Texas Education Code

§ 61.862 — GRANT APPLICATION CRITERIA

ED § 61.862Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. T-1. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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The commissioner of higher education and the commissioner of education, in consultation with the comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission, shall establish application criteria for a grant under this subchapter and in making an award shall give priority to courses that:

(1)will prepare students for high-demand, high-wage, and high-skill occupations and further postsecondary study;

(2)may be transferred as college credit to multiple institutions of higher education; and

(3)are developed as part of a sequence of courses that includes statewide availability of the instructional materials and training for the courses at a nominal cost to public educational institutions in this state.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 63, eff. June 19, 2009.