The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Administrator--a person employed in an institution of higher education in a supervisory position. (2) Board--the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (3) Commissioner--the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board. (4) Doctoral Degree--a research doctoral degree (not a law or health professional degree) from a college, university, or health science center that is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. (5) Eligible Institution--an institution of higher education, as defined in the Texas Education Code, §61.003(8), or a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined in §61.003(15) of this code. (6) Encumbered funds--program funds that have been offered to a specific student, which offer the student has accepted, and which may or may not have been disbursed to the student. (7) Low Income School--a high school in which the percentage of economically disadvantaged students is greater than or equal to the statewide average for the same year, according to data published by the Texas Education Agency. (8) Program--the Doctoral Incentive Loan Repayment Program. (9) Recognized Accrediting Agency--the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and any other association or organization so designated by the Board, the standards for which are listed in §7.3(15) of this title (relating to Private and Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Operating in Texas). (10) Service period--employment as a full-time faculty member or administrator for at least nine months of a 12-month academic year. |
