Texas § 51.9745 INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.

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§ 51.9745 — INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.

Texas § 51.9745

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 51.9745 (2026).

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Sec. 51.9745. INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION.

(a)Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003 , shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution:

(1)the student/faculty ratio;

(2)the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track;

(3)the percentage of semester credit hours taken by students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;

(4)the number of faculty members in each of the following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and gender:

(A)professor;

(B)associate professor;

(C)assist

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Sec. 51.9745. INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION. (a) Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003 , shall make available to the public on the institution's Internet website the following information for the institution:
(1) the student/faculty ratio;
(2) the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure track;
(3) the percentage of semester credit hours taken by students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by tenured and tenure track faculty members;
(4) the number of faculty members in each of the following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and gender:
(A) professor;
(B) associate professor;
(C) assistant professor;
(D) instructor;
(E) nontenured or nontenure track; and
(F) teaching assistant;
(5) average faculty salaries by rank;
(6) the amount of money appropriated by the legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;
(7) the total revenue the institution spent per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent student;
(8) the amount of federal and private research expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent faculty member;
(9) the number and percentage of faculty members holding extramural research grants;
(10) the number and names of awards to faculty members from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by The Center for Measuring University Performance; and
(11) the number of endowed professorships or chairs.
(b) Each institution to which this section applies shall update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31 of each year.
(c) The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an institution to which this section applies is responsible for ensuring implementation of this section. The administrator may assign duties under this section to one or more administrative employees.
(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to ensure the consistency of information made available under this section.