Section 2.322 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The definitions in § 2.3 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), apply for this subchapter unless a more specific definition for the same term is indicated in this rule.
(1) Assistant Commissioner--In this subchapter means the Assistant, Associate, or Deputy Commissioner designated by the Commissioner.(2) Career and Technical Education Course--A college-level workforce or continuing education course offered by an institution of higher education which earns either semester credit hours or continuing education units toward satisfaction of a requirement necessary to obtain an industry-recognized credential, certificate, or applied associate degree. Career and technical education courses are listed in the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM).(3) End of Course Outcomes--The specific and measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills learners will demonstrate by the completion of a course.(4) Institution--In this subchapter means any public junior college, public community college, public technical institute, or public state college.(5) Local Need Course--A course that is not contained in the Workforce Education Course Manual database and for which approval is requested by a specific institution. A Local Need Course, upon approval, is added to the institution's course inventory in the Workforce Education Course Manual database for use in a career and technical education program.(6) Rubric--An identifier assigned to a career and technical education course for classifying, recording, and reporting workforce education courses. A rubric is not intended to drive the selection of course offerings but to serve as a guide once an institution has identified the course description and end of course outcomes.(7) Special Topics Course--A course that is for temporary use or transitional content. A Special Topics course should be used only when course content and end of course outcomes do not exist in a career and technical education course contained in the Workforce Education Course Manual database. A Special Topics Course may address recently identified current events, knowledge, and skills pertinent to the technical area and relevant to the occupational development of the student.(8) Subject Matter Expert--A public junior, technical or state college representative who is an expert in the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a specific career and technical education course.(9) Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) Advisory Committee--The WECM Advisory Committee provides the Coordinating Board with advice regarding the content, structure, and currency of courses in the WECM database, as established in chapter 1, subchapter T, of this title (relating to Workforce Education Course Manual Advisory Committee). The committee is responsible for field engagement in the maintenance and use of the WECM database and courses contained within the database.(10) Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) Database--An online database composed of the Coordinating Board's statewide inventory of approved career and technical education courses available for Institutions to use in industry-recognized credentials, certificates, and applied associate degree programs.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.322
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 32, August 9, 2024, TexReg 5962, eff. 8/15/2024