Texas Education Code, §§61.051(b)(c), 61.053, 61.060, 61.061, 61.062, 130.001, 130.003, and 130.004, and Chapter 130, Subchapter B and C, authorize the Coordinating Board to adopt policies, enact regulations, and establish rules for the creation of public community/junior college districts. The provisions direct the Board to determine the need for the public community/junior college district and the ability of the jurisdiction to provide adequate local financial support. The Board shall determine whether programs in the proposed institution will create unnecessary duplication or seriously harm programs in existing community/junior college districts. The Board must consider the needs and welfare of the state as a whole, as well as the welfare of the community involved, when authorizing the creation of a community/junior college district.

Source Note:The provisions of this §8.22 adopted to be effective June 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 5669.