1-1 By: Parker S.B. No. 485 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 25, 1993; March 1, 1993, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; March 10, 1993, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; March 10, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Ratliff x 1-9 Haley x 1-10 Barrientos x 1-11 Bivins x 1-12 Harris of Tarrant x 1-13 Luna x 1-14 Montford x 1-15 Shapiro x 1-16 Sibley x 1-17 Turner x 1-18 Zaffirini x 1-19 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 485 By: Haley 1-20 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-21 AN ACT 1-22 relating to training for members of the governing boards of 1-23 institutions of higher education. 1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-25 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 1-26 amended by adding Section 61.083 to read as follows: 1-27 Sec. 61.083. TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARDS. 1-28 (a) The board by rule shall establish a training program for 1-29 members of the governing boards of institutions of higher 1-30 education. 1-31 (b) The training program shall require the attendance of all 1-32 governing board members at a two-day seminar held annually in 1-33 Austin to be conducted by the staff of the board, by 1-34 representatives from the office of the attorney general, the office 1-35 of the comptroller of public accounts, the office of the state 1-36 auditor, and the Texas Ethics Commission, and by other training 1-37 personnel the board deems necessary. 1-38 (c) The board by rule shall establish a registration fee to 1-39 be paid by seminar participants in an amount adequate to cover the 1-40 costs incurred by the board and other state agencies in providing 1-41 the training program. 1-42 (d) The content of the instruction at the seminar shall 1-43 focus on the official role and duties of the members of governing 1-44 boards and shall provide training in the areas of budgeting, policy 1-45 development, and governance as follows: 1-46 (1) one day of the seminar shall be devoted to the 1-47 area of budgeting and shall provide training and information in the 1-48 following areas: 1-49 (A) budget development; 1-50 (B) budgeting procedures; and 1-51 (C) a review of auditing procedures and of 1-52 recent audits of institutions of higher education; and 1-53 (2) one day of the seminar shall be devoted to the 1-54 areas of policy development and governance and shall provide 1-55 training and information in the following areas: 1-56 (A) the enabling legislation that creates 1-57 institutions of higher education; 1-58 (B) the role of the governing board at 1-59 institutions of higher education and the relationship between the 1-60 governing board and an institution's administration, faculty and 1-61 staff, and students; 1-62 (C) the mission statements of institutions of 1-63 higher education; 1-64 (D) policy development; 1-65 (E) disciplinary and investigative authority of 1-66 the governing board; 1-67 (F) the requirements of the open meetings law, 1-68 Chapter 271, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967 2-1 (Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and the open 2-2 records law, Chapter 424, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular 2-3 Session, 1973 (Article 6252-17a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); 2-4 (G) the requirements of conflict of interest 2-5 laws and other laws relating to public officials; and 2-6 (H) any applicable ethics policies adopted by 2-7 institutions of higher education or the Texas Ethics Commission. 2-8 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-9 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-14 * * * * * 2-15 Austin, 2-16 Texas 2-17 March 10, 1993 2-18 Hon. Bob Bullock 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 Sir: 2-21 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred S.B. No. 485, 2-22 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 2-23 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not 2-24 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do 2-25 pass and be printed. 2-26 Ratliff, 2-27 Chairman 2-28 * * * * * 2-29 WITNESSES 2-30 FOR AGAINST ON 2-31 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-32 Name: Dr. Charles Zulker x 2-33 Representing: Texas Faculty Assoc 2-34 City: Austin 2-35 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-36 Name: Don Brown x 2-37 Representing: Tx Higher Education Coor BD 2-38 City: Austin 2-39 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-40 Name: Roger W. Elliott x 2-41 Representing: Asst Comm., Tx Higher Ed 2-42 Coor 2-43 City: Austin 2-44 -------------------------------------------------------------------