tx-August72026-30: 19 TAC §§7.121 - 7.125 — Degree Granting Colleges and Universities Other Than Texas Public Institutions

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Summary

The new sections are proposed under Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter G (§§61.301 - 61.321), which governs the regulation of private postsecondary educational institutions and public out-of-state postsecondary institutions operating in Texas. This includes Subchapter B (§61.026), related to advisory committees, Subchapter G (§61.314), relating to an advisory council on private postsecondary educational institutions, Subchapter H (§§61.401 - 61.405), relating to the regulation of academic terminology, and Texas Education Code, Chapter 132, which pertains to career schools and colleges. The proposed new sections affect Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 7. §7.121. Entities Which May Have Degrees Eligible for Review. An entity that is not eligible for a Provisional Certificate to Operate but may have degrees eligible for review is: (1) A degree-granting entity which is operating in another U.S. state, is in compliance with its state's regulations concerning conferral of degrees or in the state in which a degree recipient was residing, and does not have institutional accreditation which is recognized by the Coordinating Board; or (2) A degree-granting...

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