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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition against the governing board of a public |
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institution of higher education entering into certain contracts |
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relating to permanent improvements at the institution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter T, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.785 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.785. CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED. The board of an |
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institution may not enter into a contract with a person relating to |
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a permanent improvement project at the institution under which the |
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institution makes contractual payments to the person that are not |
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reflected on the institution's financial statement unless the |
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board: |
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(1) is specifically authorized to enter into the |
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contract by other law; or |
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(2) receives prior approval by the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.785, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |