Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Each public
junior college district shall receive Performance Tier funding under Texas
Education Code, Chapter 130A, Subchapter C. The Coordinating Board shall
calculate a district's Performance Tier funding as the sum of Weighted Outcome
Completions multiplied by the respective funded values of the
outcomes.
(b) For the purposes of
calculating formula funding amounts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the Coordinating
Board shall fund the Weighted Outcome Completions described below as follows:
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(c) For
the purposes of calculating formula funding amounts for FY 2024, the
Coordinating Board shall additively weight the calculation of outcomes of items
(2), (3)(D), (E), and (F) in Figure: 19 TAC §13.474(b) of this section, as
follows to calculate Weighted Outcome Completions.
(1) When an outcome is achieved by a student
classified as economically disadvantaged, that outcome shall have an additional
value of 25%.
(A) For purposes of calculating
economically disadvantaged for transfer and credential fundable outcomes, the
student must be classified as economically disadvantaged at any point during
the fiscal year in which the outcome was achieved or the four fiscal years
prior at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.
(B) For purposes of calculating economically
disadvantaged for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must
be classified as economically disadvantaged in the initial semester of
enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at either the community
college or general academic institution.
(2) When an outcome is achieved by a student
classified as academically disadvantaged, that outcome shall have an additional
value of 25%.
(A) For purposes of calculating
academically disadvantaged for transfer and credential fundable outcomes, the
student must be classified as academically disadvantaged at any point during
the fiscal year in which the outcome was achieved or the four fiscal years
prior at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.
(B) For purposes of calculating academically
disadvantaged for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must
be classified as academically disadvantaged in the initial semester of
enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at the institution in which
the outcome was achieved.
(3) When an outcome is achieved by a student
classified as an Adult Learner, that outcome shall have an additional value of
50%.
(A) For purposes of calculating an Adult
Learner for a transfer fundable outcome, the student must be classified as an
Adult Learner in the year of last enrollment at the community college district
prior to the transfer to a general academic institution.
(B) For purposes of calculating an Adult
Learner for a fundable credential, the student must be classified as an Adult
Learner in the fiscal year in which the fundable credential was
awarded.
(C) For purposes of
calculating an Adult Learner for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the
student must be classified as an Adult Learner in the initial semester of
enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at the institution in which
the outcome was achieved.
(d) For the purposes of calculating Weighted
Outcome Completions for formula funding amounts for FY 2024, the Coordinating
Board shall calculate the funded number of Weighted Outcome Completions as the
greater of the average of the district's Weighted Outcome Completion counts for
FY 2020, FY 2021, and FY 2022 and the district's count for FY 2022.
