Advisory Committees

Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 61.06641, the advisory council periodically reviews the policies and practices that increase access to higher education opportunities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

ApplyTexas Advisory Committee**

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 51.762, the advisory committee provides advice and recommendations regarding the common admission applications and the ApplyTexas system.

Certification Advisory Committee

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 61.314, the advisory council advises the Board on standards and procedures to be used in carrying out the provisions of TEC, Chapter 61, Subchapter G, Regulation of Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions.

Community and Technical College Leadership Council

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 61.062(e), the leadership council provides advice and counsel to the Board with respect to public junior colleges.

Family Practice Residency Program Advisory Committee

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 61.505, the advisory committee provides advice and recommendations with respect to the Family Practice Residency Program.

Financial Aid Advisory Committee**

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Section 61.0776, the advisory committee provides advice and recommendations regarding the development, implementation, and evaluation of state financial aid programs for college students.

Formula Advisory Committees

Pursuant to Texas Education Code, Sections 61.059 (b-b-1), advisory committees provide advice and recommendations regarding a set of formulas that provide appropriate funding levels and financial incentives necessary to best achieve the goals of the state’s higher education plan.

Learning Technology Advisory Committee**

Advisory committee provides advice and recommendations regarding the increasingly important role that learning technology plays in Texas higher education.

Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual Advisory Committee

Advisory committee provides advice and recommendations regarding additions, deletions, and modifications to the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual.

Programs of Study Advisory Committees

Pursuant to House Bill 2628, 84th Texas Legislature, Program of Study Advisory Committees are created to develop disciplinary programs of study specific to identified career clusters.

Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) Advisory Committee

The Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) Advisory Committee was created to assist the THECB in creating an electronic submission process for the TASFA.

Texas Transfer Advisory Committee**

The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee (TTAC) has responsibility to advise the commissioner on the Texas Transfer Framework, including the development and revision of the Field of Study Curricula.

Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) Advisory Committee

Advisory committee provides oversight for the maintenance of the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM).

Non-Voting Student Representative on Certain Advisory Committees

Information relating to the appointment of non-voting student representatives to certain advisory committees.

**Texas Education Code Section 61.071, requires the THECB to appoint non-voting student representatives to certain advisory committees. Information relating to the appointment of these non-voting student representatives can be found at Non-voting Student Representative on Certain Advisory Committees.