October 2024 Community College Services Legal Update

The October 2024 Community College Services Legal Update is now available.

Notable decisions and actions in this issue include:

• Professor denied tenure failed to provide sufficient evidence to overcome summary judgment on his Title VII discrimination claims.
• The Texas Education Agency repealed, adopted, and amended regulations addressing open-enrollment charter schools, including community college charters.
• The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy adopted and amended regulations addressing financial aid for accounting students, including the Examination Fee Financial Aid Program and the Accounting Students Scholarship Program.
• The U.S. Department of Education (ED) successfully completed the first stage of testing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, aided by several organizations and institutions of higher education, including Dallas College and South Texas College.

If you have any questions, contact TASB Community College Services by email at colleges@tasb.org or phone at 800-580-1488.