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	Amend CSHB 2 on page 106, between lines 12 and 13, by adding 

the following section to Part A of Article 2 and renumbering the 

subsequent sections of Part A accordingly:

	SECTION 2A.__.  Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 

amended by adding Section 51.4021 to read as follows:

	Sec. 51.4021.  STUDY AND REPORT OF PREDICTED FACULTY 

RETIREMENT.  (a)  In this section, "general academic teaching 

institution," "governing board," and "university system" have the 

meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

	(b)  To address the predicted retirement of a growing portion 

of university faculty in the coming years as a result of aging and 

the potential problems associated with that retirement, each 

general academic teaching institution shall conduct a study 

relating to faculty member retirements that may occur through the 

end of the 2025 academic year, including projections of the number 

and proportion of faculty members expected to retire during that 

period, the first academic year in which increasing retirements are 

expected to result in faculty shortages, and methods that the 

institution could reasonably implement to address those retirement 

issues through recruitment of new faculty members or other means.  

The governing board of an institution may appoint a committee to 

conduct the study.  A university system may carry out the 

requirements prescribed by this subsection for the system's 

component institutions or may direct one or more component 

institutions to conduct the study for the system.

	(c)  Each general academic teaching institution or 

university system, as applicable, shall prepare a report based on 

the study required by Subsection (b).  The institution or system 

shall submit the report to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating 

Board not later than September 1, 2006.

	(d)  This section expires January 1, 2007.