By Chavez                                             H.B. No. 2397
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to a study and report concerning the compensation received
 1-3     by part-time and full-time faculty members  at public institutions
 1-4     of higher education.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
 1-7     amended by adding Section 61.0816 to read as follows:
 1-8           Sec. 61.0816.  FACULTY COMPENSATION DISPARITY STUDY AND
 1-9     REPORT. (a) The board shall conduct a study and make findings and
1-10     recommendations the board considers appropriate regarding any
1-11     disparity between the salary and benefits received by part-time
1-12     faculty members and the salary and benefits received by full-time
1-13     faculty members at institutions of higher education.
1-14           (b)  Not later than November 1, 2002, the board shall submit
1-15     to the governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the
1-16     legislature a written report summarizing the study, findings, and
1-17     recommendations of the board under Subsection (a).  The information
1-18     in the report shall be reported without identifying specific
1-19     individuals.
1-20           (c)  This section expires December 1, 2002.
1-21           SECTION 2. Not later than the 90th day after the effective
1-22     date of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1-23     shall adopt rules to implement Section 61.0816, Education Code, as
1-24     added by this Act.
 2-1           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.