BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1689
                                               By: Harris (Brown)
                                                        Education
                                                         04-20-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

     S.B. 485 was passed during the 73rd Legislature to establish a
training program for members of the governing boards of
institutions of higher education.  The law requires all governing
board members of institutions of higher education to attend a two-day seminar held annually in Austin.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1689 requires appointed members of a governing
board of an institution of higher education to attend a training
seminar, and authorizes elected members of a governing board of an
institution of higher education to attend a training seminar.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 61.083(a), Education Code, as follows:

     (a)  Requires each member of a governing board of an
     institution of higher education the members of which are
     appointed to attend, during the member's first two years of
     service as a member of a governing board of an institution of
     higher education, at least one training program under this
     section.  Authorizes a member of a governing board of an
     institution of higher education the members of which are
     elected to attend a training program conducted under this
     section.  Provides that a member of a governing board who is
     required to attend a training program under this section may,
     but need not, attend additional training programs, rather than
     seminars, under this section.  
     
     SECTION 2.     Provides that Section 2, Chapter 621, Acts of the 73rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, does not require a member of
the governing board of an institution of higher education the
members of which are elected to attend a training seminar under
Section 61.083, Education Code.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
           Effective date:  upon passage.