SECTION 13.477. Close Out

(a) On October 1 of each year, the Coordinating Board shall close out the prior fiscal year (FY) by reviewing, reconciling, and verifying distributions of formula funding to public junior colleges in the prior fiscal year.

(1) As applicable, the Coordinating Board shall adjust a public junior college's first payment under subsection (b) of this section by an amount necessary to deliver the correct funding owed to the public junior college under Texas Education Code, Chapters 130 and 130A, or this subchapter for the prior fiscal year.

(2) The Coordinating Board will determine the correct funding for a public junior college based on the final certified data reported by the institution that serves as the basis of formula funding for that year, as provided by this chapter.

(3) This close out process may result in additional or reduced funding to the college based on the reported data and funding delivered for the fiscal year that is being closed out.

(b) If the Commissioner of Higher Education in his or her sole discretion determines that an adjustment under subsection (a) of this section will have a substantial negative impact on the operations of the institution or the education of students, the Coordinating Board may correct the institution's funding by recovering payments as an overallocation pursuant to subchapter R, §13.528(d)(1) or (2) of this chapter (relating to Recovery of Overallocated Funds). For the purpose of FY24, the Coordinating Board will not adjust formula funding for a public junior college for a fiscal year subsequent to close out except as set out in this section and subchapter R of this chapter (relating to State Public Junior College Finance Program Reporting, Audit, and Overallocation).

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.477 adopted to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 671