Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 51.9431. GRIEVANCE, HIRING, AND DISCIPLINE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Only the president or chief executive officer or provost of an institution o…

Sec. 51.945. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SELECTION OF FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall develop and implement policies that provide the students at the institution with a reasonable opportunity to appear before any committee …

Sec. 51.946. STUDENT DEBIT CARDS AT PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) The governing board of a private or independent institution of higher education may establish a program to provide students enrolled at the institution with a debit card. (b) A studen…

Sec. 51.9461. CHARGES AND FEES FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS AT PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) This section applies only to a payment of …

Sec. 51.947. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for: (1) a contribution to an institution of higher education; or (2) a charitable…

Sec. 51.948. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACTS WITH ADMINISTRATORS. (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may enter into an employment contract with an administrator that is to be paid in whole or in part from appropriated funds only if, before the date the contra…

Sec. 51.950. POLICY REGULATING STUDENT TRAVEL. (a) In this section, "governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Each governing board of an institution of higher education shall adopt a policy regulating travel that is …

Sec. 51.951. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL ESTATE. (a) Information related to the location, purchase price, or sale price of real property purchased or sold by or for an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, is…

Sec. 51.952. STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE. (a) The governing board of a medical and dental unit may require a student enrolled at a medical and dental unit to have in effect during the calendar year of enrollment a health insurance policy for health care services received by the stud…

Sec. 51.953. CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED FROM STUDENT HEALTH CENTER SERVICES. (a) In this section: (1) "Health benefit plan" means any health benefit plan regulated under the Insurance Code, including: (A) an individual or group health insurance policy; or (B) an evidence of coverag…

Sec. 51.954. DISCLOSURE OF SPONSORS OF RESEARCH IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. (a) In any public communication the content of which is based on the results of sponsored research, a faculty member or other employee or appointee of an institution of higher education who conducted or par…

Sec. 51.955. PROHIBITED STATE AGENCY ACTIONS RELATED TO DISCLOSURE OF PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCH. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) A state agency that expends appropriated funds may not: (1) enter into a research…

Sec. 51.956. POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH SECURITY. (a) In this section, "governing board," "institution of higher education," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall establish a …

Sec. 51.957. HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL. (a) In this section: (1) "Council" means the Higher Education Research Security Council established under this section. (2) "Governing board," "institution of higher education," "private or independent institution of higher…

Sec. 51.960. GRIEVANCE RIGHTS ON CERTAIN PERSONNEL ISSUES. (a) In this section: (1) "Faculty member" means a person employed full-time by an institution of higher education as a member of the institution's faculty, including professional librarians, whose duties include teaching,…

Sec. 51.961. LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR COMPONENT INSTITUTION OF SYSTEM. (a) In this section: (1) "Governing board" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Leave" includes vacation leave, sick leave, and holidays. (b)…

Sec. 51.9611. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) The governing board of a university system, or …

Sec. 51.962. MERIT SALARY INCREASES. (a) An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may grant merit salary increases, including one-time merit payments, to employees described by this section. (b) A merit salary increase made under this section is compensatio…

Sec. 51.963. EMPLOYEE WITH MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS. A full-time employee of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 who has appointments to more than one position at the same institution may receive pay for working more than 40 hours in a week if the institu…

Sec. 51.964. HIRING OF CERTAIN RETIREES. (a) An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may employ a person who has retired under the Teacher Retirement System (Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code) or the optional retirement program (Chapter 830, Government …

Sec. 51.9645. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY FINANCIAL AID EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "Student loan" means a loan for which the loan agreement requires that all or part of the lo…

Sec. 51.965. EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION. (a) If a state law requires an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 to provide written notification to its officers or employees of any requirement, right, duty, or responsibility provided by state law, the institution m…

Sec. 51.966. INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may purchase insurance insuring the institution and its employees against any liability, risk, or exposure and covering the losses of any institutional property. (b) The governing board…

Sec. 51.967. LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL DEBT. No statute of limitations shall apply to a lawsuit, to the enforcement of a judgment, or to any other legal action to collect an educational debt owed to an institution of higher education or to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating …

Sec. 51.9675. EQUAL ACCESS TO DUAL CREDIT COURSES. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) In admitting or enrolling high school students in a dual credit course, an institution of higher education must apply the same…

Sec. 51.968. UNDERGRADUATE COURSE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPLETING POSTSECONDARY-LEVEL PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Advanced Placement examination" means an examination administered through the Advanced Placement Program. (2) "CLEP examination" means an examinatio…

Sec. 51.9685. REQUIRED FILING OF DEGREE PLAN. (a) In this section: (1) "Degree plan" means a statement of the course of study requirements that an undergraduate student at an institution of higher education must complete in order to be awarded an associate or bachelor's degree fr…

Sec. 51.96851. LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) To foster a transparent student learning environment at institutions of higher education and to facilitate the univer…

Sec. 51.96852. RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES. (a) In this section: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Each institution of higher education shall develop…

Sec. 51.96853. TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Articulation agreement" means a formal written agreement between a lower-division institution of higher education and a general academic teac…

Sec. 51.969. ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP; STATEMENT REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) A person is not eligible to receive a scholarship originating from and administered by an…

Sec. 51.970. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA. (a) In this section: (1) "Blind or visually impaired student" includes any student whose visual acuity is impaired to the extent that the student is unable to read the print i…

Sec. 51.9701. ASSESSMENT FOR DYSLEXIA. Unless otherwise provided by law, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, may not reassess a student determined to have dyslexia for the purpose of assessing the student's need for accommodations until the instituti…

Sec. 51.9705. NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS THROUGH MULTIPLE RETAILERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) "University-affiliated bookstore" means a bookstore that: (A) sells textbooks for course…

Sec. 51.971. COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Compliance program" means a process to assess and ensure compliance by the officers and employees of an institution of higher education with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies, including matters of: (A) eth…

Sec. 51.9715. RELEASE OF STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION. (a) An institution of higher education may request the submission of a signed consent form authorizing the institution to release academic course, grade, and credit information with each: (1) application for undergraduate tra…

Sec. 51.972. ON-SITE RECLAIMED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES CURRICULUM. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall encourage each institution of higher education to develop curriculum and provide related instruction regarding on-site reclaimed system technologies, including rainw…

Sec. 51.973. INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES. The governing board of each institution of higher education shall ensure that any student handbook or similar publication for the institution includes information on gang-free zones and the consequences of engaging in organized …

Sec. 51.974. INTERNET ACCESS TO COURSE INFORMATION. (a) Each institution of higher education, other than a medical and dental unit, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for each undergradu…

Sec. 51.9741. INTERNET ACCESS TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. (a) Each institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, shall post on the institution's Internet website a copy of the institution's financial transactions to the extent necessary to provide, for each paymen…

Sec. 51.9745. INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION. (a) Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution: (1) the student/faculty rati…

Sec. 51.9746. INTERNET ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA. (a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Each general academic teaching institution other than a public state college shall maintain …

Sec. 51.975. SHARING OF UNDERUSED CLASSROOMS. (a) A public institution of higher education may make the institution's classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution or by students, student organizations, or faculty of the institution between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on one or more…

Sec. 51.976. TRAINING AND EXAMINATION PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF CAMPUS PROGRAMS FOR MINORS ON WARNING SIGNS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND CHILD MOLESTATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Camper" means a minor who is attending a campus program for minors. (2) "Campus program for minors" means a …

Sec. 51.9761. CHILD ABUSE REPORTING POLICY AND TRAINING. (a) In this section, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. (b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy governing the reporting of child abuse and neglect as…

Sec. 51.977. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FOR NURSES IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNITS. (a) The president of a medical and dental unit, as defined by Section 61.003, shall determine whether a nurse employed by the unit for patient care or clinical activities is a full-time employee for purposes…