Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
EDUCATION CODE |
Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION |
Subtitle B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
Chapter 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD |
Subchapter G. REGULATION OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
Sec. 61.319. CIVIL PENALTY
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(a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable for a civil penalty in addition to any injunctive relief or any other remedy. A civil penalty may not exceed $1,000 a day for each violation.
(b) The attorney general, at the request of the board, shall bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty under this section.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.