Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 61.771. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Texas resident" means a person entitled to pay resident tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of this code. (2) "Undergraduate chiropractic student" means a person enrolled at an institution of higher education for a regular sc…

Sec. 61.772. CONTRACTS WITH TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE AND PARKER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC. The board may contract with Texas Chiropractic College and Parker College of Chiropractic for the preparation or instruction of Texas resident undergraduate chiropractic students as doctors…

Sec. 61.773. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules to administer this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute to each state medical school copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 146, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 3…

Sec. 61.791. ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAM. (a) The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose, a one-week summer program to take place on the campus of each general academic teaching institution or private or independent institution of higher ed…

Sec. 61.792. ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose, scholarships for students pursuing a degree in engineering at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of …

Sec. 61.793. FUNDING. The board shall administer this subchapter using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and donations made for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (H.B. 2978), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2007. Redesignated from Educa…

Sec. 61.821. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Core curriculum" means the curriculum in liberal arts, humanities, and sciences and political, social, and cultural history that all undergraduate students of an institution of higher education are required to complete before rec…

Sec. 61.822. TRANSFER OF CREDITS; CORE CURRICULUM. (a) The board shall encourage the transferability of lower division course credit among institutions of higher education. (a-1) The board, with the assistance of advisory committees composed of representatives of institutions of …

Sec. 61.823. FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULUM. (a) The board, with the assistance of advisory committees composed of representatives of institutions of higher education, shall develop field of study curricula. Each advisory committee shall be equitably composed of representatives of ins…

Sec. 61.8231. TRANSFER LIAISON. (a) Each institution of higher education, using existing resources, shall designate at least one employee of the institution to serve as a single point of contact for other institutions of higher education and the board regarding transfer issues an…

Sec. 61.8235. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF STUDY CURRICULA. (a) The board, with the assistance of institutions of higher education, career and technical education experts, and college and career readiness experts, shall establish alignment between the college and car…

Sec. 61.824. INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATIONS. Each institution shall review and evaluate the institution's core curriculum and applicable field of study curricula at intervals specified by the board and shall report the results of that review to the board. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg.…

Sec. 61.825. BOARD EVALUATIONS. The board shall develop criteria to evaluate the transfer practices of each institution of higher education and shall evaluate the transfer practices of each institution based on those criteria. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 61.826. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures to be followed by: (1) institutions of higher education in resolving disputes concerning the transfer of lower division course credit; and (2) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's …

Sec. 61.827. RULES. (a) The board is authorized to adopt rules implementing the provisions of this subchapter. (b) In adopting rules regarding the recommended core curriculum developed under Section 61.822, the board shall appoint a committee to advise the board under Section 200…

Sec. 61.828. CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS. A student concurrently enrolled at more than one institution of higher education shall follow the core curriculum or the field of study curriculum of the institution in which the student is classified as a degree-seeking student. Added…

Sec. 61.829. EFFECT ON OTHER POLICIES. This subchapter does not affect the authority of an institution of higher education to adopt its own admission standards in compliance with this title or its own grading policies. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff. June 19…

Sec. 61.830. PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES ADDRESSING TRANSFER PRACTICES. In its course catalogs and on its website, each institution of higher education shall publish guidelines addressing the practices of the institution regarding the transfer of course credit. In the guidelines, t…

Sec. 61.831. PURPOSE OF SUBCHAPTER. The purpose of this subchapter is to develop a seamless system of higher education with respect to student transfers between institutions of higher education, including student transfers from public junior colleges to general academic teaching …

Sec. 61.832. COMMON COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM. (a) The board shall approve a common course numbering system for lower-division courses to facilitate the transfer of those courses among institutions of higher education by promoting consistency in course designation and identificatio…

Sec. 61.833. CREDIT TRANSFER FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE. (a) In this section: (1) "Lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute. (2) "Reverse transfer data sharing platform" means: (A) the National St…

Sec. 61.834. TEXAS DIRECT ASSOCIATE DEGREE. A public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute shall award a student a "Texas Direct" associate degree and include an appropriate notation on the student's transcript if the student completes a field of stu…

Sec. 61.835. TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES CURRICULA. (a) To promote the purposes of the College Credit for Heroes program established under Section 302.0031, Labor Code, the board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, and i…

Sec. 61.861. DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE COURSES FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS. (a) The commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission, may award a grant in an amount not to exce…

Sec. 61.862. GRANT APPLICATION CRITERIA. The commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission, shall establish application criteria for a grant under this subchapter and in making an award …

Sec. 61.863. USE OF FUNDS. An institution of higher education may use funds awarded under this section to develop, in connection with a course described by Section 61.861: (1) curriculum; (2) assessments; (3) instructional materials, including technology-based supplemental materi…

Sec. 61.864. REVIEW OF COURSES. Courses for which a grant is awarded under this subchapter shall be reviewed by the commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission, once every four years t…

Sec. 61.865. MATCHING CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED. An institution of higher education awarded a grant under this subchapter must obtain from one or more business entities in the industry for which students taking courses developed under Section 61.861 are training, in a total amount eq…

Sec. 61.866. LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS. In any state fiscal biennium, the total amount of grants awarded under this subchapter may not exceed $10 million. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 63, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 61.867. FUNDING OF GRANTS. The commissioner of higher education shall administer this section using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and donations made for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 63, eff. June 1…

Sec. 61.881. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible entity" means: (A) a lower-division institution of higher education; (B) a consortium of lower-division institutions of higher education; or (C) a local chamber of commerce, trade association, or economic development cor…

Sec. 61.882. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION; PURPOSE. (a) The Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Program is established to strengthen the Texas workforce and build a stronger Texas economy. (b) The board shall administer the program in accordance with this su…

Sec. 61.883. USE OF GRANT. (a) A grant awarded to an eligible entity under this subchapter may be used only for the support and maintenance of educational and general activities that promote workforce learning, including: (1) providing training in existing, new, or redesigned acc…

Sec. 61.884. RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS OR CREDENTIALS. (a) The board, in collaboration with eligible entities, the Texas Workforce Commission, and private employers, shall identify existing and new postsecondary industry certifications or other workforce credentials valued in hig…

Sec. 61.885. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS. The board may solicit, accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 1102), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.

Sec. 61.886. RULES. The board shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter, including rules requiring eligible entities awarded a grant under this subchapter to report necessary information to the board. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 1102), Sec…

Sec. 61.891. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Leadership scholarship" means a scholarship awarded to an undergraduate student under the program. (2) "Program" means the Texas Leadership Scholars Program established under this subchapter. (3) "Research scholarship" means a sc…

Sec. 61.892. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The Texas Leadership Scholars Program is established to serve as a merit-based scholarship and leadership opportunity program for high-achieving, emerging leaders with financial need. (b) Using money appropriated or otherwise availa…

Sec. 61.893. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be initially eligible for the award of a leadership scholarship, an undergraduate student must: (1) have graduated from a public high school in this state; (2) either: (A) have qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teachi…

Sec. 61.894. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY. After establishing initial eligibility to participate in the program under Section 61.893, a student may continue participating in the program only if the student: (1) remains: (A) for a leadership scholarship, enrolled in a baccalaureate degr…

Sec. 61.895. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. The board may enter into agreements with general academic teaching institutions or other institutions of higher education to provide students participating in the program with: (1) research-based support to mak…

Sec. 61.896. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS. The board may solicit, accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of the program. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (H.B. 1590), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2023.

Sec. 61.897. RULES. (a) The board, in consultation with general academic teaching institutions, shall adopt rules for the administration of the program, including rules providing for the amount and permissible uses of a scholarship awarded under the program. The rules must provid…

Sec. 61.901. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. The board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for dentists who apply and qualify for the assistance. Added by Acts 199…

Sec. 61.902. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a dentist must apply to the board and have completed at least one year of dental practice in an area of the state that is underserved with respect to dental care. (b) The board by rule may provide for r…

Sec. 61.904. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, including loans for undergraduate education, received by a dentist through any lender. (b) The b…