TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES: WEBSITE POSTINGS

Note: The following is an index of website posting requirements that are addressed in the legal reference material

of the policy manual. The list is not all-inclusive. The list does not address postings that are required in response

to a specific incident, postings required under special circumstances, or postings required under administrative

procedures of an agency.

Required Internet

Postings

A college district that maintains an internet website shall post the

following:

1. The college district’s Compact With Texans, under Government Code 2114.006. [See AFA]

2. On the first frame of the homepage and in a font that is larger than the font of the majority of the text on the home page, an accessible link to the college district's online resumes maintained on the Coordinating Board's internet website, under Education Code 51A.003. [See AFA]

3. The cost of attendance for a first-time entering full-time student in accordance with the uniform standards prescribed by the commissioner, under Education Code 61.0777 and 19 Administrative Code 21.2222. [See AFA]

4. In a prominent location that is not more than three hyperlinks from the website's home page, a link to the Coordinating Board’s electronic tools or platforms providing information for assessing the value of postsecondary credentials, under Education Code 61.09022. [See AFA]

5. Each elected officer, under Government Code 2051.201. [See BB]

6. The date and location of the next board member election, under Government Code 2051.201. [See BBB]

7. An election notice, under Election Code 85.007. [See BBB, BBBA]

8. For at least one year before the election day, the requirements and deadline for filing for candidacy, under Government Code 2051.201. [See BBBA]

9. Conflicts disclosure statements and questionnaires, under Local Government Code 176.009. [See BBFA, CFE]

10. Not later than the 10th business day after the date the report is received, a campaign finance report filed with the college district by a candidate, officeholder, or specific-purpose committee, under Election Code 254.0401. [See BBBC]

11. Notice of and the agenda for a board meeting, under Government Code 551.056. [See BD]

12. Any written agenda and related supplemental written materials for a board meeting, as well as a broadcast of the board meeting followed by an archived version of that broadcast, if the junior college district has a total student enrollment of more than 20,000 in any semester of the preceding academic year, under Government Code 551.1282. [See BD]

13. During the 21 days before a debt obligation election, prominently and together with the notice of the election, the contents of the proposition, and any sample ballot prepared for the election, under Election Code 4.003. [See CAD]

14. In a political subdivision with at least 250 registered voters, a voter information document, under Government Code 1251.052. [See CAD]

15. Prominently on the home page in the form prescribed by the comptroller, tax rate, estimated interest and fund balance, and debt obligation information, under Tax Code 26.04. [See CAI]

16. On the home page the prescribed statement if the college district proposes to increase the amount of taxes to fund maintenance and operation expenditures, under Tax Code 26.05. [See CAI]

17. Notice of a required public hearing on a tax rate increase, under Tax Code 26.06 and 26.065. [See CAI]

18. Prominently displayed, the information necessary for proper electronic delivery of communications required or permitted by Tax Code Title 1 to the college district by a property owner or designee, under Tax Code 1.085 and 34 Administrative Code 9.4037. [See CAI]

19. Information about the college district, including the board, the budget, and the tax rate, in a format prescribed by the comptroller, under Tax Code 26.18. [See CAI, BB, CC, CDC, and GC]

20. Prominently displayed, a notice to certain property owners that a property tax estimate may be found in the property tax database, under Tax Code 26.04(e-2) and 34 Administrative Code 9.3006. [See CAI]

21. The current version of the guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement agreements, under Tax Code 312.002. [See CAIB]

22. If the website is generally accessible, a link to the state expenditure database, under Government Code 2054.126. [See CDA]

23. A copy of the college district's financial transactions, under Education Code 51.9741. [See CDA]

24. An annual debt obligation report or link to where the information is located and the contact information for the college district’s main office, under Local Government Code 140.008. [See CDA]

25. The internal audit plan and annual report, under Government Code 2102.009. [See CDC]

26. If adopted, the college district’s policy regarding the maintenance, storage, administration, and disposal of epinephrine delivery systems on the institution's campus, under Education Code 51.882. [See CGE]

27. A college district shall report its energy usage information on a publicly accessible internet website with an interface designed for ease of navigation, if available, under Government Code 2265.001. [See CH]

28. Prominently post detailed instructions for a consumer to obtain health-care records from the college district, contact a

disciplinary or licensing authority, and file a consumer complaint, under Health and Safety Code 181.105(a). [See CH]

29. In a prominent location, the code of conduct for the college district’s officers, employees, and agents, under 20 U.S.C.1094. [See DBD]

30. In a prominent place, each severance agreement, under Local Government Code 180.011. [See DEA]

31. Information regarding a gift, grant, donation, or other consideration from a person that the person designated to be used as a salary supplement, and related conflict of interest provisions, under Government Code 659.0201. [See DEA]

32. The campus expression policies, under Education Code 51.9315. [See DGC, FLA, and GD]

33. The individual work contact information for the liaison for veterans, military members, and their dependents, under Government Code 657.0046. [See DI]

34. Prominently displayed, the contact information required to be listed for the Title IX coordinator and the notice of nondiscrimination, under 34 C.F.R. 106.8(b)(2). [See DIAA and FFDA]

35. All materials used to train Title IX coordinators, investigators, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process, under 34 C.F.R. 106.45(b)(10). [See DIAA and FFDA]

36. On a web page dedicated solely to the policy that is easily accessible through a clearly identifiable link on the homepage, the policy on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, under Education Code 51.282(b) and 19 Administrative Code 3.4(b). [See DIAA and FFDA]

37. A report concerning the reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking received by the college district, under Education Code 51.253(c)-(d) and 19 Administrative Code 3.6(c)-(d). [See DIAA and FFDA]

38. The end-of-course student evaluations of faculty according to a plan developed under Education Code 51.974(h) and 19 Administrative Code 4.227(10) and 4.228(e). [See DLA]

39. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and retail price information of required and recommended college textbooks and supplemental materials for each course listed in the institution’s course schedule used for preregistration and registration purposes, under 20 U.S.C. 1015b. [See EDA]

40. Information about each undergraduate classroom course offered for credit not later than the seventh day after the first day of classes for the semester or other academic term during which the course is offered, under Education Code 51.974 and 19 Administrative Code 4.227 to 4.228. [See EFA]

41. The recommended course sequences for each undergraduate certificate or degree program not later than August 1 of each year, under Education Code 51.96852 and 19 Administrative Code 4.363(c). [See EFB]

42. The college district’s policy to grant undergraduate course credit to entering freshmen students who have successfully completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, who have achieved required scores on one or more examinations in the Advanced Placement Program or the College-Level Examination Program, or who have successfully completed one or more courses offered through concurrent enrollment in high school and at an institution of higher education with the application materials, under Education Code 51.968. [See EGA]

43. Guidelines addressing the practices of the college district regarding the transfer of course credit, under Education Code 61.830. [See EGA]

44. A list of work-study employment opportunities accessible through a clearly identifiable link that appears in a prominent place on the financial aid page, under Education Code 56.080 and 19 Administrative Code 22.129(e). [See FEB]

45. On the admissions page, the five majors or degree and certificate programs and select courses for which transfer credit is most frequently denied or not applied, under Education Code 51.4035. [See EGA]

46. A policy regarding the admissions made by the college district under the Academic Fresh Start program, under Education Code 51.931. [See FB]

47. Prominently on the college district’s admissions website, a link to MyTexasFuture.Org1 with a notice to students that they can use the common application form and information about free college application week and the fee waiver, under Education Code 51.763(d) and 19 Administrative Code 20.33(b)-(c). [See FB]

48. The name of and contact information for the college district’s liaison officer for students who are or were in foster care and information regarding support services and other resources available to the students, under Education Code 51.9356. [See FF]

49. The mental health resources available to students at the college district on a dedicated website, under Education Code 51.9193. [See FFCA]

50. In a prominent location, the campus hazing transparency report, under 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(9). [See FLBC]

51. In a prominent location, a report on hazing committed on or off campus by an organization registered with or recognized by the college district, under Education Code 51.936. [See FLBC]

52. The college district’s contact information, under Government Code 2051.201 and Tax Code 26.18. [See GC]

College District Assessor

The assessor for the college district shall post prominently on the college district’s website a notice informing each owner of property located in the appraisal district that the estimated amount of taxes to be imposed on the owner's property by each taxing unit in which the property is located may be found in the property tax database,

under Tax Code 26.04. [See CAI]

Optional Internet

Postings

A college district that maintains an internet website may broadcast an open meeting over the internet, under Government Code 551.128. [See BD]

Geospatial Data

Products

“Geospatial data product” means a document, computer file, or internet website that contains geospatial data, a map, or information about a service involving geospatial data or a map. Gov’t Code 2051.101(1)

Notice

A governmental entity, including a college district, shall include a notice as provided by Government Code Chapter 2051, Subchapter D, on each geospatial data product that:

1. Is created or hosted by the governmental entity;

2. Appears to represent property boundaries; and

3. Was not produced using information from an on-the-ground survey conducted by or under the supervision of a registered professional land surveyor or land surveyor authorized to perform surveys under laws in effect when the survey was conducted.

The notice must be in substantially the following form: “This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries.”

The notice may include language further defining the limits of liability of a geospatial data product producer; apply to a geospatial data product that contains more than one map; or for a notice that applies to a geospatial data product that is or is on an internet website, be included on a separate page that requires the person accessing the website to agree to the terms of the notice before accessing the geospatial data product.

Gov’t Code 2051.102

Exemption

A governmental entity is not required to include the notice on a geospatial data product that:

1. Does not contain a legal description, a property boundary monument, or the distance and direction of a property line;

2. Is prepared only for use as evidence in a legal proceeding;

3. Is filed with the clerk of any court; or

4. Is filed with the county clerk.

Gov’t Code 2051.103

1 MyTexasFuture.org: https://www.mytexasfuture.org/