Texas Administrative Code
Title 4 - AGRICULTURE
Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION
Chapter 42 - RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Section 42.3 - Administration
Universal Citation: 4 TX Admin Code ยง 42.3
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Administration of the Program. Under Texas Education Code, Subchapter G, §56.102, the Texas Animal Health Commission (commission) shall administer the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program in accordance with rules adopted by the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Committee (committee) under this chapter.
(1) Administration of the program for
participants without a rural community sponsor. For each year that funding for
the program is available for distribution to participants without a rural
community sponsor, the commission shall:
(A)
create an application that requires an applicant to provide information on
eligibility and the evaluation criteria established by the rules in this
chapter and applicable law;
(B)
disseminate information about the program in accordance with §
42.7 of this chapter (relating to
Dissemination of Information);
(C)
set a deadline to submit the application;
(D) create instructions on how to complete
and submit the application;
(E)
select the method of submission for the application;
(F) create a scoring rubric for the
application that includes standardized scoring for each evaluation
criteria;
(G) notify applicants who
are selected to be participants under the program;
(H) facilitate all required steps for a
participant to receive loan repayment assistance or payment of tuition and fees
under the program; and
(I) complete
any reporting as required by law.
(2) Administration of the program for
participants with a rural community sponsor. For each instance when a rural
community sponsor requests to participate in the program, the commission shall:
(A) collect information from the rural
community sponsor to determine the sponsor's eligibility by the rules in this
chapter or applicable law;
(B)
determine if the rural community sponsor is eligible to participate under the
program;
(C) collect information
from the rural community sponsor's selected participant to determine the
participant's eligibility by the rules in this chapter and applicable law;
and
(D) determine if the rural
community sponsor's selected participant is eligible to participate under the
program.
(b) Administration of the Account. Under Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter OO, §61.9965, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (board) administers the rural veterinarian incentive program account (account).
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