By: Parker S.B. No. 485 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to training for members of the governing boards of 1-2 institutions of higher education. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 61.083 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 61.083. TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARDS. 1-7 (a) The board by rule shall establish a training program for 1-8 members of the governing boards of institutions of higher 1-9 education. 1-10 (b) The training program shall require the attendance of all 1-11 governing board members at a two-day seminar to be conducted by the 1-12 staff of the board, by representatives from the office of the 1-13 attorney general, the office of the comptroller of public accounts, 1-14 and the Texas Ethics Commission, and by other training personnel 1-15 the board deems necessary. 1-16 (c) The content of the instruction at the seminar shall 1-17 focus on the official role and duties of the members of governing 1-18 boards and shall provide training in the areas of budgeting, policy 1-19 development, and governance as follows: 1-20 (1) one day of the seminar shall be devoted to the 1-21 area of budgeting and shall provide training and information in the 1-22 following areas: 1-23 (A) budget development; 2-1 (B) budgeting procedures; and 2-2 (C) a review of recent audits of institutions of 2-3 higher education; and 2-4 (2) one day of the seminar shall be devoted to the 2-5 areas of policy development and governance and shall provide 2-6 training and information in the following areas: 2-7 (A) the enabling legislation that creates 2-8 institutions of higher education; 2-9 (B) the role of the governing board at 2-10 institutions of higher education and the relationship between the 2-11 governing board and an institution's administration, faculty and 2-12 staff, and students; 2-13 (C) the mission statements of institutions of 2-14 higher education; 2-15 (D) policy development; 2-16 (E) disciplinary and investigative authority of 2-17 the governing board; 2-18 (F) the requirements of the open meetings law, 2-19 Chapter 271, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967 2-20 (Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and the open 2-21 records law, Chapter 424, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular 2-22 Session, 1973 (Article 6252-17a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); 2-23 (G) the requirements of conflict of interest 2-24 laws and other laws relating to public officials; and 2-25 (H) any applicable ethics policies adopted by 3-1 institutions of higher education or the Texas Ethics Commission. 3-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 3-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.