Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5.4 - Time Limit on Implementing New Programs or Administrative Changes Approved by the Board or the Commissioner

(a) Staff recommendations on new programs or administrative changes requested by institutions are based on information available at the time recommendations are made; beyond a reasonable period of time, those recommendations may become less valid and Board actions, therefore, less appropriate and/or responsive to the needs of the state and its regions.

(b) Unless otherwise stipulated at the time of approval, if new degree programs approved by the Board or Commissioner are not established within two years of approval, that approval is no longer valid.

(c) Unless otherwise stipulated at the time of approval, if administrative changes approved by the Board or Commissioner are not implemented within two years of approval, that approval is no longer valid.

(d) Provisions of this section apply to general academic institutions and health-related institutions.