(a) The State Board of Education, in its capacity as the Board for Career and Technology Education, is the eligible agency responsible for implementation and evaluation of all programs funded in Texas under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (the Act), as amended, (20 USC 2301 et seq.) until such time as the Act amends the provision defining the eligible agency. (b) The State Board of Education, in its capacity as the eligible agency, has designated the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as the administering agency responsible for the operation and supervision of that section, part, or title of the Act referring to Tech-Prep Education. (c) An entity established after January 1, 2005, may not be a Tech-Prep consortium unless the entity is established or otherwise formed after that date as a result of an action taken under §9.206(g) of this title (relating to Evaluation of the Tech-Prep Programs and Consortia).

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.203 adopted to be effective August 15, 2006, 31 TexReg 6331; amended to be effective November 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 8325; amended to be effective November 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8014