BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 276

80R3780 KSD-D                                                                                                       By: Wentworth

S/C on Higher Education

3/2/2007

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current law requires the removal of a student's name from an application for student regent before the applicant is considered by the applicant's institution.  The chancellor or president does not have the opportunity to interview the student before making a recommendation to the governor.

As proposed, S.B. 276 removes the requirement that the student's name be removed from an application for student regent before consideration by the university's chancellor or president.

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.  Reenacts and amends Section 51.355(c), Education Code, as added by Chapters 292 and 1181, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, as follows:

(c)  Deletes the requirement that the name of each applicant and the name of the institution or unit in which the applicant is enrolled be removed from the five applications sent to the chancellor of the university system as recommendations from the student government for the position of student regent.  Deletes the provision that the governor may request to review information required to be removed from an application by the student government under this subsection.

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 51.356(d), Education Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.