Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 51.784. JOB ORDER CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR. (a) An institution may award job order contracts for the minor construction, repair, rehabilitation, or alteration of a facility if the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times are indefinite and …

Sec. 51.785. CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. The board of an institution may not enter into a contract with a person relating to a permanent improvement project at the institution under which the institution makes contractual payments to the person that are not reflected on the ins…

Sec. 51.801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "general academic teaching institution," "governing board," "medical and dental unit," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 51.802. UNIFORM ADMISSION SYSTEM. A general academic teaching institution shall admit first-time freshman students for each semester under the provisions of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Sec. 51.803. AUTOMATIC ADMISSION: ALL INSTITUTIONS. (a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), each general academic teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the institution as an undergraduate student if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 1…

Sec. 51.8031. STUDY ON COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SCORES. (a) In this section, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) The coordinating board shall conduct a study on college entrance examinations to determine which examinations, and the re…

Sec. 51.8035. AUTOMATIC ADMISSION OF APPLICANTS COMPLETING CORE CURRICULUM AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION. (a) In this section: (1) "Core curriculum" means the core curriculum adopted by an institution of higher education under Section 61.822. (2) "General academic teaching institution" …

Sec. 51.804. ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS: SELECTED INSTITUTIONS. For each academic year, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshma…

Sec. 51.8045. GRADUATES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. (a) For purposes of Sections 51.803 and 51.804 only, the governing body of a school district may treat a high school magnet program, academy, or other special program conducted by the school district at a high schoo…

Sec. 51.805. OTHER ADMISSIONS. (a) A graduating student who does not qualify for admission under Section 51.803 or 51.804 may apply to any general academic teaching institution if the student: (1) successfully completed: (A) at a public high school, the curriculum requirements es…

Sec. 51.807. RULEMAKING. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions programs under this subchapter, including rules relating to the identification of eligible students. (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boar…

Sec. 51.808. APPLICATION OF ADMISSION CRITERIA TO OTHER PROGRAMS. (a) Each general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit that offers admissions to undergraduate transfer students or admissions to a graduate, postgraduate, or professional program shall adopt a w…

Sec. 51.809. SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS. (a) A general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit that offers competitive scholarship or fellowship awards shall adopt a written policy describing the factors to be used by the institution or unit in making an…

Sec. 51.810. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PLANS. (a) In this section: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Sect…

Sec. 51.821. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Council" means the Joint Admission Medical Program Council established under this subchapter. (2) "General academic teaching institution" means a four-year general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003. (3) "…

Sec. 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM. The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to: (1) provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical ed…

Sec. 51.823. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The participating medical schools shall jointly establish the Joint Admission Medical Program Council consisting of one faculty member employed by and representing each of the participating medical schools. (b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st …

Sec. 51.8235. COUNCIL MEETINGS. The council shall provide notice of each council meeting, which must: (1) be: (A) posted in a place readily accessible and available to the general public, including the program's Internet website, at all times for at least 72 hours before the sche…

Sec. 51.824. COUNCIL DUTIES. (a) The council shall: (1) recruit eligible undergraduate students for admission to the program; (2) establish an application process for admitting eligible undergraduate students to the program; (3) evaluate applications for admission to the program …

Sec. 51.8245. PROGRAM ALTERNATES. (a) The council shall establish procedures by which the council selects from the annual pool of applicants for the program an appropriate number of eligible undergraduate students to serve as program alternates until the beginning of their senior…

Sec. 51.8246. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS. (a) Student education records created or considered under the program are confidential and may be released only in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g). (b) A meeting or…

Sec. 51.825. COUNCIL DELEGATION. The council may delegate the performance of the council's administrative functions, including its matching functions, to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service operated through The University of Texas System. Added by Acts 2001, …

Sec. 51.826. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO PROGRAM. (a) To be eligible for admission to the program or for selection as a program alternate, an undergraduate student must: (1) be enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher …

Sec. 51.8265. PREADMISSION MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE. (a) In order to maximize a student's potential for success in the program, the council shall identify students who may be eligible to participate in the program not later than the beginning of the first fall semester following …

Sec. 51.827. ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM. (a) To be eligible to continue participation in the program, an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program must: (1) meet criteria established by the council regarding: (A) courses taken and minimum grade po…

Sec. 51.828. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH STUDENT ADMITTED TO PROGRAM. (a) A student admitted to the program must enter into an agreement with the council under which the student agrees to: (1) maintain eligibility for continued participation in the program; and (2) repay any scholarsh…

Sec. 51.829. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PARTICIPATING MEDICAL SCHOOL. (a) Each participating medical school must enter into an agreement with the council under which the medical school agrees to: (1) select a faculty member employed by the medical school to serve on the council; (2) …

Sec. 51.830. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION. Each general academic teaching institution must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to: (1) provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alterna…

Sec. 51.831. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Each private or independent institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to: (1) provide academic counseling to a partic…

Sec. 51.833. FUNDING. (a) The council may accept a gift, grant, devise, or bequest of money, securities, service, or property to carry out any purpose of this subchapter, including funds raised or services provided by a volunteer or volunteer group to promote the work of the coun…

Sec. 51.834. REPORT. (a) The council shall deliver a report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year. (b) The report must contain detailed information regarding: …

Sec. 51.835. ONLINE FEEDBACK PORTAL. (a) The council shall develop and maintain a secure online portal to allow students in the program to submit anonymous or identified recommendations and complaints regarding the program. The portal must: (1) ensure anonymity for all submission…

Sec. 51.841. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "General academic teaching institution" and "medical and dental unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Graduate program" means a degree program, as defined by Section 61.003, to which a student may be admitted th…

Sec. 51.842. ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIP FACTORS FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) A graduate or professional program of a general academic teaching institution or medical or dental unit may consider the following factors in making an admissions or scholarship decision fo…

Sec. 51.843. RULEMAKING. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions and competitive scholarship processes under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001. Renumbered from Educati…

Sec. 51.844. READMISSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies only to a person who: (1) was previously offered admission to, or was enrolled in, a graduate program or professional program at a general academic teaching inst…

Sec. 51.871. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Fund" means the women's athletic development fund established under this subchapter. (3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. Added …

Sec. 51.872. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. The women's athletic development fund is a fund in the state treasury. The board shall administer the fund. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1513, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.832 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.…

Sec. 51.873. USE OF FUND. The board shall allocate money in the fund to institutions of higher education to support women's athletic development programs that are operated by the institution on a collaborative basis with one or more public high schools in this state. Added by Act…

Sec. 51.874. CRITERIA IN SELECTING PROGRAMS. In selecting programs to be supported with money from the fund, the board shall give priority to programs addressing the needs of public high school students whose economic conditions limit their access to athletic facilities, programs…

Sec. 51.875. FUNDING. The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from a public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1513, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 51.881. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means the committee established under Section 38.202. (2) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when a person is exposed to an allergen. (3) "Camp…

Sec. 51.882. MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS. (a) Each institution of higher education may adopt and implement a policy regarding the maintenance, storage, administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors on the instituti…

Sec. 51.883. REPORT ON ADMINISTERING EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR. (a) Not later than the 10th business day after the date a personnel member or volunteer administers an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with a policy adopted under Section 51.882(a), the institution of higher …

Sec. 51.884. TRAINING. (a) Each institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a) is responsible for training personnel or volunteers in the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector. (b) Training required under this section must: (1) include infor…

Sec. 51.885. PRESCRIPTION OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS. (a) A physician may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of an institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a). The physician shall provide the institution with a standing order for …