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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eliminating certain reporting and posting requirements |
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for public institutions of higher education and other state |
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agencies and the requirement for a plan by certain school districts |
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to increase enrollment in public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.402(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The governing board of each institution of higher |
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education in the state shall adopt rules and regulations concerning |
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faculty academic workloads. In adopting rules under this |
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subsection, each institution shall recognize that classroom |
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teaching, basic and applied research, and professional development |
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are important elements of faculty academic workloads by giving |
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appropriate weight to each activity when determining the standards |
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for faculty academic workload. An institution may give the same or |
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different weight to each activity and to other activities |
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recognized by the institution as important elements of faculty |
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academic workloads. [The established rules and regulations of each |
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institution shall be included in the operating budgets of each |
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institution.] |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0341 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0341. LIMITATION ON DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING |
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) The legislature finds that data collection and |
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reporting requirements for institutions of higher education must be |
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limited and reduced to the extent feasible. |
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(b) If the commissioner of higher education determines that |
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the board has access to an alternative means of collecting data or |
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receiving information to be included in a report sufficient to |
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fulfill a requirement under this code, the board by rule may |
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eliminate the reporting requirement for that data or information. |
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SECTION 3. Section 659.0201(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A state agency that accepts a gift, grant, donation, or |
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other consideration from a person that the person designates to be |
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used as a salary supplement for an employee of the agency shall post |
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on the agency's Internet website[, in addition to the information |
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required by Section 659.026,] the amount of each gift, grant, |
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donation, or other consideration provided by the person that is |
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designated to be used as a salary supplement for an employee of the |
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agency. The agency may not post the name of the person. |
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SECTION 4. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 29.904 and 51.4031, Education Code; and |
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(2) Section 659.026, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |