Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1007	Senate Author:  West, Royce et al.
Effective:  9-1-07	House Sponsor:  Giddings

            Senate Bill 1007 amends the Education Code to provide for the appointment of a student representative to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and establishes an application, selection, and nomination procedure for such appointment similar to that for the appointment of student regents to university and university system governing boards.  The bill also requires the coordinating board to provide each public college and university a list of available positions for student representatives on board advisory committees and the effective term, duties, and requirements for each position and the maximum number of nominees that each institution may submit for each position. The board must appoint a total of not less than four student representatives to certain designated advisory committees of the board or any other advisory committee created to address the needs of higher education, including committees addressing financial aid, student services, and undergraduate education needs.

            Qualifications for appointment as a student representative either to the coordinating board or to a board advisory committee are the same as for appointment as a student regent. The student representative may not vote or make or second any motion and is not counted in determining whether a quorum exists.