The authority for this subchapter is Texas Education Code, §61.0512(c), which charges the Coordinating Board with ensuring that proposed academic programs have adequate financing from legislative appropriations or other sources of funding. Texas Education Code, §61.059(a), also charges the Board to implement funding policies that allocate resources efficiently and provide incentives for programs of superior quality and provide incentives for supporting the master plan developed under Texas Education Code, §61.051.