Texas Register, Volume 38, Number 35, Pages 5587-5800, August 30, 2013 Page: 5,652
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1(B) If an instit utio ssiX-year baeealaureategradation
rate is below the state aeage as desribe, new doctoral programs may
still be considered if the institution meets at least two of the following
three alternative criteria
{[( The percent of change in the ratio of baccalaure-
ate degrees awarded to the total undergraduate enrollment is at or above
the statewide percent of change over the most recent three years and
the institution has had an increase in productivity over the most recent
three years.
[(# The percent of change in the total number of
baccalat eate degrS. .. . .awarded is at or abo. tihe statewide percent of
change for the most recent three years and the institution has had an
increase in productivity over the most recent three years.j
[+#di The percent of change in the number of bae-
ealaureate degrees awarded to "at risk" students as defined in Chapter
4+j ~Subcater T~ ~43A4 of this title (relating to Performance hicen-
tie Funding) is at or above the state percent of change for the most
recent three years, and the institution has had an increase in productiv-
ity over the most recent three years
fC)If the institution meets at least two of the three al-
ternative riteria all applications for new doentral programs must in-
elude an action plan to improve the six-year graduation rate and the
unmet alternative eriterion If additional new doctoral programs are
.proposed within the same period during which the graduation rate data
are effective, applications must ind e an update on the effect veess
of the initial action pla A revised action plan is required for new d-
toral program applications in every year for which there is new gradu-
ation rate data published by the Coordinating Board.
5.54. Noncompliance with Conditions of Approval for New Doc-
toral Degree Programs.
(a) - (b) (No change.)
(c) Program Closure. If it is determined that a new doctoral
degree program is in jeopardy of noncompliance with the conditions
of its approval, Coordinating Board staff will notify the institution in
writing with a recommendation. If [should be closed,] the institution
where the program is located wishes to close the program, the institu-
tion shall:
(1) give appropriate notification to the Commission on Col-
leges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(4) be notified in writing
(2) [upon receipt of notification of program el.sire shall
immediately] cease to admit new students to the program and provide
Board staff with the names, dates of admission, and projected gradua-
tion dates of all students currently enrolled in the program;
(3) - (4) (No change.)
(5) [automatically] close the program when the last stu-
dent enrolled in the program has graduated or the teach-out period has
lapsed; and
(6) (No change.)
(d) If the institution chooses not to follow the recommenda-
tion, Coordinating Board staff will send the recommendation to the
governing board of the institution. If the governing board does not ac-
cept the recommendation to eliminate the program, then the university
system or, where a system does not exist, the institution must identify
the programs recommended for closure by the Coordinating Board on
the next legislative appropriations request submitted by the system or
institution.5.55. Revisions to Approved Programs.
Degree programs on the approved program inventory of a public uni-
versity or health-related institution may be revised under the following
conditions:
(1) - (3) (No change.)
(4) Revisions to other aspects of degree programs, includ-
ing changes to the Classification of Instructional Programs coding, de-
gree designation, degree title, or a consolidation of the program with
one or more existing programs, must be approved by Board staff.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 19, 2013.
TRD-201303484
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed date of adoption: October 24, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
19 TAC 5.49
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for repeal
will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or in the Texas Register
office, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas.)
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating
Board) proposes the repeal of 5.49, concerning certification of
adequacy of financing for new academic programs. This repeal
is adopted on an emergency basis in this issue of the Texas Reg-
ister, and is proposed to allow for a 30 day comment period. The
intent of the repeal is to incorporate into existing rules changes
and provisions enacted by Senate Bill 215, 83rd Texas Legisla-
ture, Regular Session. The repeal of this section is necessary
because Senate Bill 215 of the 83rd Texas Legislature amended
the statute, Texas Education Code 61.055(a), which formerly
required the Board to receive certification of adequate financing
before approving any new department, school or degree pro-
gram.
Dr. Stacey Silverman, Interim Assistant Commissioner for Work-
force, Academic Affairs and Research, has determined that for
the first five years the repeal is in effect, there will be no fiscal
implications for state or local governments as a result of repeal-
ing the section.
Dr. Silverman has also determined that for the first five years the
repeal is in effect, the public benefits anticipated as a result of
administering the repeal will be to reduce the amount of staff time
spent reviewing and approving administrative changes at public
universities and health-related institutions. There is no effect on
small businesses. There are no anticipated economic costs to
persons who are required to comply with the repeal as proposed.
There is no impact on local employment.
Comments on the proposed repeal may be submitted by
mail to Dr. Stacey Silverman, Interim Assistant Commis-
sioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O.
Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711; or via email at WAARcom-
ments@thecb.state.tx.us. Comments will be accepted for 30
days following publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.38 TexReg 5652 August 30, 2013 Texas Register
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