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Approval of minutes
Motion: Approve minutes from the Oct. 23, 2024 committee meeting.
Mover: Mr. Juan Navarez. Second: Mr. Wilson.
Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). Notes: No roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript.

Consent calendar
Motion: Approve consent calendar (technical and noncontroversial rule items listed on the agenda, including proposed repeals and four‑year reviews of various Chapter 22 subchapters).
Mover/Second: Motion recorded as \"so moved\"; mover not identified in transcript. Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). Notes: Items included proposed repeals and amendments across Chapter 1 Subchapter BB and Chapter 22 Subchapters A, F, G, I, K (specific sections listed on agenda). Several items from the consent calendar were referenced as approved on consent during the meeting.

TRIP gift certifications (emerging research universities)
Motion: Adopt the recommendation relating to the certification of gifts fundable through the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP) for emerging research universities. The presentation reported a total request for certification of $18,600,000 for the first review cycle of 2025.
Mover: Mr. Clemmer. Second: Mr. Wilson.
Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). Notes: Committee discussion noted that institutions have secured gifts eligible for matching under TRIP and staff indicated the board has submitted an exceptional item request to the legislature to pursue funding for certified but unfunded matches.

Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (proposed rule amendment)
Motion: Adopt proposed amendments to board rules, Chapter 22, Subchapter I, sections 22.163 through 22.168 and 22.170, and add new section 22.169 concerning the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
Mover: Mr. Navarez. Second: Mr. Wilson.
Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). Notes: The substantive change adopted extends the maximum period during which a student may receive the scholarship to six years regardless of program length, aligning the rule with the statutory six‑year graduation expectation and accommodating ROTC program requirements.

Texas First Scholarship (proposed rule amendment)
Motion: Adopt proposed amendments to board rules, Chapter 22, Subchapter T, sections 22.550, 22.552, 22.553, and 22.555 concerning the Texas First Scholarship.
Mover: Mr. Navarez. Second: Chairman Fred Frias.
Outcome: Motion passed (voice vote). Notes: THECB staff responded to a public comment from Austin Community College regarding FAFSA/TASFA references by clarifying that application filing requirements are covered under Texas Education Code Section 28.0256; staff made no change to the proposed rule text.

Procedural notes: Where the transcript records only a voice vote and not a roll‑call tally, this report records the mover and seconder when identified in the transcript and records the outcome as passed or approved as stated. Individual yea/nay tallies were not provided in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee on Innovation, Data and Educational Analytics (IDEA) 01/22/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board committee approved a set of consent rule changes, certified TRIP gifts totaling $18.6 million for certification review, and adopted rule amendments for the Armed Services and Texas First scholarship programs on Jan. 22, 2025.","taxTitle","Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",17243,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6669702,"THECB data: Texas public higher education enrollment up 3.3% in fall 2024; graduation rates hold steady",810,949000,1759000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2173512-fdbf5ecaa9d0cc870ec09bfbb4b7a848&start=949&end=1759","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2173512-fdbf5ecaa9d0cc870ec09bfbb4b7a848/thumbnail_949000.jpg","/articles/6669702/Texas/THECB-data-Texas-public-higher-education-enrollment-up-33-in-fall-2024-graduation-rates-hold-steady","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6669702-f21999a15170891ef5c2ca8a194dd55b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156036&Signature=XoVFrPqxnIrjOT5w7oA2Mn996qua8BpVHSNjmdNVj~P5XUxjkvydWTXT2d03NpKqe-tJNF1duRe0MKP4tfD3z6AaWwDbAfdUq7EcWMqyy3CG3M-6Nr6KWn15LwCUvjYrevv2q8ZxATr0VBZVsEUU7yHsbUYwhfb3N0zM40X3K588PUoEAnhz7AlWv-ryzlLGjV9vgF1g1bmMsIDEA4N49xg2gdqQ1sestEuw0fDLYnUKD2zlHUB7M6sxaP3PTrRoJFAY11J3w322cVzaBCac21jLWzFPFqTzVi2bLPUNtgnjplvhUoEhhDCEFC7L0fCJm7ID-m5qjVBNAJWtvR3UEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a Jan. 22 meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Committee on Innovation, Data and Educational Analytics, assistant commissioner Melissa Humphries presented certified fall 2024 enrollment and degree‑award data showing statewide enrollments rose 3.3% from fall 2023 to fall 2024 and that public institutions awarded more than 319,000 degrees and certificates in 2024.

Humphries, the assistant commissioner for data management and research, told committee members that certified numbers largely matched the preliminary figures discussed at the committee’s previous meeting. “Statewide enrollments increased by 3.3% from fall ’23 to fall ’24, which is about 50,500 students,” she said. She said the largest increases were at public two‑year institutions, which saw about a 5% rise.

The committee heard that first‑time freshman enrollment at public institutions has risen steadily over five years and that roughly 220,000 undergraduates enrolled as first‑time freshmen at public institutions in 2024; about 56% of those freshmen were at public two‑year colleges. Humphries also reported a notable jump in dual‑credit participation: about 249,000 dual‑credit students were enrolled at public colleges and universities in fall 2024, and community colleges accounted for about 90% of dual‑credit enrollments.

Humphries flagged that programs intended to broaden access — including FAST funding and community college outcome funding — are being monitored for their effect on dual‑credit participation but that more time is needed to draw conclusions. “It’s a little too soon to tell. We need probably two years of information to see if this is affecting the rate of change,” she said. She noted that in fall 2023 about half of the dual‑credit students were FAST funded and that fall 2024 showed a 14% increase in dual‑credit enrollment versus 2023.

On degree awards and graduation rates, Humphries said public institutions reported roughly 319,000 degrees and certificates in 2024, and almost all certificates (about 47,000) and the majority of associate degrees were awarded by community, state and technical colleges. Most bachelor’s degrees were awarded by universities. Four‑ and six‑year graduation rates at Texas public universities have held near recent levels: Humphries reported a six‑year rate that has “hovered around 66%” and a four‑year rate at universities of 45.2% for the latest cohort.

Committee members asked about more granular tracking of student pathways. One member asked whether the graduation rates shown capture students who start in Texas and later graduate out of state; Humphries said that the THECB is working on expanded data through a contract with the National Student Clearinghouse to track students who leave the Texas system. “That’s something we hope to be able to add,” she said.

The meeting also included an informational report from the Financial Aid Advisory Committee (FAAC). Cecilia Jones, director of financial aid at Jarvis Christian University and FAAC chair, summarized the committee’s 2023‑24 activities, noting four virtual meetings, an estimated 412 volunteer hours, and work on FAFSA/TASFA timing and the state’s new student aid index. Jones said FAAC recommended that the coordinating board continue the committee (the board is scheduled to review whether to continue FAAC in October 2025) and that FAAC had supported later priority deadlines to accommodate delays in FAFSA availability.

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Votes at a glance: THECB committee approves consent rules, TRIP certifications and scholarship‑rule amendments

THECB data: Texas public higher education enrollment up 3.3% in fall 2024; graduation rates hold steady