Section 2.294 - Local Need Course Approval Requirements(a) The Board requires an institution to obtain approval of a proposed local need course for inclusion in the Workforce Education Course Manual database and the institution's course inventory. An institution shall designate a proposed local need course as offering semester credit hours or continuing education units.(b) Course Approval Process. (1) Course Approval. A proposed local need course may be approved by the Assistant Commissioner if the course is administratively complete as described in §2.295 of this subchapter (relating to Administrative Completeness) and meets all the requirements established by §2.296 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria for Proposed Course Approval).(2) If the Assistant Commissioner recommends denial of a proposed local need course or does not take action to approve the proposed course within sixty (60) days of Board Staff's determination that the course proposal is administratively complete, then the proposed local need course approval will be subject to the process for Commissioner approval. The Commissioner's decision is final and may not be appealed.(3) Upon approval, a local need course will be listed in local need course section of the WECM database and available to the institution for use in a career and technical education certificate or applied associate degree.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.294
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 32, August 9, 2024, TexReg 5961, eff. 8/15/2024