The authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §130.001(3) to support Texas Education Code, §61.0512, which gives the Board authority to approve new degree or certificate programs. The Board maintains a list of approved programs in a Program Inventory for each public junior, technical and state college, and the list of approved courses in the Workforce Education Course Manual database for use by public junior, technical, and state colleges during program development. Establishing a course maintenance and approval procedure ensures the currency of course content and the accuracy of the list of courses in the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) database, which is necessary for the Board to carry out its duties under Texas Education Code, §61.0512. WECM is part of financial reporting necessary to carry out Texas Education Code, Chapter 130A. Maintenance of WECM is necessary to carry out Texas Education Code, §51.4034.