Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 9 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
Subchapter G - CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS
Section 9.124 - Contractual Agreements for Instruction with Non-SACSCOC-Accredited Organizations Other than Public Secondary Schools
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 9.124
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) General Policy Guidelines.
(1) Contractual
agreements for instruction by public two-year colleges with non-SACSCOC
accredited organizations must comply with all current guidelines of the
SACSCOC.
(2) Courses and programs
offered under contractual agreements must be consistent with the educational
purpose, mission, and goals of the institution.
(3) Courses and programs offered and eligible
for state appropriations must remain under the sole and direct control of the
sponsoring public two-year college.
(b) Regulations.
(1) Board Approval.
(A) All programs and courses must be approved
through the established procedures of the Board.
(B) Requirements. Courses offered must remain
under the sole and direct control of the sponsoring public two-year college
which exercises ultimate and continuing responsibility for the performance of
the functions reflected in the contract. Instructors of courses must meet
qualifications as stipulated by the public two-year college. The public
two-year college must employ at least one full-time faculty member per degree
program and specify in the contract the institutional procedures by which the
contracted courses or programs meet the standards of regular programs as
disclosed fully in the publications of the institution, specifically including
the following:
(i) recruitment and counseling
of students;
(ii) admission of
students to courses and/or to the sponsoring institution where certificate and
associate degree programs are pursued;
(iii) development and evaluation of the
curriculum;
(iv) evaluation of
student progress;
(v) record
keeping;
(vi) tuition and/or fee
charges, receipts and disbursement of funds, and refund policy;
(vii) appointment, supervision, and
evaluation of faculty; and
(viii)
instruction and learning resources.
(2) The Contractual Agreement.
(A) The contractual agreement must be
executed by designated officers of the public two-year college and their
counterparts in the contracting organization.
(B) The contractual agreement shall establish
a definite understanding between the public two-year college and the
contracting agency to include each of the items required by this
subsection.
(C) The agreement shall
specify the work to be performed, the period of the agreement, and the
conditions under which any renewal or renegotiation must occur.
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