SECTION 13.474. Performance Tier Funding

(a) Each public junior college district shall receive Performance Tier funding under Texas Education Code, Chapter 130A, Subchapter C. The Coordinating Board shall calculate a district's Performance Tier funding as the sum of Weighted Outcome Completions multiplied by the respective funded values of the outcomes.

(b) For the purposes of calculating formula funding amounts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the Coordinating Board shall fund the Weighted Outcome Completions described below as follows:

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(c) For the purposes of calculating formula funding amounts for FY 2024, the Coordinating Board shall additively weight the calculation of outcomes of items (2), (3)(D), (E), and (F) in Figure: 19 TAC §13.474(b) of this section, as follows to calculate Weighted Outcome Completions.

(1) When an outcome is achieved by a student classified as economically disadvantaged, that outcome shall have an additional value of 25%.

(A) For purposes of calculating economically disadvantaged for transfer and credential fundable outcomes, the student must be classified as economically disadvantaged at any point during the fiscal year in which the outcome was achieved or the four fiscal years prior at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.

(B) For purposes of calculating economically disadvantaged for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must be classified as economically disadvantaged in the initial semester of enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at either the community college or general academic institution.

(2) When an outcome is achieved by a student classified as academically disadvantaged, that outcome shall have an additional value of 25%.

(A) For purposes of calculating academically disadvantaged for transfer and credential fundable outcomes, the student must be classified as academically disadvantaged at any point during the fiscal year in which the outcome was achieved or the four fiscal years prior at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.

(B) For purposes of calculating academically disadvantaged for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must be classified as academically disadvantaged in the initial semester of enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.

(3) When an outcome is achieved by a student classified as an Adult Learner, that outcome shall have an additional value of 50%.

(A) For purposes of calculating an Adult Learner for a transfer fundable outcome, the student must be classified as an Adult Learner in the year of last enrollment at the community college district prior to the transfer to a general academic institution.

(B) For purposes of calculating an Adult Learner for a fundable credential, the student must be classified as an Adult Learner in the fiscal year in which the fundable credential was awarded.

(C) For purposes of calculating an Adult Learner for Structured Co-Enrollment Fundable Outcome, the student must be classified as an Adult Learner in the initial semester of enrollment in the Structured Co-Enrollment Program at the institution in which the outcome was achieved.

(d) For the purposes of calculating Weighted Outcome Completions for formula funding amounts for FY 2024, the Coordinating Board shall calculate the funded number of Weighted Outcome Completions as the greater of the average of the district's Weighted Outcome Completion counts for FY 2020, FY 2021, and FY 2022 and the district's count for FY 2022.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.474 adopted to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 671