Texas Education Code
§ 61.0764 — MEDICAL DUAL CREDIT PILOT PROGRAM
ED § 61.0764Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall develop and implement a pilot program under which a licensed hospital may offer dual credit courses to high school students enrolled in a school district in partnership with the district.
(b)The board shall select one licensed hospital located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and that has a population of more than 870,000 to participate in the pilot program. The hospital must be accredited by The Joint Commission and:
(1)have been issued:
(A)a certificate of approval to offer a program of instruction by the Texas Workforce Commission under Subchapter C, Chapter 132; or
(B)a certificate of authority to award a degree for a program of study by the board under Subchapter G of this chapter;
(2)be accredited to offer a degree program by the appropriate recognized regional accrediting agency; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2023.