Tex. Education Code § 61.080
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 61.080, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 61.080. CONTINUING STUDY OF MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall collect data and maintain a database relating to the participation of members of racial and ethnic minority groups in this state in public higher education, including data relating to minority applications, recruitment, admissions, retention, graduation, and professional licensing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
(b) The board shall maintain a continuous study of the data collected under Subsection (a) and of factors affecting that data.
(c) In order to avoid duplication with any other study by the office of the comptroller, the board shall, through a memorandum of understanding, work in conjunction with the comptroller in conducting the study.
(b) The board shall maintain a continuous study of the data collected under Subsection (a) and of factors affecting that data.
(c) In order to avoid duplication with any other study by the office of the comptroller, the board shall, through a memorandum of understanding, work in conjunction with the comptroller in conducting the study.
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