The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) adopts repeal of Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter C, Approval of New Academic Programs at Public Universities, Health-Related Institutions, and Review of Existing Degree Programs, §§5.41 - 5.46, 5.48, 5.50, and 5.52 - 5.55 without changes to the proposed text as published in the October 13, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 5893). The rules will not be republished.

Rules 5.41 - 5.46, 5.48, 5.50 and 5.54 concern the process for four-year institutions (general academic institutions and health-related institutions) to request approval for new academic programs, specifically new doctoral, master's, baccalaureate, and certificate programs. The Coordinating Board replaced these processes with rules contained in 19 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 2, Subchapter A, General Provisions; Subchapter B, Approval Process for a Certificate; Subchapter F, concerning approving new baccalaureate and master's degrees; and Subchapter G, concerning approving new doctoral and professional degree programs.

The new rule language brings Coordinating Board processes and procedures closer to the requirements of statute, contained in Texas Education Code, §61.0512, while also improving the navigability and readability of rules for institutions subject to these requirements. The proposed repeal will remove the old rules superseded by the new rule content.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the repeal.

The repeal is adopted under Texas Education Code, Section 61.0512, which provides the Coordinating Board with the authority to approve new programs and conduct review of existing programs.

The adopted repeal affects Texas Education Code, Section 61.0512.