19 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Appropriate Authorities
(for the purposes of certification of the petition)--The independent school
district board of trustees, county school board or boards, or commissioners'
court or courts as outlined under §
8.30 of this title (relating to
Legality of the Petition).
(2)
Board or Coordinating Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(3) Branch Campuses of
Community College Districts--Operate as out-of-district units of existing
community college districts and provide programs as defined in Texas Education
Code, Chapter 130 and set out in §
8.25 of this title (relating to
Provisions Applicable to Each Type of District) on an ongoing and permanent
basis.
(4) Certificate
Programs--Workforce programs designed for entry-level employment or for
upgrading skills and knowledge within an occupation. Certificate programs serve
as building blocks and exit points for associate of applied science degree
programs.
(5) Commissioner of
Higher Education or Commissioner--The chief executive officer of the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(6) Continuing Education Unit or CEU--Ten
contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience
under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction, as
outlined in the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce
Education.
(7) Extension Center or
Extension Facility--Any single or multiple location other than the main campus
of a community college district and outside the boundaries of the taxing
authority of a community college district. Extension centers and extension
facilities are subject to Chapter 4, Subchapter E. of this title (relating to
Approval of Distance Education and Off-Campus Instruction for Public Colleges
and Universities).
(8) Full-time
Equivalent Students (FTE)--The total number of semester credit hours reported
by an institution for a long term divided by 15 semester credit hours, or total
reported annually divided by 30; and for continuing education courses, the
total number of contact hours reported quarterly by an institution divided by
300, or total reported annually divided by 900.
(9) Governing Board--The body charged with
policy direction of any public community college district, the technical
college system, public state college, public senior college or university, or
other educational agency, including but not limited to boards of directors,
boards of regents, boards of trustees, and independent school district
boards.
(10) Gross Fiscal
Mismanagement--Includes:
(A) failure to keep
adequate fiscal records;
(B)
failure to maintain proper control over assets;
(C) failure to discharge fiscal obligations
in a timely manner; and
(D) misuse
of state funds.
(11)
Inactive Public Community College--A public community college district that has
failed to establish and maintain a community college within three years from
the date of its authorization.
(12)
Public Community College--Any public junior college or public community college
as defined in Texas Education Code, §§
61.003 and
130.005, and whose
role, mission, and purpose is outlined in Texas Education Code, §§
130.0011 and
130.003.
(13) Scholastic Population of a Proposed
Community College District--All students enrolled in K-12 for the area to be
included in the district.
(14)
State Conservatorship Board--Appointed by the Governor with the consent of the
Senate and has the authority, when appointed as conservator of an agency, to:
(A) terminate the employment of any employee
whose conduct the board determines contributed to the condition that caused the
conservatorship;
(B) employ
personnel for the agency;
(C)
change the agency's organization or structure as necessary to alleviate the
conditions that caused the conservatorship; and
(D) contract with persons for management or
administrative services necessary to effect the conservatorship.
(15) Technical Courses or
Programs--Workforce education courses or programs for which semester/quarter
credit hours are awarded.
(16)
Vocational Courses or Programs--Workforce education courses or programs for
which continuing education units (CEUs) are awarded.
(17) Workforce Continuing Education Course--A
course offered for continuing education units (CEUs) with an occupationally
specific objective and supported by state funding. A workforce continuing
education course differs from a community service course offered for
recreational or avocational purposes and is not supported by state
funding.
(18) Workforce
Education--Technical courses and programs for which semester/quarter credit
hours are awarded, and vocational courses and programs for which continuing
education units are awarded. Technical and vocational courses and programs
prepare students for immediate employment or job upgrade within specific
occupational categories.
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