79R7652 JRJ-D


By:  Naishtat                                                     H.B. No. 1791



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to application of the hazing statutes to private 
institutions of higher education; providing penalties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 51.936, Education Code, is amended by 
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read 
as follows:
	(a)  Subchapter F, Chapter 37, applies to a postsecondary 
[hazing at an] educational institution under this section in the 
same manner as that subchapter applies to a public or private high 
school.
	(b)  For purposes of this section, [in Subchapter F, Chapter 
37,] "postsecondary educational institution" means:
		(1)  an institution of higher education as defined by 
Section 61.003;
		(2)  a private or independent institution of higher 
education as defined by Section 61.003; or
		(3)  a private postsecondary educational institution 
as defined by Section 61.302.
	(e)  Section 1.001(a) does not limit the application of this 
section to postsecondary educational institutions supported in 
whole or in part by state tax funds.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.