CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

EDUCATION CODE

TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION

SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL

CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF

HIGHER EDUCATION

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 51A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board.

(2) "General academic teaching institution," "institution of

higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public state

college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings

assigned by Section 61.003.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COORDINATING BOARD RELATING

TO INSTITUTION RESUMES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTION

RESUMES. (a) The coordinating board, in consultation with each

institution of higher education to which this chapter applies,

shall develop and maintain online resumes for each of those

institutions.

(b) The coordinating board shall:

(1) request from each institution of higher education to which

this chapter applies any information the coordinating board

considers necessary for the coordinating board to include

information or calculate data required to be included in the

institution's resume;

(2) establish for each institution of higher education to which

this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and

out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the

coordinating board's Internet website;

(3) ensure that each of an institution of higher education's

online resumes:

(A) is available to the public on the coordinating board's

Internet website, in a one-page format if possible, and is

accessible through a link that appears in a prominent place on

the coordinating board's Internet website home page;

(B) uses enhanced, user-friendly search capabilities to ensure

that the information required to be included in the resume is

easily accessible to the persons for whom the resume is designed;

and

(C) includes a clearly identifiable link to information on the

coordinating board's Internet website regarding the coordinating

board's higher education accountability system; and

(4) ensure that the information provided in each resume is

accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data

available for out-of-state peer institutions.

(c) The coordinating board may modify, as the coordinating board

considers necessary, national data regarding an institution's

out-of-state peer institutions to ensure uniformity in the

comparison of that data to data regarding the institution for

which the resume is created and the institution's in-state peer

institutions in a resume under this chapter.

(d) The coordinating board is not required to include in the

resume any category of information that is unavailable to the

coordinating board.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.003. DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES. Each institution of higher

education to which this chapter applies shall:

(1) submit to the coordinating board any information requested

by the coordinating board as necessary for the coordinating board

to include information or calculate data required to be included

in the institution's resumes; and

(2) ensure that the institution's Internet website home page

includes, in a prominent place, an accessible link to the

institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating

board's Internet website.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

SUBCHAPTER B. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR FOUR-YEAR GENERAL

ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 51A.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter

applies only to general academic teaching institutions, other

than public state colleges.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.052. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER

POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for

each institution to which this subchapter applies an online

resume that is designed for use by legislators and other

interested policy makers.

(b) The resume required by this section must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions.

(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be

included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or

out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the

average of that information for those institutions unless

otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rule.

(d) The resume must include the following information relating

to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for

which the information is available and compare that information

to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the

most recent state fiscal year for which the information is

available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent

state fiscal year for which the information is available by five

years:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number of students

enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended

in the fiscal year covered by the resume;

(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic

costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30

semester credit hours:

(A) at the institution; and

(B) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions;

(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":

(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking

entering undergraduate students:

(i) enrolled in the institution after one academic year and

after two academic years; and

(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions

after two academic years;

(B) the percentage of undergraduate students requiring

developmental education who, after six years from entering the

institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:

(i) the institution; and

(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(C) the four-year and six-year graduation rates of full-time

degree-seeking students:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions; and

(D) the average number of fall and spring semesters of

enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a bachelor's degree:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(4) under the heading "FUNDING":

(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to

the institution, including money appropriated for faculty and

staff health coverage and retirement benefits; and

(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the

institution in that state fiscal year.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.053. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,

PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating board

shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter

applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective

students of the institution, their parents, and other interested

members of the public. A resume required for an institution

under this section is not required to include information that

the coordinating board considers to be substantially duplicative

of information reported and available to the public through the

Voluntary System of Accountability Program.

(b) The resume must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board under

Subsection (a), the resume must include the following information

relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the

information is available:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":

(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution

during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by

the resume; and

(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by

Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;

(2) under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED":

(A) the number of bachelor's degrees, number of master's

degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of professional

degrees awarded by the institution; and

(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by

Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;

(3) under the heading "COSTS":

(A) the average annual total academic costs for a resident

undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours at the

institution;

(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:

(i) the rate or rates of tuition per semester credit hour

charged by the institution;

(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board,

imposed by the institution; and

(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has

increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the

state fiscal year covered by the resume;

(C) the average cost of on-campus room and board per student;

and

(D) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student

enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic costs and

on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books, supplies,

transportation, or other expenses;

(4) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":

(A) the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the

institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;

(B) the percentage of undergraduate students enrolled in the

institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans,

or work-study funds;

(C) the average amount of an undergraduate student's need-based

grant and scholarship package; and

(D) the average amount of an undergraduate student's need-based

grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package;

(5) under the heading "ADMISSIONS":

(A) the middle 50 percent test score range of first-time

undergraduate students at the institution whose Scholastic

Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th percentile

of students' scores at that institution;

(B) the middle 50 percent test score range of first-time

undergraduate students at the institution whose American College

Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th percentile of

students' scores at that institution; and

(C) the percentage of the students who applied for first-time

undergraduate admission to the institution who were offered

admission to the institution;

(6) under the heading "INSTRUCTION":

(A) the student/faculty ratio at the institution;

(B) the percentage of organized undergraduate classes offered by

the institution in which fewer than 20 students are enrolled;

(C) the percentage of organized undergraduate classes offered by

the institution in which more than 50 students are enrolled; and

(D) the percentage of teaching faculty members of the

institution who are tenured or tenure-track;

(7) under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS":

(A) four-year, five-year, and six-year graduation rates for

full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students at the institution,

and links to that information disaggregated by student ethnicity;

and

(B) the average number of fall and spring semesters of

enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a bachelor's degree;

and

(8) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION

EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or

certification examination pass rates in the fields of education,

law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in

the institution or who have graduated from the institution.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

SUBCHAPTER C. INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 51A.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter

applies only to the following institutions of higher education:

(1) public junior colleges;

(2) public technical institutes; and

(3) public state colleges.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.102. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER

POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for

each institution to which this subchapter applies an online

resume for the institution designed for use by legislators and

other interested policy makers.

(b) The resume must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.

(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be

included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer

institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that

information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by

coordinating board rule.

(d) The resume must include the following information relating

to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for

which the information is available and compare that information

to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the

most recent state fiscal year for which the information is

available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent

state fiscal year for which the information is available by five

years:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number of students

enrolled in the institution for course credit during the fall

semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;

(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic

costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an

in-district and an out-of-district student, for a student

enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree or

certificate:

(A) at the institution; and

(B) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":

(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time,

credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:

(i) enrolled in the institution after two academic years; and

(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions

after two academic years;

(B) the percentage of undergraduate students requiring

developmental education who, after three years from entering the

institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:

(i) the institution; and

(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(C) the three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates of

full-time credential-seeking students:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(D) the percentage of students who transferred to a general

academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher

education, as determined using the accountability system

definition of a transfer student:

(i) from the institution; and

(ii) from the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(E) the percentage of graduates from the preceding academic year

who, as of the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year

covered by the resume, were either employed or enrolled in a

general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution

of higher education for:

(i) the institution; and

(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(4) under the heading "FUNDING":

(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to

the institution for that state fiscal year, including money

appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage and retirement

benefits;

(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the

institution in that state fiscal year; and

(C) the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable property imposed

by the junior college district, if the institution is a public

junior college.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.103. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,

PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating

board shall maintain for each institution to which this

subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by

prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other

interested members of the public.

(b) The resume must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state peer institutions.

(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be

included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer

institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that

information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by

coordinating board rule.

(d) The resume must include the following information relating

to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is

available:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":

(A) the total number of students enrolled during the fall

semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(B) a clearly identifiable link to information described by

Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;

(2) under the heading "DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED":

(A) the number of degrees or certificates awarded for each

level, type, or other category of degree or certificate specified

by the coordinating board for purposes of this paragraph:

(i) by the institution; and

(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(B) a clearly identifiable link to the information described by

Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;

(3) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic

costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an

in-district and out-of-district student, for a student enrolled

in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree:

(A) at the institution; and

(B) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(4) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":

(A) the percentage of students who receive need-based grants or

scholarships:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(B) the percentage of students who receive need-based grants,

scholarships, loans, or work-study funds:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(C) the average amount of a student's need-based grant and

scholarship package:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(D) the average amount of a student's need-based grant,

scholarship, loan, and work-study package:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(5) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":

(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time,

credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:

(i) enrolled in the institution after two academic years; and

(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state peer institutions

after two academic years;

(B) the percentage of students requiring developmental education

who, after three years from entering the institution, have

graduated from or are still enrolled in:

(i) the institution; and

(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(C) the three-year, four-year, and six-year graduation rates of

full-time degree-seeking students:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(D) the percentage of students who transferred to a general

academic teaching institution or equivalent institution of higher

education, as determined using the accountability system

definition of a transfer student:

(i) from the institution; and

(ii) from the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(E) the percentage of graduates from the preceding academic year

who, as of the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year

covered by the resume, were either employed or enrolled in a

general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution

of higher education for:

(i) the institution; and

(ii) the institution's in-state peer institutions.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

SUBCHAPTER D. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL

UNITS

Sec. 51A.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter

applies only to medical and dental units.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.152. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER

POLICY MAKERS. (a) The coordinating board shall maintain for

each institution to which this subchapter applies an online

resume designed for use by legislators and other interested

policy makers.

(b) The resume must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions.

(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be

included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or

out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the

average of that information for those institutions unless

otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rule.

(d) The resume must include the following information relating

to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year for

which the information is available and compare that information

to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the

most recent state fiscal year for which the information is

available and the state fiscal year preceding the most recent

state fiscal year for which the information is available by five

years:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT":

(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution

during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by

the resume;

(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the

institution's medical school during that fall semester; and

(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by

the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency

programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate

Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;

(2) under the heading "COSTS," the average annual total academic

costs, including those costs identified by type of degree program

if required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time

undergraduate student and for a resident, full-time graduate

student:

(A) at the institution; and

(B) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions;

(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":

(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who

pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted

for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations

Code:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions;

(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who

are practicing primary care in this state:

(i) after graduating from the institution; and

(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer

institutions;

(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees

awarded for each level:

(i) by the institution; and

(ii) by the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions; and

(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research

expenditures for the most recent state fiscal year available; and

(4) under the heading "FUNDING":

(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the legislature to

the institution, including money appropriated for faculty and

staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that state

fiscal year; and

(B) the total amount of money from any source available to the

institution for that state fiscal year.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 51A.153. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,

PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a) The coordinating

board shall maintain for each institution to which this

subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by

prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other

interested members of the public.

(b) The resume must identify:

(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is

assigned under the coordinating board's higher education

accountability system; and

(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer

institutions.

(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be

included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer

institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that

information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by

coordinating board rules.

(d) The resume must include the following information relating

to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is

available:

(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly identifiable

links to the information disaggregated by student ethnicity:

(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution

during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by

the resume;

(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the

institution's medical school during that fall semester; and

(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by

the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency

programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate

Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association at the

institution on the most recent September 1 for which the

information is available;

(2) under the heading "COSTS":

(A) the average annual total academic costs, including those

costs identified by type of degree program if required by

coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time student at the

institution;

(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:

(i) the tuition per academic year charged by the institution

under Section 54.051;

(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board,

imposed by the institution; and

(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has

increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the

five state fiscal years preceding the state fiscal year covered

by the resume; and

(C) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student

enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees;

(3) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":

(A) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the

institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;

(B) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the

institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans,

or work-study funds;

(C) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant

and scholarship package; and

(D) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant,

scholarship, loan, and work-study package;

(4) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":

(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who

pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted

for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations

Code:

(i) at the institution; and

(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;

(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who

are practicing primary care in this state:

(i) after graduating from the institution; and

(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer

institutions;

(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees

awarded for each level:

(i) by the institution; and

(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and

(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research

expenditures; and

(5) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION

EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or

certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of

students who are enrolled in or have graduated from:

(A) the institution; and

(B) the institution's in-state peer institutions.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

723, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.