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AN ACT
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relating to accountability of institutions of higher education, |
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including educator preparation programs, and online institution |
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resumes for public institutions of higher education. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION�1.��Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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�������(c)��The board shall propose a rule adopting a fee for the |
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issuance and maintenance of an educator certificate that, when |
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combined with any fees imposed under Subsection (d), is adequate to |
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cover the cost of administration of this subchapter. |
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�������(d)��The board may propose a rule adopting a fee for the |
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approval or renewal of approval of an educator preparation program, |
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or for the addition of a certificate or field of certification to |
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the scope of a program's approval. A fee imposed under this |
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subsection may not exceed the amount necessary, as determined by |
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the board, to provide for the administrative cost of approving, |
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renewing the approval of, and appropriately ensuring the |
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accountability of educator preparation programs under this |
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subchapter. |
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�������SECTION�2.��Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by amending Section 21.045 and adding Sections 21.0451 and |
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21.0452 to read as follows: |
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�������Sec.�21.045.��ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR |
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PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��The board shall propose rules |
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establishing standards to govern the approval and continuing |
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accountability of all educator preparation programs based on the |
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following information that is disaggregated with respect to sex and |
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ethnicity [and that includes]: |
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�������������(1)��results of the certification examinations |
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prescribed under Section 21.048(a); [and] |
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�������������(2)��performance based on the appraisal system for |
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beginning teachers adopted by the board; |
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�������������(3)��achievement, including improvement in |
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achievement, of students taught by beginning teachers for the first |
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three years following certification, to the extent practicable; and |
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�������������(4)��compliance with board requirements regarding the |
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frequency, duration, and quality of structural guidance and ongoing |
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support provided by field supervisors to beginning teachers during |
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their first year in the classroom. |
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�������(b)��Each educator preparation program shall submit data |
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elements as required by the board for an annual performance report |
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to ensure access and equity. At a minimum, the annual report must |
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contain the performance data from Subsection (a), other than the |
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data required for purposes of Subsection (a)(3), and the following |
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information, disaggregated by sex and ethnicity: |
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�������������(1)��the number of candidates who apply; |
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�������������(2)��the number of candidates admitted; |
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�������������(3)��the number of candidates retained; |
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�������������(4)��the number of candidates completing the program; |
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�������������(5)��the number of candidates employed in the |
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profession after completing the program; [and] |
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�������������(6)��the number of candidates retained in the |
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profession; and |
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�������������(7)��any other information required by federal law. |
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�������(c)��The board shall propose rules establishing performance |
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standards for the Accountability System for Educator Preparation |
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for accrediting educator preparation programs. At a minimum, |
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performance standards must be based on Subsection (a). The board |
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may propose rules establishing minimum standards for approval or |
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renewal of approval of: |
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�������������(1)��educator preparation programs; or |
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�������������(2)��certification fields authorized to be offered by |
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an educator preparation program. |
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�������Sec.�21.0451.��SANCTIONS UNDER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR |
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EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��The board shall propose rules |
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for the sanction of educator preparation programs that do not meet |
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accountability standards and shall annually review the |
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accreditation status of each educator preparation program. The |
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rules: |
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�������������(1)��shall provide for the assignment of the following |
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accreditation statuses: |
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�������������������(A)��not rated; |
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�������������������(B)��accredited; |
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�������������������(C)��accredited-warned; |
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�������������������(D)��accredited-probation; and |
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�������������������(E)��not accredited-revoked; |
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�������������(2)��may provide for the agency to take any necessary |
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action, including one or more of the following actions: |
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�������������������(A)��requiring the program to obtain technical |
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assistance approved by the agency or board; |
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�������������������(B)��requiring the program to obtain professional |
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services under contract with another person; |
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�������������������(C)��appointing a monitor to participate in and |
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report to the board on the activities of the program; and |
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�������������������(D)��if a program has been rated as |
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accredited-probation under the Accountability System for Educator |
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Preparation for a period of at least one year, revoking the approval |
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of the program and ordering the program to be closed, provided that |
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the board or agency must provide the opportunity for a hearing |
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before the effective date of the closure; and |
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�������������(3)��shall provide for the agency to revoke the |
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approval of the program and order the program to be closed if the |
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program has been rated as accredited-probation under the |
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Accountability System for Educator Preparation for three |
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consecutive years, provided that the board or agency must provide |
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the opportunity for a hearing before the effective date of the |
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closure. |
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�������(b)��Any action authorized or required to be taken against an |
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educator preparation program under Subsection (a) may also be taken |
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with regard to a particular field of certification authorized to be |
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offered by an educator preparation program. |
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�������(c)��A permissive revocation under Subsection (a)(2) or |
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required revocation under Subsection (a)(3) must be effective for a |
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period of at least two years. After two years, the program may seek |
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renewed approval to prepare educators for state certification. |
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�������(d)��The costs of technical assistance required under |
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Subsection (a)(2)(A) or the costs associated with the appointment |
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of a monitor under Subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be paid by the sponsor |
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of the educator preparation program [The executive director of the
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board shall appoint an oversight team of educators to make
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recommendations and provide assistance to educator preparation
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programs that do not meet accreditation standards. If, after one
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year, an educator preparation program has not fulfilled the
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recommendations of the oversight team, the executive director shall
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appoint a person to administer and manage the operations of the
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program. If the program does not improve after two years, the board
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shall revoke the approval of the program to prepare educators for
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state certification]. |
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�������Sec.�21.0452.��CONSUMER INFORMATION REGARDING EDUCATOR |
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PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��To assist persons interested in |
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obtaining teaching certification in selecting an educator |
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preparation program and assist school districts in making staffing |
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decisions, the board shall make information regarding educator |
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programs in this state available to the public through the board's |
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Internet website. |
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�������(b)��The board shall make available at least the following |
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information regarding each educator preparation program: |
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�������������(1)��the information specified in Sections 21.045(a) |
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and (b); |
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�������������(2)��in addition to any other appropriate information |
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indicating the quality of persons admitted to the program, the |
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average academic qualifications possessed by persons admitted to |
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the program, including: |
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�������������������(A)��average overall grade point average and |
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average grade point average in specific subject areas; and |
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�������������������(B)��average scores on the Scholastic Assessment |
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Test (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the Graduate Record |
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Examination (GRE), as applicable; |
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�������������(3)��the degree to which persons who complete the |
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program are successful in obtaining teaching positions; |
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�������������(4)��the extent to which the program prepares teachers, |
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including general education teachers and special education |
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teachers, to effectively teach: |
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�������������������(A)��students with disabilities; and |
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�������������������(B)��students of limited English proficiency, as |
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defined by Section 29.052; |
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�������������(5)��the activities offered by the program that are |
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designed to prepare teachers to: |
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�������������������(A)��integrate technology effectively into |
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curricula and instruction, including activities consistent with |
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the principles of universal design for learning; and |
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�������������������(B)��use technology effectively to collect, |
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manage, and analyze data to improve teaching and learning for the |
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purpose of increasing student academic achievement; |
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�������������(6)��the perseverance of beginning teachers in the |
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profession, as determined on the basis of the number of beginning |
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teachers who maintain status as active contributing members in the |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas for at least three years after |
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certification in comparison to similar programs; |
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�������������(7)��the results of exit surveys given to program |
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participants on completion of the program that involve evaluation |
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of the program's effectiveness in preparing participants to succeed |
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in the classroom; and |
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�������������(8)��the results of surveys given to school principals |
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that involve evaluation of the program's effectiveness in preparing |
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participants to succeed in the classroom, based on experience with |
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employed program participants. |
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�������(c)��For purposes of Subsection (b)(7), the board shall |
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require an educator preparation program to distribute an exit |
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survey that a program participant must complete before the |
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participant is eligible to receive a certificate under this |
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subchapter. |
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�������(d)��For purposes of Subsections (b)(7) and (8), the board |
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shall develop surveys for distribution to program participants and |
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school principals. |
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�������(e)��The board may develop procedures under which each |
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educator preparation program receives a designation or ranking |
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based on the information required to be made available under |
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Subsection (b). If the board develops procedures under this |
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subsection, the designation or ranking received by each program |
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must be included in the information made available under this |
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section. |
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�������(f)��In addition to other information required to be made |
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available under this section, the board shall provide information |
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identifying employment opportunities for teachers in the various |
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regions of this state. The board shall specifically identify each |
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region of this state in which a shortage of qualified teachers |
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exists. |
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�������(g)��The board may require any person to provide information |
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to the board for purposes of this section. |
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�������SECTION�3.��Subtitle A, Title 3, Education Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 51A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER |
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EDUCATION |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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�������Sec.�51A.001.��DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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�������������(1)��"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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�������������(2)��"General academic teaching institution," |
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"institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," |
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"public state college," and "public technical institute" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 61.003. |
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�������Sec.�51A.002.��POWERS AND DUTIES OF COORDINATING BOARD |
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RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR |
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INSTITUTION RESUMES. (a)��The coordinating board, in consultation |
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with each institution of higher education to which this chapter |
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applies, shall develop and maintain online resumes for each of |
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those institutions. |
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�������(b)��The coordinating board shall: |
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�������������(1)��request from each institution of higher education |
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to which this chapter applies any information the coordinating |
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board considers necessary for the coordinating board to include |
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information or calculate data required to be included in the |
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institution's resume; |
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�������������(2)��establish for each institution of higher education |
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to which this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the |
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coordinating board's Internet website; |
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�������������(3)��ensure that each of an institution of higher |
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education's online resumes: |
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�������������������(A)��is available to the public on the |
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coordinating board's Internet website, in a one-page format if |
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possible, and is accessible through a link that appears in a |
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prominent place on the coordinating board's Internet website home |
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page; |
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�������������������(B)��uses enhanced, user-friendly search |
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capabilities to ensure that the information required to be included |
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in the resume is easily accessible to the persons for whom the |
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resume is designed; and |
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�������������������(C)��includes a clearly identifiable link to |
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information on the coordinating board's Internet website regarding |
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the coordinating board's higher education accountability system; |
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and |
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�������������(4)��ensure that the information provided in each |
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resume is accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data |
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available for out-of-state peer institutions. |
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�������(c)��The coordinating board may modify, as the coordinating |
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board considers necessary, national data regarding an |
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institution's out-of-state peer institutions to ensure uniformity |
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in the comparison of that data to data regarding the institution for |
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which the resume is created and the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions in a resume under this chapter. |
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�������(d)��The coordinating board is not required to include in the |
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resume any category of information that is unavailable to the |
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coordinating board. |
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�������Sec.�51A.003.��DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES. Each institution of higher |
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education to which this chapter applies shall: |
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�������������(1)��submit to the coordinating board any information |
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requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the |
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coordinating board to include information or calculate data |
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required to be included in the institution's resumes; and |
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�������������(2)��ensure that the institution's Internet website |
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home page includes, in a prominent place, an accessible link to the |
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institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating board's |
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Internet website. |
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[Sections 51A.004-51A.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR FOUR-YEAR GENERAL |
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ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS |
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�������Sec.�51A.051.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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applies only to general academic teaching institutions, other than |
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public state colleges. |
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�������Sec.�51A.052.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER |
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POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each |
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institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume that |
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is designed for use by legislators and other interested policy |
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makers. |
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�������(b)��The resume required by this section must identify: |
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�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
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institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
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education accountability system; and |
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�������������(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer |
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institutions. |
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�������(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be |
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included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or |
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out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the |
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average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise |
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prescribed by coordinating board rule. |
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�������(d)��The resume must include the following information |
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relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year |
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for which the information is available and compare that information |
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to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most |
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recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and |
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the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year |
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for which the information is available by five years: |
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�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number |
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of students enrolled in the institution during the fall semester |
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that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume; |
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�������������(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual |
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total academic costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled |
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in 30 semester credit hours: |
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�������������������(A)��at the institution; and |
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�������������������(B)��at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; |
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�������������(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
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�������������������(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
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degree-seeking entering undergraduate students: |
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�������������������������(i)��enrolled in the institution after one |
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academic year and after two academic years; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state |
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peer institutions after two academic years; |
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�������������������(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students |
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requiring developmental education who, after six years from |
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entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in: |
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�������������������������(i)��the institution; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; |
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�������������������(C)��the four-year and six-year graduation rates |
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of full-time degree-seeking students: |
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�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; and |
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�������������������(D)��the average number of fall and spring |
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semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a |
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bachelor's degree: |
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�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; and |
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�������������(4)��under the heading "FUNDING": |
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�������������������(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the |
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legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for |
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faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits; and |
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�������������������(B)��the total amount of money from any source |
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available to the institution in that state fiscal year. |
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�������Sec.�51A.053.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, |
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PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating board |
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shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter |
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applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective |
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students of the institution, their parents, and other interested |
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members of the public. A resume required for an institution under |
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this section is not required to include information that the |
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coordinating board considers to be substantially duplicative of |
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information reported and available to the public through the |
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Voluntary System of Accountability Program. |
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�������(b)��The resume must identify: |
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�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
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institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
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education accountability system; and |
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�������������(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions. |
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�������(c)��Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board |
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under Subsection (a), the resume must include the following |
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information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which |
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the information is available: |
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�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
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�������������������(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the |
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institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year |
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covered by the resume; and |
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�������������������(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the |
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information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student |
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ethnicity; |
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�������������(2)��under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED": |
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�������������������(A)��the number of bachelor's degrees, number of |
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master's degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of |
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professional degrees awarded by the institution; and |
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�������������������(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the |
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information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student |
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ethnicity; |
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�������������(3)��under the heading "COSTS": |
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�������������������(A)��the average annual total academic costs for a |
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resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours |
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at the institution; |
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�������������������(B)��clearly identifiable links to information |
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regarding: |
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�������������������������(i)��the rate or rates of tuition per |
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semester credit hour charged by the institution; |
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�������������������������(ii)��any mandatory fees, as defined by the |
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coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and |
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�������������������������(iii)��the amount and percentage by which |
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|
the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or |
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|
course level during the state fiscal year covered by the resume; |
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|
�������������������(C)��the average cost of on-campus room and board |
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per student; and |
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|
�������������������(D)��the average cost to a resident undergraduate |
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|
student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic |
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|
costs and on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books, |
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|
supplies, transportation, or other expenses; |
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|
�������������(4)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID": |
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|
�������������������(A)��the percentage of undergraduate students |
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|
enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or |
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|
scholarships; |
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|
�������������������(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students |
�
|
enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants, |
�
|
scholarships, loans, or work-study funds; |
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|
�������������������(C)��the average amount of an undergraduate |
�
|
student's need-based grant and scholarship package; and |
�
|
�������������������(D)��the average amount of an undergraduate |
�
|
student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study |
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|
package; |
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|
�������������(5)��under the heading "ADMISSIONS": |
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|
�������������������(A)��the middle 50 percent test score range of |
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|
first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose |
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|
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th |
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|
percentile of students' scores at that institution; |
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|
�������������������(B)��the middle 50 percent test score range of |
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|
first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose |
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|
American College Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th |
�
|
percentile of students' scores at that institution; and |
�
|
�������������������(C)��the percentage of the students who applied |
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|
for first-time undergraduate admission to the institution who were |
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|
offered admission to the institution; |
�
|
�������������(6)��under the heading "INSTRUCTION": |
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|
�������������������(A)��the student/faculty ratio at the |
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|
institution; |
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|
�������������������(B)��the percentage of organized undergraduate |
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|
classes offered by the institution in which fewer than 20 students |
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|
are enrolled; |
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|
�������������������(C)��the percentage of organized undergraduate |
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|
classes offered by the institution in which more than 50 students |
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|
are enrolled; and |
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|
�������������������(D)��the percentage of teaching faculty members of |
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|
the institution who are tenured or tenure-track; |
�
|
�������������(7)��under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS": |
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|
�������������������(A)��four-year, five-year, and six-year |
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|
graduation rates for full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students |
�
|
at the institution, and links to that information disaggregated by |
�
|
student ethnicity; and |
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|
�������������������(B)��the average number of fall and spring |
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|
semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a |
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|
bachelor's degree; and |
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|
�������������(8)��under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR |
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|
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or |
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|
certification examination pass rates in the fields of education, |
�
|
law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in the |
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|
institution or who have graduated from the institution. |
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|
[Sections 51A.054-51A.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS |
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�������Sec.�51A.101.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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|
applies only to the following institutions of higher education: |
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|
�������������(1)��public junior colleges; |
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|
�������������(2)��public technical institutes; and |
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|
�������������(3)��public state colleges. |
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|
�������Sec.�51A.102.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER |
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|
POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each |
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|
institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume for |
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|
the institution designed for use by legislators and other |
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|
interested policy makers. |
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|
�������(b)��The resume must identify: |
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|
�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
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|
institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
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|
education accountability system; and |
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|
�������������(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions. |
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|
�������(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be |
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|
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that |
�
|
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by |
�
|
coordinating board rule. |
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|
�������(d)��The resume must include the following information |
�
|
relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year |
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|
for which the information is available and compare that information |
�
|
to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most |
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|
recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and |
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|
the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year |
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|
for which the information is available by five years: |
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|
�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number |
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|
of students enrolled in the institution for course credit during |
�
|
the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the |
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|
resume; |
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|
�������������(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual |
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|
total academic costs, which for a junior college must include those |
�
|
costs for an in-district and an out-of-district student, for a |
�
|
student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year |
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|
degree or certificate: |
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|
�������������������(A)��at the institution; and |
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|
�������������������(B)��at the institution's in-state peer |
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|
institutions; |
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|
�������������(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
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|
�������������������(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
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|
credential-seeking entering undergraduate students: |
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|
�������������������������(i)��enrolled in the institution after two |
�
|
academic years; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state |
�
|
peer institutions after two academic years; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students |
�
|
requiring developmental education who, after three years from |
�
|
entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��the institution; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
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|
�������������������(C)��the three-year, four-year, and six-year |
�
|
graduation rates of full-time credential-seeking students: |
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|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(D)��the percentage of students who transferred to |
�
|
a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution |
�
|
of higher education, as determined using the accountability system |
�
|
definition of a transfer student: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��from the institution; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��from the institution's in-state peer |
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|
institutions; and |
�
|
�������������������(E)��the percentage of graduates from the |
�
|
preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in |
�
|
the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or |
�
|
enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent |
�
|
institution of higher education for: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��the institution; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
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|
�������������(4)��under the heading "FUNDING": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the |
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|
legislature to the institution for that state fiscal year, |
�
|
including money appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage |
�
|
and retirement benefits; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��the total amount of money from any source |
�
|
available to the institution in that state fiscal year; and |
�
|
�������������������(C)��the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable |
�
|
property imposed by the junior college district, if the institution |
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|
is a public junior college. |
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|
�������Sec.�51A.103.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, |
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|
PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating |
�
|
board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter |
�
|
applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective |
�
|
students of the institution, their parents, and other interested |
�
|
members of the public. |
�
|
�������(b)��The resume must identify: |
�
|
�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
�
|
institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
�
|
education accountability system; and |
�
|
�������������(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions. |
�
|
�������(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be |
�
|
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that |
�
|
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by |
�
|
coordinating board rule. |
�
|
�������(d)��The resume must include the following information |
�
|
relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the |
�
|
information is available: |
�
|
�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the total number of students enrolled during |
�
|
the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the |
�
|
resume: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
�
|
�������������������(B)��a clearly identifiable link to information |
�
|
described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity; |
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|
�������������(2)��under the heading "DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES |
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|
AWARDED": |
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|
�������������������(A)��the number of degrees or certificates awarded |
�
|
for each level, type, or other category of degree or certificate |
�
|
specified by the coordinating board for purposes of this paragraph: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��by the institution; and |
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|
�������������������������(ii)��by the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
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|
�������������������(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the |
�
|
information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student |
�
|
ethnicity; |
�
|
�������������(3)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual |
�
|
total academic costs, which for a junior college must include those |
�
|
costs for an in-district and out-of-district student, for a student |
�
|
enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree: |
�
|
�������������������(A)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������(B)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������(4)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the percentage of students who receive |
�
|
need-based grants or scholarships: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��the percentage of students who receive |
�
|
need-based grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study funds: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(C)��the average amount of a student's need-based |
�
|
grant and scholarship package: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
�
|
�������������������(D)��the average amount of a student's need-based |
�
|
grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
�
|
�������������(5)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
�
|
credential-seeking entering undergraduate students: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��enrolled in the institution after two |
�
|
academic years; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state |
�
|
peer institutions after two academic years; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��the percentage of students requiring |
�
|
developmental education who, after three years from entering the |
�
|
institution, have graduated from or are still enrolled in: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(C)��the three-year, four-year, and six-year |
�
|
graduation rates of full-time degree-seeking students: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(D)��the percentage of students who transferred to |
�
|
a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution |
�
|
of higher education, as determined using the accountability system |
�
|
definition of a transfer student: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��from the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��from the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions; and |
�
|
�������������������(E)��the percentage of graduates from the |
�
|
preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in |
�
|
the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or |
�
|
enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent |
�
|
institution of higher education for: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions. |
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|
[Sections 51A.104-51A.150 reserved for expansion] |
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|
SUBCHAPTER D. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL |
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|
UNITS |
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|
�������Sec.�51A.151.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
�
|
applies only to medical and dental units. |
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|
�������Sec.�51A.152.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER |
�
|
POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each |
�
|
institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume |
�
|
designed for use by legislators and other interested policy makers. |
�
|
�������(b)��The resume must identify: |
�
|
�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
�
|
institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
�
|
education accountability system; and |
�
|
�������������(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer |
�
|
institutions. |
�
|
�������(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be |
�
|
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or |
�
|
out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the |
�
|
average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise |
�
|
prescribed by coordinating board rule. |
�
|
�������(d)��The resume must include the following information |
�
|
relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year |
�
|
for which the information is available and compare that information |
�
|
to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most |
�
|
recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and |
�
|
the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year |
�
|
for which the information is available by five years: |
�
|
�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the |
�
|
institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year |
�
|
covered by the resume; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��if applicable, the total number of students |
�
|
enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall |
�
|
semester; and |
�
|
�������������������(C)��if applicable, the total number of physicians |
�
|
certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in |
�
|
residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for |
�
|
Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic |
�
|
Association; |
�
|
�������������(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual |
�
|
total academic costs, including those costs identified by type of |
�
|
degree program if required by coordinating board rule, for a |
�
|
resident, full-time undergraduate student and for a resident, |
�
|
full-time graduate student: |
�
|
�������������������(A)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������(B)��at the institution's in-state and |
�
|
out-of-state peer institutions; |
�
|
�������������(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��if applicable, the percentage of medical |
�
|
school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination |
�
|
administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B, |
�
|
Title 3, Occupations Code: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state and |
�
|
out-of-state peer institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��if applicable, the percentage of medical |
�
|
school students who are practicing primary care in this state: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��after graduating from the institution; |
�
|
and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��after graduating from the |
�
|
institution's in-state peer institutions; |
�
|
�������������������(C)��the number of nursing degrees or allied |
�
|
health degrees awarded for each level: |
�
|
�������������������������(i)��by the institution; and |
�
|
�������������������������(ii)��by the institution's in-state and |
�
|
out-of-state peer institutions; and |
�
|
�������������������(D)��the estimated total amount of the |
�
|
institution's research expenditures for the most recent state |
�
|
fiscal year available; and |
�
|
�������������(4)��under the heading "FUNDING": |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the |
�
|
legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for |
�
|
faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that |
�
|
state fiscal year; and |
�
|
�������������������(B)��the total amount of money from any source |
�
|
available to the institution for that state fiscal year. |
�
|
�������Sec.�51A.153.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, |
�
|
PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating |
�
|
board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter |
�
|
applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective |
�
|
students of the institution, their parents, and other interested |
�
|
members of the public. |
�
|
�������(b)��The resume must identify: |
�
|
�������������(1)��the institutional grouping to which the |
�
|
institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher |
�
|
education accountability system; and |
�
|
�������������(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer |
�
|
institutions. |
�
|
�������(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be |
�
|
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer |
�
|
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that |
�
|
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by |
�
|
coordinating board rules. |
�
|
�������(d)��The resume must include the following information |
�
|
relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the |
�
|
information is available: |
�
|
�������������(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly |
�
|
identifiable links to the information disaggregated by student |
�
|
ethnicity: |
�
|
�������������������(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the |
�
|
institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year |
�
|
covered by the resume; |
�
|
�������������������(B)��if applicable, the total number of students |
�
|
enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall |
�
|
semester; and |
�
|
�������������������(C)��if applicable, the total number of physicians |
�
|
certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in |
�
|
residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for |
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Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association |
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at the institution on the most recent September 1 for which the |
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information is available; |
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�������������(2)��under the heading "COSTS": |
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�������������������(A)��the average annual total academic costs, |
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including those costs identified by type of degree program if |
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required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time |
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student at the institution; |
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�������������������(B)��clearly identifiable links to information |
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regarding: |
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�������������������������(i)��the tuition per academic year charged |
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by the institution under Section 54.051; |
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�������������������������(ii)��any mandatory fees, as defined by the |
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coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and |
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�������������������������(iii)��the amount and percentage by which |
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the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or |
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course level during the five state fiscal years preceding the state |
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fiscal year covered by the resume; and |
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�������������������(C)��the average cost to a resident undergraduate |
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student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees; |
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�������������(3)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID": |
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�������������������(A)��the percentage of graduate students enrolled |
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in the institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships; |
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�������������������(B)��the percentage of graduate students enrolled |
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in the institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, |
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loans, or work-study funds; |
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�������������������(C)��the average amount of a graduate student's |
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need-based grant and scholarship package; and |
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�������������������(D)��the average amount of a graduate student's |
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need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package; |
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�������������(4)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
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�������������������(A)��if applicable, the percentage of medical |
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school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination |
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administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B, |
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Title 3, Occupations Code: |
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�������������������������(i)��at the institution; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; |
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�������������������(B)��if applicable, the percentage of medical |
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school students who are practicing primary care in this state: |
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�������������������������(i)��after graduating from the institution; |
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and |
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�������������������������(ii)��after graduating from the |
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institution's in-state peer institutions; |
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�������������������(C)��the number of nursing degrees or allied |
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health degrees awarded for each level: |
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�������������������������(i)��by the institution; and |
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�������������������������(ii)��by the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; and |
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�������������������(D)��the estimated total amount of the |
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institution's research expenditures; and |
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�������������(5)��under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR |
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CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or |
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certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of |
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students who are enrolled in or have graduated from: |
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�������������������(A)��the institution; and |
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�������������������(B)��the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions. |
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�������SECTION�4.��The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall create the online institution resumes required by Chapter |
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51A, Education Code, as added by this Act, and provide the resumes |
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on the board's Internet website not later than February 1, 2010. |
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�������SECTION�5.��This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�174 passed the Senate on |
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April�23,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�30, Nays�0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May�29,�2009, by the |
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following vote: Yeas�30, Nays�0. |
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Secretary of the Senate���� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�174 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May�27,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�147, |
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Nays�1, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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Approved: |
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