- (a) For each region, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall approve a list of high-demand fields eligible for an additional funding weight in the performance tier.
- (b) Each Regional High-Demand Fields List shall include a list of statewide high-demand fields and a list of region-specific high-demand fields approved by the Commissioner of Higher Education and may include a further list of Emerging and Essential Fields added pursuant to §13.595 of this subchapter (relating to Essential Occupations) and §13.596 (relating to Emerging Occupations).
- (c) Each regional high-demand fields list shall be limited to the fields associated with the high-demand occupations identified pursuant to §13.594 of this subchapter (relating to High-Demand Fields Methodology), up to five (5) occupations added pursuant to §13.595 and any occupations added pursuant to §13.596.
- (d) Each public junior college shall earn the additional funding weight when it confers a fundable credential in a field that appears on the list of high-demand fields for its assigned region.
Source Note:The provisions of this §13.593 adopted to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3270.