Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board
Section 61.0777. Uniform Standards for Publication of Cost of Attendance Information

Sec. 61.0777. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR PUBLICATION OF COST OF ATTENDANCE INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prescribe uniform standards intended to ensure that information regarding the cost of attendance at institutions of higher education is available to the public in a manner that is consumer-friendly and readily understandable to prospective students and their families. In developing the standards, the board shall examine common and recommended practices regarding the publication of such information and shall solicit recommendations and comments from institutions of higher education and interested private or independent institutions of higher education.
(b) The uniform standards must:
(1) address all of the elements that constitute the total cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, room and board costs, book and supply costs, transportation costs, and other personal expenses; and
(2) prescribe model language to be used to describe each element of the cost of attendance.
(c) Each institution of higher education that offers an undergraduate degree or certificate program shall:
(1) prominently display on the institution's Internet website in accordance with the uniform standards prescribed under this section information regarding the cost of attendance at the institution by a full-time entering first-year student; and
(2) conform to the uniform standards in any electronic or printed materials intended to provide to prospective undergraduate students information regarding the cost of attendance at the institution.
(d) Each institution of higher education shall consider the uniform standards prescribed under this section when providing information to the public or to prospective students regarding the cost of attendance at the institution by nonresident students, graduate students, or students enrolled in professional programs.
(e) The board shall prescribe requirements for an institution of higher education to provide on the institution's Internet website consumer-friendly and readily understandable information regarding student financial aid opportunities. The required information must be provided in connection with the information displayed under Subsection (c)(1) and must include a link to the primary federal student financial aid Internet website intended to assist persons applying for student financial aid.
(f) The board shall provide on the board's Internet website a program or similar tool that will compute for a person accessing the website the estimated net cost of attendance for a full-time entering first-year student attending an institution of higher education. The board shall require each institution to provide the board with the information the board requires to administer this subsection.
(g) Expired.
(h) The board shall encourage private or independent institutions of higher education approved under Subchapter F to participate in the tuition equalization grant program, to the greatest extent practicable, to prominently display the information described by Subsections (a) and (b) on their Internet websites in accordance with the standards established under those subsections, and to conform to those standards in electronic and printed materials intended to provide to prospective undergraduate students information regarding the cost of attendance at the institutions. The board shall also encourage those institutions to include on their Internet websites a link to the primary federal student financial aid Internet website intended to assist persons applying for student financial aid.
(i) The board shall make the program or tool described by Subsection (f) available to private or independent institutions of higher education described by Subsection (h), and those institutions shall make that program or tool, or another program or tool that complies with the requirements for the net price calculator required under Section 132(h)(3), Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1015a), available on their Internet websites not later than the date by which the institutions are required by Section 132(h)(3) to make the net price calculator publicly available on their Internet websites.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 681 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 1764), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Education Code

Title 3 - Higher Education

Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education

Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board

Section 61.051. Coordination of Institutions of Public Higher Education

Section 61.0512. Board Approval of Academic Programs

Section 61.05121. State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

Section 61.05122. Graduate Medical Education Requirement for New Medical Degree Programs

Section 61.0513. Court Reporter Programs

Section 61.0514. Integrated Coursework

Section 61.0515. Semester Credit Hours Required for Baccalaureate Degree

Section 61.05151. Semester Credit Hours Required for Associate Degree

Section 61.0517. Applied Stem Courses

Section 61.052. List of Courses; Annual Submission to Board

Section 61.0521. Recognition of Competency-Based Education Degree Plans for Members of Texas Military Forces

Section 61.053. Board Orders; Notice

Section 61.054. Expenditures for Programs Disapproved by Board

Section 61.055. Partnerships or Affiliations

Section 61.056. Review of Legislation Establishing Additional Institutions

Section 61.057. Promotion of Teaching Excellence

Section 61.0571. Board Assistance to Institutions

Section 61.0572. Construction Funds and Development of Physical Plants

Section 61.058. New Construction and Repair and Rehabilitation Projects

Section 61.0581. Powers Unaffected by Certain Constitutional Amendment

Section 61.05821. Condition of Buildings and Facilities; Annual Report Required

Section 61.0583. Audit of Facilities

Section 61.059. Appropriations

Section 61.0592. Funding for Courses Provided During Off-Peak Hours at Certain Institutions

Section 61.0593. Student Success-Based Funding Recommendations

Section 61.0594. Coordinated Funding of Graduate Medical Education

Section 61.0595. Funding for Certain Excess Undergraduate Credit Hours

Section 61.0596. University Funding for Excellence in Specific Programs and Fields; Incentive Grants

Section 61.060. Control of Public Junior Colleges

Section 61.061. Policies, Rules, and Regulations Respecting Junior Colleges

Section 61.062. Powers Respecting Junior Colleges

Section 61.063. Listing and Certification of Junior Colleges

Section 61.064. Cooperative Undertakings With Private Colleges and Universities

Section 61.065. Reporting; Accounting

Section 61.0651. Management Policies

Section 61.0661. Opportunities for Graduate Medical Education

Section 61.0662. Information on Research Conducted by Institutions

Section 61.0663. Inventory of Postsecondary Educational Programs and Services for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Section 61.0664. Collection and Study of Data on Participation of Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Higher Education

Section 61.06641. Access to Higher Education for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Advisory Council

Section 61.0665. Study on Use and Availability of Electronic Textbooks

Section 61.06691. Study on Shortages in Certain Health Professions

Section 61.06695. Study on Religious Studies Program at Texas Southern University

Section 61.067. Contracts

Section 61.0670. State Repository of Open Educational Resources

Section 61.068. Gifts, Grants, Donations

Section 61.069. Board Role in Establishing Best Practices

Section 61.071. Student Representatives on Certain Board Advisory Committees

Section 61.072. Regulation of Foreign Student Tuition

Section 61.073. Allocation of Funds for Tuition and Fee Exemptions

Section 61.074. Official Grade Point Average

Section 61.075. Courses Benefitting Military Installations

Section 61.076. P-16 Council

Section 61.07611. Developmental Education Plan; Report

Section 61.0762. Programs to Enhance Student Success

Section 61.07621. Texas Governor's Schools

Section 61.0764. Medical Dual Credit Pilot Program

Section 61.0766. Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies

Section 61.077. Academic Advising Assessment

Section 61.0771. Distance Learning Master Plan

Section 61.0775. Business Research and Development

Section 61.0776. Center for Financial Aid Information

Section 61.07761. Financial Aid and Other Trusteed Funds Allocation

Section 61.07762. Application for State Financial Aid

Section 61.07764. Annual Report Regarding Student Loan Data

Section 61.0777. Uniform Standards for Publication of Cost of Attendance Information

Section 61.0778. Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities

Section 61.079. Waste Management Degree Programs and Research

Section 61.080. Continuing Study of Minority Participation in Higher Education

Section 61.0816. Information Regarding Higher Education Authorities

Section 61.0817. Individual Development Account Information Program

Section 61.082. Research

Section 61.08205. Research on Substance Use Disorders and Addiction

Section 61.0821. Research on Border Region Environmental Issues

Section 61.0822. Contract With Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

Section 61.084. Training for Members of Governing Boards

Section 61.0841. Intensive Short Course for Appointed Members of Governing Boards

Section 61.085. On-Line Surplus Property Resource

Section 61.087. Matching Scholarships to Retain Students in Texas

Section 61.089. State Science and Engineering Fairs

Section 61.0899. Assistance in Certain Rural Health Care Loan Reimbursement and Stipend Programs

Section 61.090. Pilot Centers for Advancement of Quality in Long-Term Care

Section 61.0901. Incentives to Promote Retention and Graduation of Nursing Students

Section 61.0902. Publication of Performance Data of General Academic Teaching Institutions

Section 61.09021. Comparison Tool

Section 61.0903. Certificate of Recognition for Major Donors to Institutions of Higher Education

Section 61.0904. Review of Institutional Groupings

Section 61.0906. Tracking System for Medical Training and Practice Choices

Section 61.0908. Designation of Liaison Officer to Assist Students Formerly in Foster Care

Section 61.0909. Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students Formerly in Foster Care

Section 61.09092. Coordination of Cybersecurity Coursework Development