Texas Education Code

§ 61.306 — ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE

ED § 61.306Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. G. REGULATION OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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(a)Subject to Subsections (c) and (c-1), the board may issue a certificate of authority to grant a degree or degrees and to enroll students for courses which may be applicable toward a degree if it finds that the applicant meets the standards established by the board for certification.

(b)A certificate of authority to grant a degree or degrees is valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance.

(c)The board may not issue a certificate of authority for a private postsecondary educational institution to grant a professional degree or to represent that credits earned in this state are applicable toward a professional degree if the institution is chartered in a foreign country or has its principal office or primary educational program in a foreign country. (c-1) The board may issue a certificate of authority for a private postsecondary educational institution to grant a professional degree or to represent that credits earned in this state are applicable toward a professional degree only if the board determines that:

(1)the capacity and ability of similar professional degree programs at institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education are insufficient to meet the state's current market needs;

(2)the institution seeking the certificate of authority:

(A)has the necessary faculty and other resources to ensure student success; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1490), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.