| (B) Submit required information according to Board
Education Guideline 3.1.7 available at https://www.bon.texas.gov,
including:
(i) reason for closing the program;
(ii) date of intended closure;
(iii) academic provisions for students; and
(iv) provisions made for access to and storage of vital
school records.
(7) Consolidation. When a governing entity oversees
an extension site/campus or multiple extension sites/campuses with
curricula consistent with the curriculum of the main campus, the governing
entity and the program director/coordinator may request in a formal
letter to the Board consolidation of the extension site(s)/campus(es)
with the main program, utilizing one (1) NCLEX-PN® examination
testing code thereafter. After the effective date of consolidation,
the NCLEX-PN® examination testing code(s) for the extension site(s)
will be deactivated/closed. The NCLEX-PN® examination testing
code assigned to the main campus will remain as the active code.
(c) Transfer of Administrative Control by the Governing
Entity. The authorities of the governing entity shall notify the Board
office in writing of an intent to transfer the administrative authority
of the program. This notification shall follow Board Education Guideline
3.1.6 available at https://bon.texas.gov.
(d) Closing a Program.
(1) When the decision to close a program has been made,
the director/coordinator must notify the Board by submitting a written
plan for closure complying with Board Education Guideline 3.1.7 available
at https://www.bon.texas.gov, which includes the following:
(A) reason for closing the program;
(B) date of intended closure;
(C) academic provisions for students to complete the
vocational nursing education program and teach-out arrangements that
have been approved by the appropriate Texas agency (i.e., the THECB,
the TWC, or the Board);
(D) provisions made for access to and safe storage
of vital school records, including transcripts of all graduates; and
(E) methods to be used to maintain requirements and
standards until the program closes.
(2) The program shall continue within standards until
all students enrolled in the vocational nursing education program
at the time of the decision to close have graduated. In the event
this is not possible, a plan shall be developed whereby students may
transfer to other approved programs.
(3) A program is deemed closed when the program has
not enrolled students for a period of two (2) years since the last
graduating class or student enrollment has not occurred for a two
(2) year period. Board-ordered enrollment suspensions may be an exception.
(4) A program's voluntary closure under this section
may be accepted by the Executive Director of the Board without requirement
of Board ratification. Notice of a program's accepted closure shall
be sent to the director or coordinator and others as determined by
the Board. The chief administrative officer of the governing entity
shall be notified by the Board when the program's closure is accepted
by the Executive Director. The program shall then be removed from
the list of Board approved vocational nursing education programs.
(5) A program that has voluntarily closed under this
section may reapply for approval. However, a new proposal may not
be submitted to the Board until at least twelve (12) calendar months
from the date the program's closure was accepted by the Executive
Director have elapsed.
(6) A program submitting its voluntary closure under
this section must comply with all of the requirements of this section.
(e) Approval of a Vocational Nursing Education Program
Outside Texas' Jurisdiction to Conduct Clinical Learning Experiences
in Texas.
(1) The vocational nursing education program outside
Texas' jurisdiction seeking approval to conduct clinical learning
experiences in Texas should initiate the process with the Board at
least four (4) months prior to the anticipated start date of the clinical
learning experiences in Texas.
(2) A written request, the required fee set forth in §223.1(a)(20)
of this title, and all required supporting documentation shall be
submitted to the Board office following Board Education Guideline
3.1.3 available at https://bon.texas.gov.
(A) Evidence that the program has been approved/licensed
or deemed exempt from approval/licensure by the appropriate Texas
agency (i.e., the THECB, the TWC), to conduct business in the State
of Texas, must be provided before approval can be granted by the Board
for the program to conduct clinical learning experiences in Texas.
(B) Evidence that the program's NCLEX-PN® examination
rate is at least 80% for the current examination year, as that term
is defined in §214.2(19) of this chapter (relating to Definitions).
(3) The Board may withdraw the approval of any program
that fails to maintain the requirements set forth in Board Education
Guideline 3.1.3 available at https://www.bon.texas.gov and this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §214.3 adopted to be effective February 13, 2005, 30 TexReg 545; amended to be effective July 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 3996; amended to be effective January 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 179; amended to be effective October 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 8501; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11662; amended to be effective October 21, 2012, 37 TexReg 8294; amended to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6593; amended to be effective January 31, 2017, 42 TexReg 311; amended to be effective August 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 5072; amended to be effective November 30, 2023, 48 TexReg 6906 |
