Texas Education Code

§ 61.057 — PROMOTION OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE

ED § 61.057Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD

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To achieve excellence in the teaching of students at institutions and agencies of higher education, the board shall:

(1)develop and recommend:

(A)minimum faculty compensation plans, basic increment programs, and incentive salary increases;

(B)minimum standards for faculty appointment, advancement, promotion, and retirement;

(C)general policies for faculty teaching loads, and division of faculty time between teaching, research, administrative duties, and special assignments;

(D)faculty improvement programs, including a plan for sabbatical leaves, appropriate for the junior and senior colleges and universities, respectively; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.