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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to |
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post information regarding the compensation of certain employees |
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and independent contractors on the institution's Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9612 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9612. REQUIRED POSTING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE AND |
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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION. (a) In this section, |
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"institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.003. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (c), not later than December 1 of |
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each year, each institution of higher education shall post on the |
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institution's Internet website a report that discloses the name and |
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compensation of each institution employee or independent |
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contractor whose combined salary and other compensation, or payment |
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for services performed for the institution as an independent |
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contractor, as applicable, exceeds $100,000 per year. The report |
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must: |
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(1) present the information in the same format as an |
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administrative accountability report on compensation provided to |
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high-ranking administrative employees required to be submitted to |
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the Legislative Budget Board under the General Appropriations Act, |
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if any; and |
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(2) be accessible through a conspicuous link on the |
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institution's Internet website home page. |
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(c) The commissioner of higher education may grant an |
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institution of higher education an exemption from disclosing the |
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name and compensation of an employee or independent contractor in |
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the report required under Subsection (b) if the commissioner |
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determines that: |
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(1) the information is confidential under applicable |
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state or federal law; or |
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(2) disclosure of the information poses a substantial |
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risk of placing the institution at a serious competitive |
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disadvantage. |
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(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt |
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rules as necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, each public |
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institution of higher education shall post on its Internet website |
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the initial report required by Section 51.9612, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |