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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 |
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enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants, |
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scholarships, loans, or work-study funds; |
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(C) the average amount of an undergraduate |
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student's need-based grant and scholarship package; and |
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(D) the average amount of an undergraduate |
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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 |
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percentile of students' scores at that institution; and |
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(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; |
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(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; |
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(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 |
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at the institution, and links to that information disaggregated by |
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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 |
|
|
(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 |
|
|
institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume for |
|
|
the institution 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 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 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," the total number |
|
|
of students enrolled in the institution for course credit during |
|
|
the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the |
|
|
resume; |
|
|
(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual |
|
|
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 |
|
|
degree or certificate: |
|
|
(A) at the institution; and |
|
|
(B) at the institution's in-state peer |
|
|
institutions; |
|
|
(3) 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 undergraduate students |
|
|
requiring developmental education who, after three years from |
|
|
entering the institution, 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 credential-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; and |
|
|
(4) under the heading "FUNDING": |
|
|
(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the |
|
|
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 |
|
|
is a public junior college. |
|
|
Sec. 51A.103. 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 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; |
|
|
(2) under the heading "DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES |
|
|
AWARDED": |
|
|
(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 |
|
|
(ii) by the institution's in-state peer |
|
|
institutions; and |
|
|
(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. |
|
|
[Sections 51A.104-51A.150 reserved for expansion] |
|
|
SUBCHAPTER D. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL |
|
|
UNITS |
|
|
Sec. 51A.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
|
|
applies only to medical and dental units. |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association |
|
|
at the institution on the most recent September 1 for which the |
|
|
information is available; |
|
|
(2) under the heading "COSTS": |
|
|
(A) 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 |
|
|
student at the institution; |
|
|
(B) clearly identifiable links to information |
|
|
regarding: |
|
|
(i) the tuition per academic year charged |
|
|
by the institution under Section 54.051; |
|
|
(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the |
|
|
coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and |
|
|
(iii) the amount and percentage by which |
|
|
the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or |
|
|
course level during the five state fiscal years preceding the state |
|
|
fiscal year covered by the resume; and |
|
|
(C) the average cost to a resident undergraduate |
|
|
student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees; |
|
|
(3) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID": |
|
|
(A) the percentage of graduate students enrolled |
|
|
in the institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships; |
|
|
(B) the percentage of graduate students enrolled |
|
|
in the institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, |
|
|
loans, or work-study funds; |
|
|
(C) the average amount of a graduate student's |
|
|
need-based grant and scholarship package; and |
|
|
(D) the average amount of a graduate student's |
|
|
need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package; |
|
|
(4) 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 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 peer |
|
|
institutions; and |
|
|
(D) the estimated total amount of the |
|
|
institution's research expenditures; and |
|
|
(5) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR |
|
|
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or |
|
|
certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of |
|
|
students who are enrolled in or have graduated from: |
|
|
(A) the institution; and |
|
|
(B) the institution's in-state peer |
|
|
institutions. |
|
|
SECTION 4. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
|
|
shall create the online institution resumes required by Chapter |
|
|
51A, Education Code, as added by this Act, and provide the resumes |
|
|
on the board's Internet website not later than February 1, 2010. |
|
|
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
|
|
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
|
|
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
|
|
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
|
|
Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |