Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE
Subchapter C - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Section 209.31 - Minimum Standards for Meetings Hosted from Dedicated Video Room Environment to Dedicated Video Room Environment by Institutions of Higher Education
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Videoconferencing equipment used in a dedicated video room environment shall meet the below ITU standards for the respective medium of transmission:
(b) When using a computer web conferencing system at the primary dedicated video room environment site, a large monitor and adequate speakers shall be used.
(c) Audio signals from the remote dedicated video room environment(s) shall be of similar quality and volume as the local audio at the primary dedicated video room environment.
(d) At least one monitor shall be available at the primary dedicated video room environment site for the audience to easily see remote meeting participants. When using a computer web conferencing system at the primary site, a large monitor and adequate speakers shall be used. The audience and members of the institution of higher education shall have full view of at least one monitor at each meeting location. Additional monitors shall be placed, as necessary, to ensure a clear view by all in attendance.
(e) If an institution of higher education uses a dedicated video room environment for the dedicated camera and speaker equipment but is using a computer-based videoconferencing application that is not part of the proprietary dedicated video room equipment setup, then the institution of higher education must comply with all minimum standards for computer-based application software and is not subject to the requirements of a dedicated video room environment.
