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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection process for student members of the board |
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of regents of a university or university system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.355(c), Education Code, as added by |
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Chapters 292 and 1181, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), not later than |
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September 1 of each year, the student government of each general |
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academic teaching institution and medical and dental unit in a |
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university system shall solicit applicants for the position of |
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student regent. Not later than November 1, from among the |
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applications received by the student government, the student |
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government shall select five applicants as the student government's |
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recommendations for the position of student regent and send the |
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applications of those applicants[, with the name of each applicant
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and the name of the institution or unit in which the applicant is
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enrolled removed,] to the chancellor of the university system. |
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From among those applicants, the chancellor shall select two or |
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more applicants as the university system's recommendations for the |
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position of student regent and shall send the applications of those |
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applicants to the governor not later than December 1. The governor |
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may request to review all applications for the position of student |
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regent received by the student governments [and may request to
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review information required to be removed from an application by a
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student government under this subsection]. On February 1, or as |
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soon thereafter as practicable, the governor shall appoint one of |
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the applicants to serve as the student regent for the system for a |
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one-year term expiring on the next February 1. The governor is not |
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required to appoint an applicant recommended by the chancellor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.356(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the student |
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government of the general academic teaching institution shall |
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solicit applicants for the position of student regent. Not later |
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than November 1, from among the applications received by the |
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student government, the student government shall select five |
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applicants as the student government's recommendations for the |
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position of student regent and send the applications of those |
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applicants[, with the name of each applicant removed,] to the |
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president of the institution. From among those applicants, the |
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president shall select two or more applicants as the institution's |
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recommendations for the position of student regent and shall send |
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the applications of those applicants to the governor not later than |
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December 1. The governor may request to review all applications for |
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the position of student regent received by the student government |
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[and may request to review information required to be removed from
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an application by the student government under this subsection]. |
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On February 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the governor |
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shall appoint one of the applicants to serve as the student regent |
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for the institution for a one-year term expiring on the next |
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February 1. The governor is not required to appoint an applicant |
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recommended by the president. |
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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. |