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TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 5RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND/OR HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER CAPPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND/OR HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS
RULE §5.50Approvals by the Commissioner
ISSUE 02/18/2005
ACTION Proposed
Preamble No Rule Available
(a) - (e)(No change.)

(f)If a proposal does not meet the criteria specified in this section, the Commissioner may deny approval or forward it to the Board for consideration at an appropriate quarterly meeting. Institutions may appeal the [Commissioner's] decision to deny approval to the Board.

(g) - (h)(No change.)

(i)The authority given to the Commissioner to approve proposals from public universities and health-related institutions for new degree programs (and other related duties given under this paragraph) may be delegated by the Commissioner to the Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research.

(j) [(i)] Each quarter, the Commissioner shall send a list of his approvals and disapprovals under this section to Board members. A list of the approvals and disapprovals shall also be attached to the minutes of the next quarterly Board meeting.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 1, 2005

TRD-200500453

Jan Greenberg

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Proposed date of adoption: April 21, 2005

For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114

 

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