Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 12 - OPPORTUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Subchapter A - OPPORTUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Section 12.3 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings:
(1) Application--An approved form adopted by the Commissioner that an institution shall use to seek approval to offer the Opportunity High School Diploma program.
(2) Board--The governing body of the agency known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Career and Technical Education Certificate--A post-secondary credential, other than a degree, which a student earns upon successful completion of a career and technical education (CTE) workforce or continuing education program offered by an institution of higher education.
(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(5) Coordinating Board--The agency known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, including agency staff.
(6) General Academic Teaching Institution or General Academic Institution--Any college, university, or institution so classified in Texas Education Code, § 61.003(3), or created and so classified by law.
(7) Nonprofit Organization--Nonprofit means the entity, usually a corporation, is organized for a nonprofit purpose and designated as a 501(c)(3). This designation means a nonprofit organization that has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as being tax-exempt by virtue of its charitable programs.
(8) Opportunity High School Diploma Program, Opportunity Diploma Program, or Program--Unless context indicates otherwise, means the Opportunity High School Diploma Program established under this subchapter.
(9) Public Junior College--A public institution of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, § 61.003(2).
(10) Public School District--A public school district is a local governmental entity created in accordance with the laws of the state of Texas having the primary responsibility for implementing the state's system of elementary and/or secondary education.
