19 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.134 - University Funding in Excellence for Specific Program and Fields Incentive Awards
(a) General
Information. The program, as it applies to this section:
(1) Eligible institutions--Public
institutions of higher education that are general academic teaching
institutions, other than public state colleges, that are not research
universities or emerging research universities.
(2) Application requirements--Eligible
institutions shall submit one (1) program to the Coordinating Board for
consideration. Applications shall be submitted to the Board in the format and
at the time specified by the Commissioner.
(3) General Selection Criteria. The Program
is designed to distribute a one-time award for programs that have achieved the
highest national ranking or recognition for that type of program. Standards for
determining highest national ranking or recognition shall be developed and
approved by the Board utilizing the services of out-of-state consultants with
relevant expertise.
(b)
Review Criteria.
(1) The Board shall
establish a set of criteria for determining highest national ranking or
recognition for programs based upon the recommendations of out-of-state
consultants with relevant expertise.
(2) The Board shall also approve the
associated funding levels for each type of degree program designated by an
institution for this award program.
(c) Application and Review Process.
(1) The Commissioner may solicit
recommendations from eligible institutions each year for which there is funding
for the designation of an eligible program.
(2) Board staff shall use peer and Board
staff reviewers to evaluate the quality of applications.
(3) The Commissioner shall select qualified
individuals to serve as reviewers. Reviewers shall demonstrate appropriate
credentials to evaluate award applications in the nominated program(s).
Reviewers shall not evaluate any applications for which they have a conflict of
interest.
(4) The Board staff shall
provide written instructions and training for reviewers.
(d) Funding Decisions. The Board shall
approve one-time awards based upon the recommendation of the staff's and
reviewers' assessment of programs meeting applicable standards. The
Commissioner shall report approved awards to the Board for each annual award
period.
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