CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 51A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(2) "General academic teaching institution," "institution of
higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public state
college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings
assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COORDINATING BOARD RELATING
TO INSTITUTION RESUMES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTION
RESUMES. (a) The coordinating board, in consultation with each
institution of higher education to which this chapter applies,
shall develop and maintain online resumes for each of those
institutions.
(b) The coordinating board shall:
(1) request from each institution of higher education to which
this chapter applies any information the coordinating board
considers necessary for the coordinating board to include
information or calculate data required to be included in the
institution's resume;
(2) establish for each institution of higher education to which
this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and
out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the
coordinating board's Internet website;
(3) ensure that each of an institution of higher education's
online resumes:
(A) is available to the public on the coordinating board's
Internet website, in a one-page format if possible, and is
accessible through a link that appears in a prominent place on
the coordinating board's Internet website home page;
(B) uses enhanced, user-friendly search capabilities to ensure
that the information required to be included in the resume is
easily accessible to the persons for whom the resume is designed;
and
(C) includes a clearly identifiable link to information on the
coordinating board's Internet website regarding the coordinating
board's higher education accountability system; and
(4) ensure that the information provided in each resume is
accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data
available for out-of-state peer institutions.
(c) The coordinating board may modify, as the coordinating board
considers necessary, national data regarding an institution's
out-of-state peer institutions to ensure uniformity in the
comparison of that data to data regarding the institution for
which the resume is created and the institution's in-state peer
institutions in a resume under this chapter.
(d) The coordinating board is not required to include in the
resume any category of information that is unavailable to the
coordinating board.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.003. DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES. Each institution of higher
education to which this chapter applies shall:
(1) submit to the coordinating board any information requested
by the coordinating board as necessary for the coordinating board
to include information or calculate data required to be included
in the institution's resumes; and
(2) ensure that the institution's Internet website home page
includes, in a prominent place, an accessible link to the
institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating
board's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER B. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR FOUR-YEAR GENERAL
ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 51A.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to general academic teaching institutions, other
than public state colleges.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.052. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for
each institution to which this subchapter applies an online
resume that is designed for use by legislators and other
interested policy makers.
(b) The resume required by this section must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or
out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the
average of that information for those institutions unless
otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rule.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating
to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for
which the information is available and compare that information
to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the
most recent state fiscal year for which the information is
available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent
state fiscal year for which the information is available by five
years:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number of students
enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended
in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic
costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30
semester credit hours:
(A) at the institution; and
(B) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions;
(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking
entering undergraduate students:
(i) enrolled in the institution after one academic year and
after two academic years; and
(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions
after two academic years;
(B) the percentage of undergraduate students requiring
developmental education who, after six years from entering the
institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
(i) the institution; and
(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the four-year and six-year graduation rates of full-time
degree-seeking students:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions; and
(D) the average number of fall and spring semesters of
enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a bachelor's degree:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(4) under the heading "FUNDING":
(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to
the institution, including money appropriated for faculty and
staff health coverage and retirement benefits; and
(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the
institution in that state fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.053. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating board
shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter
applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective
students of the institution, their parents, and other interested
members of the public. A resume required for an institution
under this section is not required to include information that
the coordinating board considers to be substantially duplicative
of information reported and available to the public through the
Voluntary System of Accountability Program.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board under
Subsection (a), the resume must include the following information
relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the
information is available:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution
during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by
the resume; and
(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by
Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;
(2) under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED":
(A) the number of bachelor's degrees, number of master's
degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of professional
degrees awarded by the institution; and
(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by
Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;
(3) under the heading "COSTS":
(A) the average annual total academic costs for a resident
undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours at the
institution;
(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:
(i) the rate or rates of tuition per semester credit hour
charged by the institution;
(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board,
imposed by the institution; and
(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has
increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the
state fiscal year covered by the resume;
(C) the average cost of on-campus room and board per student;
and
(D) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student
enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic costs and
on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books, supplies,
transportation, or other expenses;
(4) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
(A) the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the
institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;
(B) the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the
institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans,
or work-study funds;
(C) the average amount of an undergraduate student's need-based
grant and scholarship package; and
(D) the average amount of an undergraduate student's need-based
grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package;
(5) under the heading "ADMISSIONS":
(A) the middle 50 percent test score range of first-time
undergraduate students at the institution whose Scholastic
Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th percentile
of students' scores at that institution;
(B) the middle 50 percent test score range of first-time
undergraduate students at the institution whose American College
Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th percentile of
students' scores at that institution; and
(C) the percentage of the students who applied for first-time
undergraduate admission to the institution who were offered
admission to the institution;
(6) under the heading "INSTRUCTION":
(A) the student/faculty ratio at the institution;
(B) the percentage of organized undergraduate classes offered by
the institution in which fewer than 20 students are enrolled;
(C) the percentage of organized undergraduate classes offered by
the institution in which more than 50 students are enrolled; and
(D) the percentage of teaching faculty members of the
institution who are tenured or tenure-track;
(7) under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS":
(A) four-year, five-year, and six-year graduation rates for
full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at the institution,
and links to that information disaggregated by student ethnicity;
and
(B) the average number of fall and spring semesters of
enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a bachelor's degree;
and
(8) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or
certification examination pass rates in the fields of education,
law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in
the institution or who have graduated from the institution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER C. INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 51A.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to the following institutions of higher education:
(1) public junior colleges;
(2) public technical institutes; and
(3) public state colleges.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.102. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for
each institution to which this subchapter applies an online
resume for the institution designed for use by legislators and
other interested policy makers.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
coordinating board rule.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating
to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for
which the information is available and compare that information
to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the
most recent state fiscal year for which the information is
available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent
state fiscal year for which the information is available by five
years:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number of students
enrolled in the institution for course credit during the fall
semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic
costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an
in-district and an out-of-district student, for a student
enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree or
certificate:
(A) at the institution; and
(B) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:
(i) enrolled in the institution after two academic years; and
(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions
after two academic years;
(B) the percentage of undergraduate students requiring
developmental education who, after three years from entering the
institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
(i) the institution; and
(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates of
full-time credential-seeking students:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(D) the percentage of students who transferred to a general
academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher
education, as determined using the accountability system
definition of a transfer student:
(i) from the institution; and
(ii) from the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(E) the percentage of graduates from the preceding academic year
who, as of the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
covered by the resume, were either employed or enrolled in a
general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution
of higher education for:
(i) the institution; and
(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(4) under the heading "FUNDING":
(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to
the institution for that state fiscal year, including money
appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage and retirement
benefits;
(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the
institution in that state fiscal year; and
(C) the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable property imposed
by the junior college district, if the institution is a public
junior college.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.103. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating
board shall maintain for each institution to which this
subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by
prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other
interested members of the public.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
coordinating board rule.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating
to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is
available:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
(A) the total number of students enrolled during the fall
semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(B) a clearly identifiable link to information described by
Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;
(2) under the heading "DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED":
(A) the number of degrees or certificates awarded for each
level, type, or other category of degree or certificate specified
by the coordinating board for purposes of this paragraph:
(i) by the institution; and
(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by
Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;
(3) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic
costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an
in-district and out-of-district student, for a student enrolled
in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree:
(A) at the institution; and
(B) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(4) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
(A) the percentage of students who receive need-based grants or
scholarships:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) the percentage of students who receive need-based grants,
scholarships, loans, or work-study funds:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the average amount of a student's need-based grant and
scholarship package:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(D) the average amount of a student's need-based grant,
scholarship, loan, and work-study package:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(5) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:
(i) enrolled in the institution after two academic years; and
(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions
after two academic years;
(B) the percentage of students requiring developmental education
who, after three years from entering the institution, have
graduated from or are still enrolled in:
(i) the institution; and
(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates of
full-time degree-seeking students:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(D) the percentage of students who transferred to a general
academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher
education, as determined using the accountability system
definition of a transfer student:
(i) from the institution; and
(ii) from the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(E) the percentage of graduates from the preceding academic year
who, as of the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
covered by the resume, were either employed or enrolled in a
general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution
of higher education for:
(i) the institution; and
(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
SUBCHAPTER D. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL
UNITS
Sec. 51A.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to medical and dental units.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.152. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for
each institution to which this subchapter applies an online
resume designed for use by legislators and other interested
policy makers.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or
out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the
average of that information for those institutions unless
otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rule.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating
to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for
which the information is available and compare that information
to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the
most recent state fiscal year for which the information is
available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent
state fiscal year for which the information is available by five
years:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution
during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by
the resume;
(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the
institution's medical school during that fall semester; and
(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by
the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency
programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;
(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic
costs, including those costs identified by type of degree program
if required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time
undergraduate student and for a resident, full-time graduate
student:
(A) at the institution; and
(B) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions;
(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who
pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted
for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations
Code:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who
are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer
institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees
awarded for each level:
(i) by the institution; and
(ii) by the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions; and
(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research
expenditures for the most recent state fiscal year available; and
(4) under the heading "FUNDING":
(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to
the institution, including money appropriated for faculty and
staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that state
fiscal year; and
(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the
institution for that state fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 51A.153. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating
board shall maintain for each institution to which this
subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by
prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other
interested members of the public.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is
assigned under the coordinating board's higher education
accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be
included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
coordinating board rules.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating
to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is
available:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly identifiable
links to the information disaggregated by student ethnicity:
(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution
during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by
the resume;
(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the
institution's medical school during that fall semester; and
(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by
the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency
programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association at the
institution on the most recent September 1 for which the
information is available;
(2) under the heading "COSTS":
(A) the average annual total academic costs, including those
costs identified by type of degree program if required by
coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time student at the
institution;
(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:
(i) the tuition per academic year charged by the institution
under Section 54.051;
(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board,
imposed by the institution; and
(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has
increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the
five state fiscal years preceding the state fiscal year covered
by the resume; and
(C) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student
enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees;
(3) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
(A) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the
institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;
(B) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the
institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans,
or work-study funds;
(C) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant
and scholarship package; and
(D) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant,
scholarship, loan, and work-study package;
(4) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who
pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted
for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations
Code:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who
are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer
institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees
awarded for each level:
(i) by the institution; and
(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research
expenditures; and
(5) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or
certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of
students who are enrolled in or have graduated from:
(A) the institution; and
(B) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.