff finds the complaint has merit following
					 the investigation, Agency staff may recommend that the Commissioner require the
					 institution to take specific action(s) to remedy the
					 complaint.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.119 - Written Determination of the Commissioner

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
After receiving the Agency staff's recommendation, the
					 Commissioner shall consider the recommendation regarding the complaint and
					 render a written determination thereon. If the Commissioner finds the complaint
					 is without merit, the Commissioner shall dismiss the complaint. If the
					 Commissioner finds the complaint has merit, the Commissioner may require the
					 institution to take specific action(s) to remedy the complaint. In the
					 Commissioner's sole discretion, complaints regarding institutional integrity
					 may be forwarded to the Board for its consideration and determination. The
					 Agency shall send a copy of the Commissioner's or the Board's, as appropriate,
					 written determination to the complainant and the institution. As necessary, the
					 Agency may take all appropriate actions to enforce its
					 determination.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter E - STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 1.120 - Authority of the Commissioner to Issue Written Determinations Regarding Student Complaints

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
With regard to student complaints to the Board about a
					 public or private (non-profit, not-for-profit, or for-profit) institution of
					 higher education that the legislature or the Agency has authorized to operate
					 in Texas, the Board authorizes the Commissioner to issue written determinations
					 dismissing complaints or requiring institutions to take specific action(s) to
					 remedy complaints. In the Commissioner's sole discretion, complaints regarding
					 institutional integrity may be forwarded to the Board for its consideration and
					 determination. The student complaint procedure is set out in this
					 subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.121 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Advisory Committee on Research Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Statutory authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education
				  Code, Chapter 142, §142.003(b) and Chapter 143,
				  §143.004(c).
(b) Purposes. The
				  Advisory Committee on Research Programs is created to provide the Board with
				  advice and recommendation(s) regarding the Board's development of research
				  priorities, guidelines, and procedures for the selection of specific projects
				  for the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program and Advanced Technology
				  Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.122 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(2)
				  Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer
				  of the Board.
(3) Interested
				  persons--Persons who attend committee meetings as representatives of
				  stakeholder entities and any other persons who have made their interest in the
				  work of the committee known to its presiding officer. Such interested persons
				  may participate in committee discussions, as invited by the presiding officer
				  to do so, but do not have the authority to cast votes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.123 - Committee Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Membership shall consist of experts in the specified research areas of the
				  Research Programs.
(b) Membership
				  on the committee should include:
(1)
				  representative(s) of public institutions of higher education as defined in
				  Texas Education Code, §
											61.003;
(2) representative(s) of Texas private or
				  independent institutions of higher education as defined in Texas Education
				  Code, §
											61.003; and
(3) representative(s) of Texas
				  industry.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.124 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall be abolished no later than October 31,
					 2017, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110. It may be
					 reestablished by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.125 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall meet on a quarterly basis, as required
					 by workload and tasks. Special meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by
					 the presiding officer. Meetings shall be open to the public and broadcast via
					 the web, unless prevented by technical difficulties. Minutes shall be available
					 to the public after they have been prepared by the Board staff and reviewed by
					 members of the committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.126 - Tasks Assigned the Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tasks assigned the committee include:
(1) develop research priorities, guidelines,
				  and procedures for the selection of specific projects for awards on a
				  competitive, peer review basis; and
(2) determine funding to be allocated to each
				  research area.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter F - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS › Section 1.127 - Report to the Board; Evaluation of Committee Costs and Effectiveness

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee chairperson shall report any recommendations
					 to the Board on no less than an annual basis. The committee shall also report
					 committee activities to the Board to allow the Board to properly evaluate the
					 committee's work, usefulness, and the costs related to the committee's
					 existence. The Board shall report its evaluation to the Legislative Budget
					 Board in its biennial Legislative Appropriations Request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.128 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Apply Texas Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this
				  subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										51.762,
				  and in accordance with the Texas Education Code, §
										61.0331,
				  regarding requirements for Negotiated Rulemaking. Moreover, the committee is
				  governed in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1,
				  Chapter 1, Subchapter A, §1.6 (relating to General Provisions).
(b) Purposes. The Apply Texas Advisory
				  Committee is created to provide the Board with advice and recommendation(s)
				  regarding the common admission applications and the Apply Texas System, in
				  accordance with Chapter 4, Subchapter A, §
										4.11
				  of this title (relating to Common Admission Application
				  Forms).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.129 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Apply Texas System--The state's primary
				  method for applying for admission to Texas public institutions of higher
				  education. The Apply Texas System includes, but is not limited to, common
				  admission applications; a portal for completing application forms; help desks
				  to provide users assistance; and a portal through which Texas high school
				  counselors gain access to status data regarding their students' progress in
				  applying for admission and financial aid.
(2) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(3) Interested
				  persons--Persons who attend committee meetings as representatives of
				  stakeholder entities and any other persons who have made their interest in the
				  work of the committee known to its co-chairs or Board staff. Such interested
				  persons may participate in committee discussions, as invited by the co-chairs
				  to do so, but do not have the authority to cast votes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.130 - Committee Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Membership
				  shall consist of admissions administrators from Texas public institutions of
				  higher education and participating private or independent institutions of
				  higher education, all as defined by Texas Education Code, §
										61.003, that use the
				  Apply Texas System.
(b) Membership
				  on the committee should include:
(1) four
				  representatives from public universities with enrollment of more than 30,000
				  students in previous fall semester;
(2) three representatives from public
				  universities with enrollment between 10,000 - 30,000 students in previous fall
				  semester;
(3) three representatives
				  from public universities with enrollment between 0 - 9,999 students in previous
				  fall semester;
(4) one
				  representative from public universities using the graduate application in the
				  Apply Texas System not selected from paragraphs (1) - (3) of this
				  subsection;
(5) three
				  representatives from public community, technical, or state colleges with
				  enrollment of more than 16,000 students in previous fall semester;
(6) three representatives from public
				  community, technical, or state colleges with enrollment between 10,000 - 15,999
				  students in previous fall semester;
(7) three representatives from public
				  community, technical, or state colleges with enrollment between 0 - 9,999
				  students in previous fall semester;
(8) two representatives from participating
				  private or independent institutions;
(9) one undergraduate student representative;
				  and
(10) one school district
				  representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.131 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall be abolished no later than October 31,
					 2025 in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110. It may be
					 reestablished by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.132 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall meet at least twice a year. Additional
					 meetings, if necessary, may be scheduled as determined by the co-chairs.
					 Meetings shall be open to the public and broadcast via the web, unless
					 prevented by technical difficulties. Minutes shall be available to the public
					 after they have been prepared by the Board staff and reviewed and adopted by
					 members of the committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.133 - Tasks Assigned the Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tasks assigned the committee may include:
(1) technical and functional revisions to the
				  common admission applications and the Apply Texas System;
(2) development of training materials for the
				  users of the various components of the Apply Texas System;
(3) recommendations on admission policy
				  pursuant to the Texas Education Code, §
										61.0331;
				  and
(4) other activities necessary
				  for the maintenance of the Apply Texas System.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter G - APPLY TEXAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.134 - Report to the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The co-chairs shall annually report any recommendations to
					 the Board at a Board meeting determined in consultation with Board staff. They
					 shall also provide an annual report to the Board to allow it to properly
					 evaluate the committee's work, usefulness, and the costs related to the
					 committee's existence. The Board shall report its evaluation to the Legislative
					 Budget Board in its biennial Legislative Appropriations
					 Request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.135 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Certification Advisory Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this
				  subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										61.314.
(b) Purposes. The Certification Advisory
				  Council (council) is created to provide the Board with advice and
				  recommendation(s) regarding standards and procedures to be used in carrying out
				  the provisions of Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter G, Regulation of
				  Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions, primarily including standards
				  and procedures related to certification of private postsecondary educational
				  institutions that are nonexempt; assists the Commissioner in the examination of
				  individual applications for Certificates of Authority; and performs other
				  duties related to certification that the Board finds to be
				  appropriate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.136 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(2)
				  Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer
				  of the Board.
(3) Certificate of
				  Authority--The Board's approval of postsecondary institutions (other than
				  exempt institutions), with operations in the State of Texas, to confer degrees
				  or courses applicable to degrees, or to solicit students for enrollment in
				  institutions that confer degrees or courses applicable to degrees.
(4) Exempt Institution--An institution that
				  is accredited by an agency recognized by the Board under §
										7.6
				  of this title (relating to Recognition of Accrediting Agencies), or is defined
				  as a "private or independent institution of higher education" under Texas
				  Education Code, §
										61.003(15),
				  or is a career school or college that applies for and is declared exempt under
				  this chapter, by the Texas Workforce Commission as described in Texas Education
				  Code, §
										61.303(a),
				  or Texas Education Code, Chapter 132, respectively. Exempt institutions must
				  comply with certain Board rules.
(5) Postsecondary Educational Institution--An
				  educational institution which:
(A) is not a
				  public community college, public technical college, public senior college or
				  university, medical or dental unit or other agency as defined in Texas
				  Education Code, §
											61.003;
(B) is incorporated under the laws of this
				  state, or maintains a place of business in this state, or has an agent or
				  representative present in this state, or solicits business in this state;
				  and
(C) furnishes or offers to
				  furnish courses of instruction in person, by electronic media, by
				  correspondence, or by some means or all leading to a degree; provides or offers
				  to provide credits alleged to be applicable to a degree; or represents that
				  credits earned or granted are collegiate in nature, including describing them
				  as "college-level," or at the level of any protected academic term.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.137 - Council Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Membership shall consist of six members with experience in higher education,
				  three of whom must be drawn from private or independent institutions of higher
				  education in Texas as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(15).
(b) Members of the council shall select the
				  presiding officer at the first meeting of the academic year who will be
				  responsible for conducting meetings and conveying council recommendations to
				  the Board.
(c) Members shall serve
				  for two-year staggered terms.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.138 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The council shall be abolished no later than October 31,
					 2025, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110, unless it is
					 reestablished by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.139 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The council shall meet on a quarterly basis scheduled no
					 later than the first day of the month prior to the month that the Board
					 Committee on Academic and Workforce Success meets. A quarterly meeting may be
					 cancelled if no actions are pending requiring advice from the Certification
					 Advisory Council. A quarterly meeting may be rescheduled if a quorum of members
					 cannot be met. Special meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by the
					 presiding officer. Meetings shall be open to the public and broadcast via the
					 web, unless prevented by technical difficulties, and minutes shall be made
					 available to the public after they have been prepared by the Board staff and
					 reviewed by members of the council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.140 - Tasks Assigned to the Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tasks assigned to the council include:
(1) Review the site visit report and an
				  institution's response for each Certificate of Authority application;
(2) Make recommendations regarding the
				  Certificate of Authority application to the Board;
(3) Review requests by an accrediting agency
				  for recognition by the Board; and
(4) Perform other duties related to
				  certification that the Board requests of the council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter H - CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL › Section 1.141 - Report to the Board; Evaluation of Council Costs and Effectiveness

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The council presiding officer shall timely report any
					 recommendations to the Board but on no less than an annual basis. The council
					 shall also report council activities to the Board to allow the Board to
					 properly evaluate the council's work, usefulness, and the costs related to the
					 council's existence. The Board shall report its evaluation to the Legislative
					 Budget Board in its biennial Legislative Appropriations
					 Request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.142 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Statutory authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education
				  Code, Chapter 61, §61.505.
(b)
				  Purposes. The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee is created to
				  provide the Board with advice and recommendation(s) regarding the Family
				  Practice Residency Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.143 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(2)
				  Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer
				  of the Board.
(3) Approved family
				  practice residency training program--A graduate medical education program
				  operated by a medical school, licensed hospital(s), or nonprofit corporation(s)
				  that has been approved for training physicians in family practice and for the
				  receipt of state funds for that purpose.
(4) Interested persons--Persons who attend
				  committee meetings as representatives of stakeholder entities and any other
				  persons who have made their interest in the work of the committee known to its
				  presiding officer. Such interested persons may participate in committee
				  discussions, as invited by the presiding officer to do so, but do not have the
				  authority to cast votes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.144 - Committee Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee shall consist of 12 members,
				  including:
(1) one member who is a licensed
				  physician appointed by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association;
(2) two members who are licensed physicians
				  appointed by the Association of Directors of Family Practice Training
				  Programs;
(3) two members who are
				  administrators of hospitals in which an approved family practice residency
				  training program operates and appointed by the Texas Hospital
				  Association;
(4) one member who is
				  a licensed physician appointed by the Texas Medical Association;
(5) two members who are licensed physicians
				  appointed by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians;
(6) three members of the public appointed to
				  the committee by the governor; and
(7) the president of the Texas Academy of
				  Family Physicians.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.145 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall be abolished no later than October 31,
					 2025, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110. It may be
					 reestablished by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.146 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall meet at least annually. Special
					 meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by the presiding officer. Meetings
					 shall be open to the public and broadcast via the web, unless prevented by
					 technical difficulties. Minutes shall be available to the public after they
					 have been prepared by the Board staff and reviewed by members of the
					 committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.147 - Tasks Assigned the Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tasks assigned the committee include:
(1) review for the Board applications for
				  approval and funding of family practice residency training programs and related
				  support programs;
(2) make
				  recommendations to the Board relating to:
(A)
				  the standards and criteria for approval of residency training and related
				  support programs; and
(B) the
				  effectiveness of the programs the Board administers that provide incentives to
				  physicians to practice in underserved areas of this state; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter I - FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.148 - Report to the Board; Evaluation of Committee Costs and Effectiveness

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee chairperson shall report any recommendations
					 to the Board on no less than an annual basis. The committee shall also report
					 committee activities to the Board to allow the Board to properly evaluate the
					 committee's work, usefulness, and the costs related to the committee's
					 existence. The Board shall report its evaluation to the Legislative Budget
					 Board in its biennial Legislative Appropriations Request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.149 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Financial Aid Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this
				  subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										61.0776,
				  and the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110, §2110.0012.
(b) Purposes.
(1) The Financial Aid Advisory Committee is
				  created to provide the Board with advice and recommendations regarding the
				  development, implementation, and evaluation of state financial aid programs for
				  college students. In this capacity, it is also to assist staff in the
				  development of training materials for use by the Center for Financial Aid
				  Information and others in informing students, parents, secondary education
				  counselors, college personnel, members of appropriate community-based
				  organizations, and others about financial aid opportunities for Texas students,
				  including eligibility requirements and procedures for applying for financial
				  aid.
(2) In addition, the committee
				  shall provide insight on state financial aid program policies and procedures
				  (e.g. eligibility, allocations, disbursement processes, etc.); review the
				  collection, use, and reporting of data; and identify areas of research for
				  consideration.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.150 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(2) Center for
				  Financial Aid Information--The state's entity for developing and disseminating
				  information about financial aid for college, consisting of the Texas Financial
				  Aid Information Center call center, and the College for All Texans
				  website.
(3) Interested
				  persons--Persons who attend committee meetings as representatives of
				  stakeholder entities and any other persons who have made their interest in the
				  work of the committee known to its presiding officer. Such interested persons
				  may participate in committee discussions, as invited by the presiding officer
				  to do so, but do not have the authority to cast votes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.151 - Committee Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Membership shall consist of financial aid practitioners, public school
				  counselors, and other persons employed in the non-profit sector in roles with
				  responsibility for advising students regarding financial aid.
(b) Membership on the committee will include:
(1) at least two representatives from the
				  following sectors of higher education: four-year public universities, two-year
				  colleges, and private institutions; and at least one representative from a
				  health-related institution;
(2) at
				  least one student representative from a public institution of higher education
				  , who serves as a non-voting member;
(3) at least two representatives of school
				  districts;
(4) at least one
				  representative from the non-profit sector with responsibility for advising
				  students regarding financial aid; and
(5) one representative from the Texas
				  Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA), named by the
				  TASFAA Board, who serves as a non-voting member.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.152 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall be abolished no later than October 31,
					 2025, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110. It may be
					 reestablished by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.153 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall meet on a quarterly basis. Special
					 meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by the presiding officer. Meetings
					 shall be open to the public and broadcast via the web, unless prevented by
					 technical difficulties. Minutes shall be available to the public after they
					 have been prepared by the Board staff and reviewed by members of the
					 committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.154 - Tasks Assigned the Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Tasks
				  assigned the committee include providing the agency with guidance and advice
				  to:
(1) develop a comprehensive financial aid
				  training program for public school counselors, employees of student financial
				  aid offices of public institutions and private or independent institutions of
				  higher education, members of appropriate community-based organizations, and
				  other appropriate persons;
(2)
				  teach methods to enable persons receiving training to effectively communicate
				  financial aid information to students, parents and others;
(3) support and promote the dissemination of
				  financial aid information, including eligibility requirements and procedures
				  for applying for financial aid, to students, parents and others; and
(4) publicize training and make it easily
				  available to public school counselors and other appropriate persons across the
				  state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter J - FINANCIAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 1.155 - Report to the Board; Evaluation of Committee Costs and Effectiveness

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee chairperson shall report any recommendations
					 to the Board on no less than an annual basis. The committee shall also report
					 committee activities to the Board to allow the Board to properly evaluate the
					 committee's work, usefulness, and the costs related to the committee's
					 existence. The Board shall report its evaluation to the Legislative Budget
					 Board in its biennial Legislative Appropriations Request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.156 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Standing Advisory Committee for Public Junior Colleges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Statutory authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education
				  Code, §130.001(b).
(b)
				  Purposes. The Standing Advisory Committee for Public Junior Colleges is created
				  to provide the Commissioner and Board with advice and counsel with respect to
				  the funding of public junior colleges and financial incentives to achieve the
				  goals of the state's higher education plan and carry out the purposes of Texas
				  Education Code, Chapter 130A, implementing the Public Junior College Finance
				  Program. The committee also performs other duties related to funding that the
				  Board or Commissioner assign to the committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.157 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Board--The governing body of the agency
				  known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(3) Coordinating Board--Unless context
				  indicates otherwise, the agency known as the Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board and staff employed by the agency to carry out assigned
				  duties of the agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.158 - Committee Membership and Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Membership shall consist of senior
				  administrators and representatives of Texas public junior colleges with
				  knowledge of the current funding formulas and the educational goals of the
				  state.
(b) Membership on the
				  committee should include:
(1) Representatives
				  of each accountability group;
(2)
				  Presidents or Chancellors;
(3)
				  Chief Financial or Academic Officers; and
(4) Institutional Research or other expert
				  campus representatives.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.159 - Duration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall continue until September 1, 2027, and
					 may be re-established by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.160 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The committee shall meet on a regular basis not less than
					 once a quarter. Special meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by the
					 presiding officer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter K - STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE: PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES › Section 1.161 - Tasks Assigned to the Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Tasks assigned to the committee include:
(1) Provide counsel to the Board and
				  Commissioner on the administration of the Public Junior College Finance
				  Program;
(2) Study and make
				  recommendations for modification to the formulas and other components of the
				  Public Junior College Finance Program that will increase effectiveness and
				  efficiencies of the programs delivered;
(3) Identify funding incentives that would
				  support the achievement of the state's goals outlined in the long-term master
				  plan for higher education authorized in the Texas Education Code,
				  §61.051(a-1); and
(4) Any
				  other charges issued by the Board or Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.