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Senate Bill 1677 |
Senate Author: Buckingham |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Frullo |
Senate Bill 1677 amends the Education Code and Government Code to authorize the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to eliminate a reporting requirement for a public institution of higher education if the commissioner of higher education determines that the THECB has access to an alternative means of collecting the data or receiving the information. The bill repeals and removes the following provisions:
· a requirement for certain rules and regulations concerning faculty academic workloads to be included in the operating budget of an institution of higher education;
· provisions requiring annual affordability and access reports from each institution of higher education;
· provisions requiring certain public school districts to develop and file a plan to increase graduates' enrollment in higher education; and
· provisions requiring applicable state agencies to post executive staff compensation information and related data on their public websites.