Texas Education Code
§ 61.031 — OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN
ED § 61.031Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
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View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Office" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman established under this section.
(2)"Ombudsman" means the individual serving as ombudsman for the office.
(b)The board shall establish the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman to serve as an intermediary between the legislature and the public and institutions of higher education, including by answering questions from the legislature and the public regarding the obligations of an institution of higher education to students, faculty, employees, and the public. The office shall perform the functions described by this section and coordinate the board's compliance monitoring functions under Section 61.035. The ombudsman shall serve as the director of compliance and monitoring. (b-1) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a person to serve as ombudsman. The ombudsman serves at the pleasure of the governor.
(c)The office shall receive and, if necessary, investigate complaints submitted in accordance with Subsection (d) regarding an institution of higher education's failure to comply with:
(1)Section 51.315;
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