(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this subchapter
is provided in the Texas Education Code, §61.314.
(b) Purposes. The Certification Advisory Council (council)
is created to provide the Board with advice and recommendation(s)
regarding standards and procedures to be used in carrying out the
provisions of Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter G, Regulation
of Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions, primarily including
standards and procedures related to certification of private postsecondary
educational institutions that are nonexempt; assists the Commissioner
in the examination of individual applications for Certificates of
Authority; and performs other duties related to certification that
the Board finds to be appropriate.
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