1-1     By:  Chavez (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)              H.B. No. 2397
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
 1-3     April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Education; May 9, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
 1-6     May 9, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2397               By:  Zaffirini
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to a study and report concerning the compensation received
1-11     by part-time and full-time faculty members  at public institutions
1-12     of higher education.
1-13           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-14           SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
1-15     amended by adding Section 61.0816 to read as follows:
1-16           Sec. 61.0816.  FACULTY COMPENSATION DISPARITY STUDY AND
1-17     REPORT. (a)  The board shall conduct a study and make findings and
1-18     recommendations the board considers appropriate regarding any
1-19     disparity between the salary and benefits received by part-time
1-20     faculty members and the salary and benefits received by full-time
1-21     faculty members at institutions of higher education.
1-22           (b)  Not later than September 1, 2002, the board shall submit
1-23     to the governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the
1-24     legislature a written report summarizing the study, findings, and
1-25     recommendations of the board under Subsection (a).  The information
1-26     in the report shall be reported without identifying specific
1-27     individuals.
1-28           (c)  This section expires December 1, 2002.
1-29           SECTION 2.  Not later than the 90th day after the effective
1-30     date of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1-31     shall adopt rules to implement Section 61.0816, Education Code, as
1-32     added by this Act.
1-33           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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