| (a) Administration of the Program. Under Texas Education
Code, Subchapter G, §56.102, the Texas Animal Health Commission
(commission) shall administer the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program
in accordance with rules adopted by the Rural Veterinarian Incentive
Program Committee (committee) under this chapter.
(1) Administration of the program for participants
without a rural community sponsor. For each year that funding for
the program is available for distribution to participants without
a rural community sponsor, the commission shall:
(A) create an application that requires an applicant
to provide information on eligibility and the evaluation criteria
established by the rules in this chapter and applicable law;
(B) disseminate information about the program in accordance
with §42.7 of this chapter (relating to Dissemination of Information);
(C) set a deadline to submit the application;
(D) create instructions on how to complete and submit
the application;
(E) select the method of submission for the application;
(F) create a scoring rubric for the application that
includes standardized scoring for each evaluation criteria;
(G) notify applicants who are selected to be participants
under the program;
(H) facilitate all required steps for a participant
to receive loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees
under the program; and
(I) complete any reporting as required by law.
(2) Administration of the program for participants
with a rural community sponsor. For each instance when a rural community
sponsor requests to participate in the program, the commission shall:
(A) collect information from the rural community sponsor
to determine the sponsor's eligibility by the rules in this chapter
or applicable law;
(B) determine if the rural community sponsor is eligible
to participate under the program;
(C) collect information from the rural community sponsor's
selected participant to determine the participant's eligibility by
the rules in this chapter and applicable law; and
(D) determine if the rural community sponsor's selected
participant is eligible to participate under the program.
(b) Administration of the Account. Under Texas Education
Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter OO, §61.9965, the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board (board) administers the rural veterinarian incentive
program account (account).
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