By: Bailey H.B. No. 1535 73R5672 SOS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a prohibition against discouraging or prohibiting 1-3 faculty members of public institutions of higher education from 1-4 certain actions. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 51.929 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 51.929. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCOURAGING OR PROHIBITING 1-9 FACULTY FROM CERTAIN ACTIONS. (a) An institution of higher 1-10 education, a member of the governing board of an institution of 1-11 higher education, or a member of the administrative staff of an 1-12 institution of higher education may not directly or indirectly 1-13 discourage or prohibit a faculty member of the institution from 1-14 joining an organization or association or from participating in 1-15 political affairs of the community or the government. 1-16 (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall 1-17 enforce this section. 1-18 (c) In this section: 1-19 (1) "Faculty member" has the meaning assigned by 1-20 Section 51.101 of this code. 1-21 (2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning 1-22 assigned by Section 61.003 of this code. 1-23 SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 1993, the Texas Higher 1-24 Education Coordinating Board shall notify the president of each 2-1 public institution of higher education of the conduct prohibited by 2-2 Section 51.929, Education Code, as added by this Act. 2-3 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-4 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.