reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.55 - Assessment and Placement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  institution shall assess, by an instrument approved in §
										4.56 of
				  this title (relating to Assessment Instruments), the academic skills of each
				  entering, non-exempt undergraduate student as defined in §
										4.53(24)
				  of this title (relating to Definitions) prior to enrollment of the student.
				  Under exceptional circumstances, an institution may permit a student to enroll
				  in freshman-level academic coursework without assessment but shall require the
				  student to be assessed not later than the end of the first semester of
				  enrollment in entry-level freshman coursework.
(b) Prior to the administration of an
				  approved instrument in §
										4.56 of
				  this title (relating to Assessment Instrument), a test administrator shall
				  provide to the student a pre-assessment activity(ies) that addresses at a
				  minimum the following components in an effective and efficient manner, such as
				  through workshops, orientations, and/or online modules:
(1) Importance of assessment in students'
				  academic career;
(2) Assessment
				  process and components, including practice with feedback of sample test
				  questions in all disciplinary areas;
(3) Developmental education options including
				  corequisite, course-pairing, non-course-based, modular, and other
				  non-conventional interventions;
(4)
				  Institutional and/or community student resources (e.g., supplemental
				  instruction, tutoring, transportation, childcare, financial aid).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.56 - Assessment Instrument

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective fall 2013, the Texas Success Initiative
					 Assessment (TSIA) is the only Board-approved assessment instrument used under
					 this title. The TSIA, Version 2.0 (TSIA2) will replace the TSIA on January 11,
					 2021, at which time the TSIA2 will be the only Board-approved assessment
					 instrument offered under this title. Test administrators of the TSI Assessment
					 must follow the requirements and processes for test administration as set forth
					 by the THECB and the test vendor.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.57 - College Ready Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Effective the institution's first class day of fall 2017, the following minimum
				  college readiness standards (also known as "cut scores") for reading,
				  mathematics, and writing on the TSI Assessment (TSIA) shall be used by an
				  institution to determine a student's readiness to enroll in entry-level
				  freshman coursework:
(1) Reading
				  351;
(2) Mathematics 350;
				  and
(3) Writing:
(A) a placement score of at least 340, and an
				  essay score of at least 4; or
(B) a
				  placement score of less than 340 and an ABE Diagnostic level of at least 4 and
				  an essay score of at least 5.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.58 - Advisement and Plan for Academic Success

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For each undergraduate student as defined
				  in §
										4.53(24)
				  of this title (relating to Definitions) who fails to meet the minimum passing
				  standards described in §
										4.57 of
				  this title (relating to College Ready Standards), an institution shall:
(1) Establish a program to advise the student
				  regarding developmental education necessary to ensure the readiness of that
				  student in performing freshman-level academic coursework.
(2) Determine a plan, working with the
				  student, for academic success, which shall include developmental education and
				  may include provisions for enrollment in appropriate non-developmental
				  coursework. Institutions must ensure developmental education courses and
				  interventions meet
at minimum
the criteria set forth in the
Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual
(ACGM).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.59 - Determination of Readiness to Perform Entry-Level Freshman Coursework

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An institution shall determine when a
				  student is ready to perform entry-level freshman coursework using:
(1) Developmental education coursework and/or
				  intervention learning outcomes developed by the Board based on the Texas
				  College and Career Readiness Standards;
(2) Student performance on one or more
				  appropriate assessments, including scores resulting from a student's retaking
				  of the TSI Assessment; and
(3)
				  Student qualification for one or more TSI exemptions as outlined in §
											4.54
				  of this title (relating to Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.60 - Evaluation and Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Board shall evaluate the effectiveness of Texas Success Initiative on a
				  statewide basis and with respect to each institution. To inform this
				  evaluation, institutions shall analyze and report to the Board on the annual
				  Developmental Education Program Survey (DEPS)the fiscal and/or instructional
				  impacts of the following on student outcomes, along with other success-related
				  topics as requested:
(1) Technological
				  delivery of developmental education courses that allows students to complete
				  course work;
(2) Diagnostic
				  assessments to determine a student's specific educational needs to allow for
				  appropriate developmental instruction;
(3) Modular developmental education course
				  materials;
(4) Use of tutors and
				  instructional aides to supplement developmental education course instruction as
				  needed for particular students;
(5)
				  Internal monitoring mechanisms used to identify a student's area(s) of academic
				  difficulty; and
(6) Periodic
				  updates of developmental education course materials.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.61 - Limited Waiver of Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commissioner of Higher Education is authorized to waive
					 §§
										4.51-
					 4.60 of
					 this title (relating to Texas Success Initiative) for grants and contracts
					 awarded under General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 1, 81st Texas
					 Legislature, Article III, §50 (page III-62) and §56 (page
					 III-63).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.62 - Required Components of Developmental Education Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An institution of higher education must
				  base developmental coursework on research-based best practices that include all
				  of the following components:
(1)
				  assessment;
(2) differentiated
				  placement and instruction;
(3)
				  faculty development;
(4) support
				  services;
(5) program
				  evaluation;
(6) integration of
				  technology with an emphasis on instructional support programs;
(7) non-course-based developmental education
				  interventions; and
(8) Each
				  institution of higher education shall develop and implement corequisite
				  model(s) as defined in §
											4.53(7)
				  of this title (relating to Definitions) for developmental mathematics and
				  integrated reading/writing (IRW) courses and interventions, and each
				  institution must ensure that a minimum percentage of its undergraduate students
				  other than those exempt as outlined in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph must
				  be enrolled in such corequisite model(s).
(A)
				  ach public institution of higher education must ensure that the institution's
				  developmental courses and interventions comply with the requirements of this
				  section according to the following schedule:
(i) for the 2018-2019 academic year, at least
				  25 percent of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject area in
				  developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite model(s);
(ii) for the 2019-2020 academic year, at
				  least 50 percent of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject
				  area in developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite
				  model(s);
(iii) for the 2020-2021
				  academic year, at least 75 percent of the institution's non-exempt students
				  enrolled by subject area in developmental education must be enrolled in
				  corequisite model(s);
(iv) for the
				  2021-2022 academic year and thereafter, 100 percent of the institution's
				  non-exempt students enrolled by subject area in developmental education must be
				  enrolled in corequisite model(s).
(B) The following students are exempt by
				  subject area(s) from this requirement:
(i)
				  students assessed at ABE Diagnostic levels 1-4 on the TSI Assessment;
(ii) students who are college
				  ready;
(iii) students enrolled in
				  adult education;
(iv) students
				  enrolled in degree plans not requiring a freshman-level academic mathematics
				  course;
(v) students who meet one
				  or more of the exemptions as outlined in §4.54 (relating to Exemptions,
				  Exceptions, and Waivers);
(C) Institutions of higher education must
				  adhere to developmental education funding limitations per TAC §13.107
				  (relating to Limitation on Formula Funding for Remedial and Developmental
				  Courses and Interventions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.63 - Privacy of Student Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Institutions of higher education must ensure that the Texas
					 Success Initiative is administered in a manner that complies with federal law
					 regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational information,
					 including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
					 (42
					 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), the Family
					 Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section
					 1232g), and any state law relating to the
					 privacy of student information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.81 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter provides rules and regulations for public
					 institutions of higher education to engage in dual credit partnerships with
					 secondary schools. (See Chapter 9, Subchapter H of this title (relating to
					 Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Public Two-Year Associate
					 Degree-Granting Institutions) for high school credit only partnerships, and
					 remedial or developmental instruction for high school graduation
					 partnerships.)
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.82 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code, §§
										28.009(b),
					 130.001(b)(3)
					 - (4), and
					 130.008
					 provide the Board with the authority to regulate dual credit partnerships
					 between public institutions of higher education and secondary schools with
					 regard to lower division courses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.84 - Institutional Agreements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Need for
				  Institutional Agreements. For any dual credit partnership between a secondary
				  school and a public college, an agreement must be approved by the governing
				  boards or designated authorities (e.g., principal and chief academic officer)
				  of both the public school district or private secondary school and the public
				  college prior to the offering of such courses.
(b) Elements of Institutional Agreements. Any
				  dual credit agreement must address the following elements:
(1) Eligible Courses;
(2) Student Eligibility;
(3) Location of Class;
(4) Student Composition of Class;
(5) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and
				  Evaluation;
(6) Course Curriculum,
				  Instruction, and Grading;
(7)
				  Academic Policies and Student Support Services;
(8) Transcripting of Credit;
(9) Funding; and
(10) Defined sequences of courses, where
				  applicable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.85 - Dual Credit Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Eligible Courses.
(1) Courses offered for
				  dual credit by public two-year associate degree granting institutions must be
				  identified as college-level academic courses in the current edition of the
				  Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual adopted by the Board or as
				  college-level workforce education courses in the current edition of the
				  Workforce Education Course Manual adopted by the Board.
(2) Courses offered for dual credit by public
				  universities must be in the approved undergraduate course inventory of the
				  university.
(3) A college course
				  offered for dual credit must be:
(A) in the
				  core curriculum of the public institution of higher education providing the
				  credit;
(B) a career and technical
				  education course; or
(C) a foreign
				  language course.
(i) This provision does not
				  apply to a college course for dual credit offered as part of an approved early
				  college education program established under TEC §
													29.908
				  or an early college program as defined in this subchapter.
(ii) Any college course for dual credit
				  offered as part of an early college program as defined in this subchapter must
				  be a core curriculum course of the public institution of higher education
				  providing the credit, a career and technical education course, a foreign
				  language course, or a course that satisfies specific degree plan requirements
				  leading to the completion of a Board approved certificate, AA, AS, AAS degree
				  program, FOSC, or POSC.
(4) Public colleges may not offer remedial
				  and developmental courses for dual credit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.86 - Optional Dual Credit or Dual Enrollment Program: College Connect Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  These rules are authorized by Texas Education Code §§
										28.009(b),
				  130.001(b)(3) -
				  (4), and
				  130.008.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to
				  encourage and authorize public institutions of higher education to deliver
				  innovatively designed dual credit or dual enrollment courses that integrate
				  both college-level content in the core curriculum of the institution alongside
				  college-readiness content and skills instruction. These innovatively designed
				  courses will allow students the maximum flexibility to obtain college credit
				  and provide integrated college readiness skills to students who are on the
				  continuum of college readiness and will benefit from exposure to college-level
				  content.
(c) Student eligibility.
				  An eligible student must be enrolled in a public school district or
				  open-enrollment charter as defined in Texas Education Code §
										5.001(6).
				  An institution of higher education may offer College Connect Courses to:
(1) A student who has met the college
				  readiness standards set forth in subchapter C, §
											4.57 of this chapter (relating to
				  College Ready Standards); or
(2) A
				  student who has not yet demonstrated college readiness by achieving minimum
				  passing standards set forth in §
											4.57 of this chapter, if the
				  student is:
(A) a non-degree-seeking or
				  non-certificate seeking student under Texas Education Code §
												51.338(a);
				  and
(B) has earned not more than 14
				  semester credit hours of college credits at an institution of higher education;
				  or
(C) a student who is otherwise
				  exempt from the Texas Success Initiative, as set forth in subchapter C, §
												4.54 of this chapter (relating to
				  Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter E - LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES › Section 4.101 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To foster a transparent student learning environment and to
					 facilitate the transfer of credits among all institutions of higher education,
					 each public institution of higher education shall identify and adopt measurable
					 learning outcomes for undergraduate courses (exclusive of independent studies,
					 labs, practicums, or discussion sections) offered by the
					 institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter E - LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES › Section 4.102 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code, Chapter 51, Subchapter Z,
					 §51.96851 and §51.974(g) authorize the Texas Higher Education
					 Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary to administer these sections. The
					 Texas Education Code, §
										61.051,
					 describes the Board's role in the Texas system of higher
					 education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter E - LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES › Section 4.103 - 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, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Institutions
				  of Higher Education or Institution--Any public technical institute, public
				  junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental unit, or
				  other agency of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003.
(2) Measurable Learning Outcomes--The
				  knowledge and skills a student is expected to acquire or achieve upon
				  completion of a course. Measurement may be quantitative or qualitative,
				  depending upon the subject matter of the course.
(3) Undergraduate Course--Any lower- or
				  upper-division credit course offered to five or more students. This includes
				  on-campus, off-campus, distance education, and dual-credit courses (including
				  those taught on high school campuses). It excludes courses with highly variable
				  subject content that are tailored specifically to individual students, such as
				  Independent Study and Directed Reading courses. It excludes laboratory,
				  practicum, or discussion sections that are intrinsic and required parts of
				  larger lecture courses and are directly supervised by the same instructor(s) of
				  record for those large courses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter E - LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES › Section 4.104 - Measurable Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each public institution of higher
				  education shall identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection
				  measurable learning outcomes for undergraduate courses (exclusive of
				  independent studies, labs, practicums, or discussion sections) offered by the
				  institution.
(b) Statements of the
				  measurable learning outcomes shall be kept on file for at least two years after
				  the course is taught and made available for public inspection upon request to
				  the Provost's office of each institution.
(c) If the institution is in compliance with
				  Subchapter N, §§
										4.225-
				  4.228
				  of this chapter (relating to Public Access to Course Information), then the
				  institution is also in compliance with this section since learning outcomes are
				  required to be a part of each course syllabus posted on the institution's
				  website.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter F - TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR › Section 4.131 - Purpose, Scope, and Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. The
				  purpose of the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair (TSSEF) is to promote
				  an appreciation for and interest in science, mathematics, and engineering among
				  precollege students; to assist schools and school districts in fulfilling their
				  mission in science, mathematics, and engineering education; and to promote
				  workforce development in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering by
				  providing students with an opportunity to interact with higher education and
				  corporate institutions.
(b) Scope.
				  The TSSEF is the pathway for 9th through 12th grade students to advance from
				  regional-level science fairs to state-level opportunities. The TSSEF provides
				  access to the International Science and Engineering Fair for Texas precollege
				  students.
(c) Authority. The Texas
				  Education Code, Chapter 61, §61.088 authorizes the Board to establish
				  rules for the organization and operation of the State Fair.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter F - TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR › Section 4.132 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The TSSEF may accept 1st through 3rd place winners in each
					 of the 15 divisions recognized by the International Science & Engineering
					 Fair (Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer
					 Science, Earth and Space Science, Engineering, Environmental Science,
					 Gerontology, Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Microbiology, Physics, Zoology,
					 and Team Projects in any science disciplines) from the Regional Fairs in the
					 state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter F - TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR › Section 4.133 - Awards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The TSSEF may award prizes to 1st through 5th place winners
					 in each of the 15 divisions recognized by the ISEF. In addition, a number of
					 special awards, including industry and society awards, may be
					 given.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter F - TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR › Section 4.134 - Organizations and Operations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board may contract with public or private entities to
					 conduct the State Fair. The Board shall coordinate the TSSEF with regional
					 science and engineering fairs held in the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter F - TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR › Section 4.135 - Dissemination of Information and Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The TSSEF shall operate under the rules of the
					 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and its publication
					 International Rules for Precollege Science Research: Guidelines for Science and
					 Engineering Fairs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.151 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide oversight by
					 the Board of public colleges or universities engaged in partnerships
					 establishing early college high schools. The rules and regulations for public
					 colleges or universities to engage in dual credit partnerships with secondary
					 schools as provided for in this subchapter pertain only to Early College High
					 Schools and Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools in accordance
					 with §
										4.153 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.152 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code, §§
										29.908,
					 29.557,
					 61.076,
					 130.001(b)(3)
					 - (4), 130.008, and 130.090 provide the Board
					 with the authority to regulate courses and programs offered by public
					 institutions of higher education in cooperation with secondary
					 schools.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.153 - 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, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Assessment--The criterion-referenced assessment instruments adopted by the
				  Board to assess a student's readiness to enroll in college-level coursework or
				  curricula.
(2) Board--The Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) College --Texas public two-year colleges
				  or public universities.
(4)
				  Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(5) Early College High School or ECHS--The
				  institution or entity designated by the Texas Education Agency as an Early
				  College High School in accordance with §102.1091 Part 2 of this title
				  (relating to Early College High Schools), that provides the outreach,
				  curricula, and student learning and support programs that enable the
				  participating student to combine high school courses and college-level courses
				  during grade levels 9 through 12 to earn a high school diploma and up to 60
				  semester credit hours toward an associate or baccalaureate degree by the fifth
				  anniversary of the student's first day of high school.
(6) Pathways in Technology Early College High
				  School or P-TECH--The institution or entity designated by the Texas Education
				  Agency as an Pathways in Technology Early College High School in accordance
				  with §102.1095 Part 2 of this title (relating to Pathways in Technology
				  Early College High School), that provides the outreach, curricula, and student
				  learning and support programs that enable the participating student to combine
				  high school courses, college-level courses, and work-based education programs
				  during grade levels 9 through 12 to earn a high school diploma and up to 60
				  semester credit hours toward an associate or baccalaureate degree by the sixth
				  anniversary of the student's first day of high school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.155 - Student Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Students
				  participating in an ECHS or P-TECH must meet eligibility requirements in
				  accordance with §§
										4.81-
				  4.85 of
				  this title (relating to Dual Credit Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and
				  Texas Public Colleges) to enroll in college level courses for dual
				  credit.
(b) A student participating
				  in an ECHS or P-TECH is eligible to enroll in workforce education dual credit
				  courses contained in a postsecondary Level 1 certificate program, or a program
				  leading to a credential of less than a postsecondary Level 1 certificate, at a
				  public junior college or public technical institute and shall not be required
				  to provide demonstration of college readiness or dual credit enrollment
				  eligibility.
(c) An ECHS shall
				  assess each student for readiness to enroll in any academic course, or course
				  contained in a workforce education postsecondary Level 2 certificate or applied
				  associate degree program, prior to the student's enrollment in the
				  course.
(d) For this assessment, an
				  ECHS or P-TECH may use any instrument otherwise approved by the Board for Texas
				  Success Initiative purposes in accordance with §4.54 (relating to
				  Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers), §4.56 (relating to Assessment
				  Instrument), and §
										4.57(relating
				  to College Ready Standards) of this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.156 - Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The college shall select instructors of
				  all college-level curricula offered for college credit in an ECHS. These
				  instructors must be regularly employed faculty members of the college or meet
				  the same standards, including but not limited to, minimal requirements of the
				  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
(b) The college shall supervise and evaluate
				  instructors of college-level curricula offered for college credit using the
				  same or comparable procedures used for faculty at the college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.157 - Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The college shall ensure that curricula offered for college
					 credit and comparable courses offered by the college are equivalent with
					 respect to the curriculum, materials, instructional activity, and method/rigor
					 of evaluation of student performance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.158 - Transcripting of Credit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The college shall determine when the college credit for
					 each ECHS or P-TECH student should appear on the college
					 transcript.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter G - EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS › Section 4.160 - Funding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) State funding for high school and college
				  credit will be available to the public school district and the college based on
				  the current funding rules of the State Board of Education and the
				  Board.
(b) The college may claim
				  funding for all ECHS or P-TECH students receiving college credit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.171 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is:
(1) To establish rules, in cooperation with
				  the commissioner of education, for the implementation of the P-16 College
				  Readiness and Success Strategic Action Plan recommended by the statewide P-16
				  Council and adopted by the board;
(2) To establish the composition and duties
				  of the statewide discipline-based college readiness vertical teams that have
				  the responsibility to develop and recommend college readiness standards to the
				  commissioner and the commissioner of education; and
(3) To establish the criteria for student
				  participation, public school eligibility, and institutional eligibility for
				  implementing programs to enhance student success.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.172 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Texas Education Code, §
										61.0761 provides the
				  board with the authority to adopt rules to implement the P-16 College Readiness
				  and Success Strategic Action Plan, in cooperation with the commissioner of
				  education,
(b) Texas Education
				  Code, §
										28.008
				  provides the commissioner with the authority to determine, in cooperation with
				  the commissioner of education, the composition of statewide discipline-based
				  college readiness vertical teams.
(c) Texas Education Code, §
										61.0762
				  provides the board with the authority to adopt rules to implement programs to
				  enhance student success.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.173 - 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, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Closing the
				  Gaps by 2015--The master plan for higher education for the state of Texas,
				  adopted in October 2000 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
				  directed at closing educational gaps within Texas, as well as between Texas and
				  other states, and which has four goals: to close the gaps in student
				  participation, student success, excellence, and research.
(2) College entrance assessment--The ACT and
				  SAT or other assessments as determined by the commissioner that serve as
				  indicators of student college readiness.
(3) College readiness assessment--The ACT
				  PLAN and College Board Preliminary SAT or other assessments as determined by
				  the commissioner that serve as early indicators of student college
				  readiness.
(4) College readiness
				  standards--The knowledge and skills expected of students to perform
				  successfully in the workplace and in entry-level courses offered at
				  institutions of higher education.
(5) College ready student--One who has the
				  knowledge and skills necessary to begin entry-level college courses with a
				  reasonable likelihood of success and does not require developmental
				  education.
(6) Commissioner--The
				  commissioner of higher education.
(7) Faculty--A person who is employed by an
				  institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis as a member of
				  the faculty or staff and whose duties including teaching, research,
				  administration (including professional librarians), or the performance of
				  professional services. The term does not include a person employed in a
				  position which is in the institution's classified personnel system, or a person
				  employed in a similar type of position if the institution does not have a
				  classified personnel system.
(8)
				  Institution of higher education or institution--Any public technical institute,
				  public junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental
				  unit, or other agency of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code,
				  §
										61.003.
(9) Statewide discipline-based college
				  readiness vertical teams--Teams composed of public school educators and higher
				  education faculty whose duties are consistent with those provided under §
										28.008(b)
				  of the Texas Education Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.174 - P-16 College Readiness and Success Strategic Action Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To increase student success and decrease
				  the number of students enrolling in developmental course work in institutions
				  of higher education, the board, in cooperation with the commissioner of
				  education, shall implement the P-16 College Readiness and Success Strategic
				  Action Plan as recommended by the statewide P-16 Council and adopted by the
				  board pursuant to Texas Education Code, §
										61.0761(a).
(b) The initiatives and activities to be
				  implemented under the P-16 College Readiness and Success Strategic Action Plan
				  include the creation of statewide discipline-based vertical teams outlined in
				  Texas Education Code, §
										28.008,
				  and programs to enhance student success outlined in Texas Education Code,
				  §
										61.0762.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.175 - Composition and Duties of Statewide Discipline-Based College Readiness Vertical Teams

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) There shall be
				  a total of four statewide discipline-based college readiness vertical teams:
				  one each in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
				  All teams shall be composed of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 20 members per
				  subject area who represent the following:
(1)
				  All levels of public school educators;
(2) Faculty from higher education to include
				  public junior colleges, public community colleges, public technical institutes,
				  public state colleges, public senior colleges or universities, and private or
				  independent institutions of higher education as defined in Texas Education
				  Code, §
											61.003;
(3) A balance between small and large
				  districts;
(4) Various geographic
				  regions of the state; and
(5)
				  Overall demographics of the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.176 - Appointment of Higher Education Faculty to the Statewide Discipline-Based College Readiness Vertical Teams

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  commissioner shall determine the criteria for selecting faculty from
				  institutions of higher education for appointment to the four statewide
				  discipline-based college readiness vertical teams.
(b) The commissioner shall solicit
				  recommendations for appointment from institutions of higher education and
				  appropriate higher education organizations.
(c) Appointments by the commissioner to the
				  statewide discipline-based college readiness vertical teams outlined in
				  §4.173(a) shall be made no later than December 29, 2006.
(d) Members representing institutions of
				  higher education on the statewide discipline-based college readiness vertical
				  teams outlined in §4.173(a) may be removed or replaced at the discretion
				  of the commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter H - P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS › Section 4.177 - Criteria for Student Participation and Institutional and Public School Eligibility for Implementing Programs to Enhance Student Success

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Higher education bridge programs. The
				  purpose of this program is for institutions of higher education to provide
				  public high school students and other eligible students who are not
				  college-ready with appropriate instruction and other activities during summer
				  or other timeframes approved by the Coordinating Board to ensure eligible
				  students achieve college readiness.
(1) Only
				  institutions offering bridge programs outlined under Texas Education Code,
				  §
											61.0762,
				  shall be subject to this subsection.
(2) The commissioner or his/her designee
				  shall issue a request for proposal/application, memorandum of understanding, or
				  other agreement for institutions to implement bridge programs under this
				  subsection. The focus of these programs shall include mathematics, science,
				  social science, and/or English language arts for the following categories of
				  public high school students:
(A) Exiting 12th
				  grade students, in the summer following their senior year, who have not met the
				  minimum passing standards for college readiness as outlined under §
												4.57 of
				  this title (relating to Minimum Passing Standards) or who are not exempt from
				  requirements of the Texas Success Initiative as outlined under §
												4.54
				  of this title (relating to Exemptions/Exceptions); or
(B) 10th and 11th grade students, in the
				  summer following their sophomore and junior year, respectively, who have not
				  achieved the predicted score for college readiness on the Texas Assessment of
				  Knowledge and Skills, or appropriate college readiness predictors or scores on
				  other assessments of college readiness as determined by the
				  commissioner.
(3) Other
				  qualifications or requirements for student participation, public school
				  eligibility, and institutional eligibility for implementing bridge programs
				  shall be outlined in the request for proposal/application, memorandum of
				  understanding, or other agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter I - NURSING EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE › Section 4.181 - Purpose and Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to describe the Board's
					 initiative to promote the retention and graduation of students enrolled in
					 initial licensure nursing programs and to recognize those programs that achieve
					 a graduation rate of 85 percent or more. The Board is authorized to establish
					 rules for this initiative under Texas Education Code §
										61.0901.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter I - NURSING EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE › Section 4.182 - 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, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Initial RN licensure
				  program--A sequence of nursing courses and learning experiences that prepares
				  students for initial licensure as registered nurses.
(4) Nursing school--An educational entity of
				  an institution of higher education or hospital that offers the courses and
				  learning experiences of the initial licensure program.
(5) Institution of Higher Education--A public
				  or independent university, community college or health-related institution that
				  offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved by the Texas Board of
				  Nursing.
(6) Hospital--A public or
				  private hospital that offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved
				  by the Texas Board of Nursing.
(7)
				  Graduation rate--A calculation by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
				  that represents the percentage of first-time full-time students enrolled in an
				  initial licensure program in a predefined academic cohort who are reported as
				  graduates of the initial RN licensure program within:
(A) 36 months of initial enrollment for
				  two-year programs.
(B) 18 months of
				  initial enrollment for one year programs.