1. (a) The governing institution shall be responsible for providing:

   1. (1) educational facilities,
   2. (2) resources, and
   3. (3) services which support the effective development and implementation of the nursing education program.
2. (b) The director and faculty shall have adequate secretarial and clerical assistance to meet the needs of the program.

3. (c) The physical facilities shall be adequate to meet the needs of the program in relation to the size of the faculty and the student body.

   1. (1) The director shall have a private office.
   2. (2) Faculty offices shall be conveniently located and adequate in number and size to provide faculty with privacy for conferences with students and uninterrupted work.
   3. (3) Space for clerical staff, records, files, and equipment shall be adequate.
   4. (4) There shall be mechanisms which provide for the security of sensitive materials, such as examinations and health records.
   5. (5) Classrooms, laboratories, and conference rooms shall be conducive to learning and adequate in number, size, and type for the number of students and the educational purposes for which the rooms are used.

4. (d) The learning resources, library, and departmental holdings shall be current, use contemporary technology appropriate for the level of the curriculum, and be sufficient for the size of the student body and the needs of the faculty.

   1. (1) Provisions shall be made for accessibility, availability, and timely delivery of information resources.
   2. (2) Facilities and policies shall promote effective use, i.e. environment, accessibility, and hours of operation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §215.11 adopted to be effective August 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 6540.