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 12.7 - Program Approval Process
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 12.7
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Application Process. An eligible entity shall complete and submit an application to the Coordinating Board. Each application must:
(1) Be submitted electronically in a format
and location specified in the application;
(2) Adhere to the program requirements
specified in rule; and
(3) Be
submitted on or before the day and time specified in the application.
(b) Required Elements of Program Approval Application. Unless otherwise specified in the application, an eligible public junior college must submit the following elements in a complete application for approval to offer this program:
(1) A description of the program's design
demonstrating compliance with program requirements listed under §
12.5 of this subchapter (relating
to Program Requirements), including the assessment to be used under §
12.5(d)(4) of
this subchapter.
(2) Documentation
of consultation with local employers and Workforce Development Boards in
development of the program's curriculum.
(3) For public junior colleges proposing to
offer the program in consortium with one or more partners under
§12.6(a)(2) of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Institutions and
Students):
(A) a memorandum of agreement with
each member of the consortium; and
(B) a description of the role that each
member of the consortium will play in delivery of the Program.
(c) Process for Approval.
(1) An eligible public junior
college may submit an application to participate in the Opportunity High School
Diploma Program to the Coordinating Board. The Coordinating Board will review
submitted applications for completeness of the elements required under §
12.5 of this subchapter.
(2) The Commissioner shall review the staff
recommendation and any input by other entities and make the determination
whether to approve the program.
(3)
The Commissioner may not approve more than the number of public junior colleges
or consortia set forth in Texas Education Code, §
130.454(c),
to offer the Opportunity High School Diploma Program.
(4) The Coordinating Board shall notify the
public junior college of program approval and post a list of approved programs
on the Coordinating Board website.
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