Part 1. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 1. AGENCY ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §1.18(e)(2) and (3) concerning the operation of Education Research Centers without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8643). Specifically, this amendment will provide clarification to the rules for the operation of the Education Research Centers created by Texas Education Code, §1.005.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §1.005.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800487
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
Subchapter B. TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) adopts amendments to §4.28 and §4.30 concerning the Texas core curriculum without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 9, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8078). Two changes were proposed. First, Coordinating Board staff has received a number of questions during the past year regarding appropriate courses to fulfill the Mathematics Component Area requirement. The change specifies that the first college-level mathematics course, including but not limited to introductory statistics, logic, college algebra, or any more advanced math course for which the student is qualified to take upon enrollment, should be allowed to fulfill the component area requirement. Second, the Coordinating Board is charged to specify a reporting period for the submission of institutional reports regarding the effectiveness of the core curriculum at the institution. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has recently increased its interest in and attention to this portion of the undergraduate curriculum as part of its revisions to the accreditation reaffirmation process and requires essentially the same information that has been required in these institutional reports to the Coordinating Board. The Coordinating Board's reporting period should be changed so that it can be aligned with that of SACS in order to eliminate unnecessary duplication of reporting requirements.
No comments were received regarding this amendment.
The amendments are adopted under Texas Education Code, §61.827, which authorizes the Coordinating Board to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the subchapter, including those in Texas Education Code, §61.822(a), requiring the Coordinating Board to adopt a statement of the content, component areas, and objectives of the core curriculum Texas Education Code, §61.824, regarding the evaluation of the institution's core curriculum and reporting of the evaluations to the Coordinating Board.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800494
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 9, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
Subchapter B. FORMULA FUNDING
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §13.22(b)(2) concerning Community and Technical College Formulas without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8644). Specifically, this amendment will provide clarification to the rules for the reporting of fundable operating expenses.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §61.059.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800488
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §17.3, concerning Campus Planning General Provisions, without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8644). Specifically, the adopted amendments will change the title of Chapter 17 to Resource Planning, delete the definition for Associate Commissioner, add definitions for Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy, and renumber the definitions.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §§61.0572, 61.058, and 51.927.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800489
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §17.12 concerning Campus Planning Board Approval without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8647). Specifically, the adopted amendments will change the title of Chapter 17 to Resource Planning, delegate approval authority for the Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy when acting on behalf of the Commissioner, delete references to Associate Commissioner, and add delegated approval authority for the Deputy Assistant Commissioner when acting on behalf of the Assistant Commissioner.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §§61.0572, 61.058, and 51.927.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800490
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §17.21 concerning Application Procedures without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8648). Specifically, the adopted amendments will change the Chapter 17 title to Resource Planning and delete references to Associate Commissioner.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §§61.0572, 61.058, and 51.927.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800491
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts amendments to §17.50 concerning Campus Planning Rules Applying to Real Property Acquisition Projects without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8648). Specifically, the adopted amendments will change the Chapter 17 title to Resource Planning and clarify language.
No comments were received regarding the amendments.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §§61.0572, 61.058, and 51.927.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800492
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
Subchapter S. PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts new §§22.501 - 22.508 concerning the grant for Nursing Shortage Reduction Programs without changes to the proposed text as published in the November 30, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 8649). Specifically, these adopted new sections will provide rules regarding the disbursement of funds for the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program.
No comments were received regarding the new sections.
The new sections are adopted under the Texas Education Code, §61.9624.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 29, 2008.
TRD-200800493
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Effective date: February 18, 2008
Proposal publication date: November 30, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114