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CHAPTER 9. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN
PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
SUBCHAPTER H. PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN
SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC
TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
19 TAC 9.144
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board proposes
amendments to 9.144, concerning Partnership Agreements
for the purpose of complying with Texas Education Code
130.008(d) and (d-1). Passage of House Bill 2480 during the
regular session of the 81st Texas Legislature amended Texas
Education Code 130.008(d) and (d-1) by adding language that
permits a public community college to enter into an agreement
with a high school located in the service area of another public
community college to offer a dual credit course only if the local
public community college is unable to provide the requested
course to the satisfaction of the school district and has been
invited to do so by the ISD.
Dr. MacGregor M. Stephenson, Assistant Commissioner for
Academic Affairs and Research, has determined that for each
year of the first five years the amendments are in effect, there
will be no fiscal implications for state or local government as a
result of enforcing or administering the rule.
Dr. Stephenson has also determined that for each year of the
first five years the amendments are in effect, the high schools
desiring to enter into agreements with public community colleges
for the provision of dual credit courses will be able to partner with
colleges regardless of the college area in which the high school
is located. There is no effect on small businesses. There are
no anticipated economic costs to persons who are required to
comply with the section as proposed. There is no impact on
local employment.
Comments on the proposed rule amendments may be sub-
mitted to Dr. MacGregor M. Stephenson, Assistant Com-
missioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O.
Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711 or macgregor.stephen-
son@thecb.state.tx.us. Comments will be accepted for 30 days
following publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.
The amendments are proposed under the provisions of Texas
Education Code, 61.027, 61.061, and 61.062(c) and Chap-
ter 61, Subchapter G, which provides the Coordinating Board
with the authority to regulate the awarding or offering of degrees,
credit toward degrees, and the use of certain terms.
The proposed amendments affect implementation of Texas Ed-
ucation Code, Chapter 130, Subchapter A, 130.008 (d) and
(d-1).
9.144. Partnership Agreements.
(a) A public community college may enter into an agreement
to offer only a dual credit course with a high school located in the ser-
vice area of another public community college only if the other pub-
lic community college is unable to provide the requested course to the
satisfaction of the school district and the school district has explicitly
invited the institution to do so.
(b) [(a)] Need For Partnership Agreement. For any instruc-
tional partnership between a secondary school and a public two-year
college, an agreement must be approved by the governing boards ordesignated authorities of both the public school district or private sec-
ondary school and the public two-year college.
(c) [(b)] Elements of Partnership Agreements. Any partner-
ship agreement as described in 9.143 of this title (relating to Types of
Partnerships) must address the following elements:
(1) student eligibility requirements;
(2) faculty qualifications;
(3) location and student composition of classes;
(4) provision of student learning and support services;
(5) eligible courses;
(6) grading criteria;
(7) transcripting of credit; and
(8) funding provisions.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 3, 2009.
TRD-200903269
Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed date of adoption: October 29, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 10. TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE
COMMISSION
CHAPTER 203. LICENSING AND
ENFORCEMENT--SPECIFIC SUBSTANTIVE
RULES
22 TAC 203.6
The Texas Funeral Service Commission (Commission) proposes
an amendment 203.6, concerning Provisional Licensees. The
Commission is adding a new subsection (o) to the section.
A college of mortuary sciences ("college") in the State of Texas
has been threatened with the loss of accreditation. Section
651.253(a)(3), Texas Occupations Code specifically states that
for a person to be eligible to receive a funeral director's license
or an embalmer's license from the Texas Funeral Service Com-
mission, the person must have graduated from an accredited
school or college of mortuary science. Therefore, pursuant to
current law, if the college loses its accreditation, a person who
graduates during the period after the college loses its accred-
itation but before accreditation is regained will not be eligible
to receive a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license
from the state of Texas. However, under the provisions of
651.302, Texas Occupations Code, the Commission believes
that it does have the flexibility to continue to issue provisional
licenses for embalming and funeral directing to students at
the college during the time that the college's accreditation
has lapsed (if it does) and is proposing new subsection (o) toPROPOSED RULES August 14, 2009
34 TexReg 5465
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