(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §61.314.(b) Purposes. The Certification Advisory Council (council) is created to provide the Board with advice and recommendation(s) regarding standards and procedures to be used in carrying out the provisions of Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter G, Regulation of Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions, primarily including standards and procedures related to certification of private postsecondary educational institutions that are nonexempt; assists the Commissioner in the examination of individual applications for Certificates of Authority; and performs other duties related to certification that the Board finds to be appropriate.