The following types of hours are exempt and are not subject
to the limitation on formula funding set out in §13.103 of this
title (relating to Limitation on Formula Funding for Excess Hours):
(1)hours earned by the student before receiving a baccalaureate
[bachelor's] degree that has been previously awarded
to the student;
(2)hours earned through examination or similar method
without registering for a course;
(3)hours from remedial and developmental courses and/or
interventions, workforce education courses, or other courses that
would not generate [academic] credit that could be applied
to an academic [a] degree at the institution
if the course work is within limitations specified in §13.107
of this title (relating to Limitation on Formula Funding for Remedial
and Developmental Courses and Interventions);
(4)hours earned by the student at a private institution
or an out-of-state institution;
(5)hours not eligible for formula funding;
(6)semester credit hours earned by the student before
graduating from high school and used to satisfy high school graduation
requirements; [and]
(7)hours abandoned through enrollment
under the Academic Fresh Start Program under Tex. Educ. Code Section
51.931; and
(8)[(7)] 15 semester credit
hours not otherwise exempt earned toward a degree program by a student
who:
(A)has reenrolled at the institution following a break
in enrollment from the institution or another institution of higher
education covering at least the 24-month period preceding the first
class day of the initial semester or other academic term of the student's
reenrollment; and
(B)successfully completed at least 50 semester credit
hours of course work at an institution of higher education that are
not exempt in paragraphs (1) - (7) [(1) - (6)]
of this section before that break in enrollment.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on January 18, 2023
TRD-202300188 Nichole Bunker-Henderson
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 5, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6548
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