(a) For each region, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall approve a list of high-demand fields eligible for an additional funding weight in the performance tier.
(b) Each Regional High-Demand Fields List shall include a list of statewide high-demand fields and a list of region-specific high-demand fields approved by the Commissioner of Higher Education and may include a further list of Emerging and Essential Fields added pursuant to §13.595 of this subchapter (relating to Essential Occupations) and §13.596 (relating to Emerging Occupations).
(c) Each regional high-demand fields list shall be limited to the fields associated with the high-demand occupations identified pursuant to §13.594 of this subchapter (relating to High-Demand Fields Methodology), up to five (5) occupations added pursuant to §13.595 and any occupations added pursuant to §13.596.
(d) Each public junior college shall earn the additional funding weight when it confers a fundable credential in a field that appears on the list of high-demand fields for its assigned region.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.593 adopted to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3270