SECTION 1.130. Committee Membership and Officers

(a) Membership shall consist of admissions administrators from Texas public institutions of higher education and participating private or independent institutions of higher education, all as defined by Texas Education Code, §61.003, that use the Apply Texas System.

(b) Membership on the committee should include:

(1) four representatives from public universities with enrollment of more than 30,000 students in previous fall semester;

(2) three representatives from public universities with enrollment between 10,000 - 30,000 students in previous fall semester;

(3) three representatives from public universities with enrollment between 0 - 9,999 students in previous fall semester;

(4) one representative from public universities using the graduate application in the Apply Texas System not selected from paragraphs (1) - (3) of this subsection;

(5) three representatives from public community, technical, or state colleges with enrollment of more than 16,000 students in previous fall semester;

(6) three representatives from public community, technical, or state colleges with enrollment between 10,000 - 15,999 students in previous fall semester;

(7) three representatives from public community, technical, or state colleges with enrollment between 0 - 9,999 students in previous fall semester;

(8) two representatives from participating private or independent institutions;

(9) one undergraduate student representative; and

(10) one school district representative.

(c) Interested persons, such as members of the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors, Texas Association of Community Colleges, Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, and legislative and governmental relations staff, shall be regularly advised of committee meetings.

(d) In accordance with the Texas Government Code, §2110.002(a), the number of committee members shall not exceed twenty-four (24).

(e) Members of the committee shall annually select co-chairs, one from a four-year and one from a two-year institution, who will be responsible for conducting meetings and conveying committee recommendations to the Board.

(f) Members shall serve staggered terms of up to three years.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.130 adopted to be effective December 2, 2013, 38 TexReg 8656; amended to be effective November 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 8202; amended to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6621; amended to be effective November 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 7554