TRANSFER LIAISON.

(a) Each institution of higher education, using existing resources, shall designate at least one employee of the institution to serve as a single point of contact for other institutions of higher education and the board regarding transfer issues and to act as a liaison officer for current or incoming students at the institution who will transfer into or out of the institution.

(b) On a transfer or request to transfer to or from an institution of higher education, the institution's transfer liaison shall provide a current, former, or prospective student, as applicable, with:

(1) a complete and current list of the institution's core curriculum applicable to the student;

(2) a complete and current list of the institution's field of study curricula that may be applicable to the student;

(3) for a receiving institution, a list of courses completed by the student:

(A) for which the institution will accept academic credit; and

(B) for which the institution proposes to deny academic credit in accordance with Section 61.826, including the procedures for credit transfer dispute required by that section; and

(4) any other information required by board rule.

(c) On the admission of a transfer student, the receiving institution of higher education's transfer liaison shall assist the student in obtaining a degree audit to determine whether the student's completed coursework satisfies the institution's core curriculum, satisfies a field of study curriculum of the institution, or qualifies the student to be awarded a Texas Direct associate degree under Section 61.834 or any other degree or certificate offered by the institution.

(d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.