SRC-TAG, MLC S.B. 170 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 170
78R2839 KEL-DBy: Barrientos
Education
3/4/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under Section 61.086 (Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy) of the
Education Code the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is
required to develop and annually update a uniform strategy to identify,
attract, retain, and enroll students in order to reflect the population of
this state. With the creation of Section 61.086,  the legislature
recognized the need to address the racial disparity among the
undergraduate student body at state institutions of higher education.  In
addition, a diverse faculty can positively impact the creation and
retention of a diverse student body.  As proposed, S.B. 170 directs the
THECB to develop a uniform strategy to identify, attract, hire, and retain
faculty and staff that also reflect the population of this state.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 61C, Education Code, by adding Section 61.0865,
as follows: 

Section 61.0865.  FACULTY AND STAFF UNIFORM RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
STRATEGY.  Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
to develop and annually update a uniform strategy to enable higher
education institutions to recruit and retain faculty and staff who are
representative of the Texas population. Requires higher education
institutions in Texas to implement such a uniform faculty and staff
recruitment and retention strategy and to report annually to THECB the
manner in which the institution has implemented it.   

SECTION 2.  Requires THECB to adopt the uniform faculty and staff
recruitment and retention strategy no later than July 30, 2004.   

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.