Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 8 - CREATION, EXPANSION, DISSOLUTION, OR CONSERVATORSHIP OF PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 8.1 - 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) Appropriate Authorities
				  (for the purposes of certification of the petition)--The independent school
				  district board of trustees, county school board or boards, or commissioners'
				  court or courts as outlined under §
										8.30 of
				  this title (relating to Legality of the Petition).
(2) Board or Coordinating Board--The Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Branch Campuses of Community College
				  Districts--Operate as out-of-district units of existing community college
				  districts and provide programs as defined in Texas Education Code, Chapter 130
				  and set out in §
										8.25
				  of this title (relating to Provisions Applicable to Each Type of District) on
				  an ongoing and permanent basis.
(4)
				  Certificate Programs--Workforce programs designed for entry-level employment or
				  for upgrading skills and knowledge within an occupation. Certificate programs
				  serve as building blocks and exit points for associate of applied science
				  degree programs.
(5) Commissioner
				  of Higher Education or Commissioner--The chief executive officer of the Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(6) Continuing Education Unit or CEU--Ten
				  contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience
				  under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction, as
				  outlined in the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce
				  Education.
(7) Extension Center or
				  Extension Facility--Any single or multiple location other than the main campus
				  of a community college district and outside the boundaries of the taxing
				  authority of a community college district. Extension centers and extension
				  facilities are subject to Chapter 4, Subchapter E. of this title (relating to
				  Approval of Distance Education and Off-Campus Instruction for Public Colleges
				  and Universities).
(8) Full-time
				  Equivalent Students (FTE)--The total number of semester credit hours reported
				  by an institution for a long term divided by 15 semester credit hours, or total
				  reported annually divided by 30; and for continuing education courses, the
				  total number of contact hours reported quarterly by an institution divided by
				  300, or total reported annually divided by 900.
(9) Governing Board--The body charged with
				  policy direction of any public community college district, the technical
				  college system, public state college, public senior college or university, or
				  other educational agency, including but not limited to boards of directors,
				  boards of regents, boards of trustees, and independent school district
				  boards.
(10) Gross Fiscal
				  Mismanagement--Includes:
(A) failure to keep
				  adequate fiscal records;
(B)
				  failure to maintain proper control over assets;
(C) failure to discharge fiscal obligations
				  in a timely manner; and
(D) misuse
				  of state funds.