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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contracts entered into for the employment of a chief |
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executive officer of a public institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9481 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9481. REQUIRED PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF CHIEF |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INSTITUTION. (a) In this section, |
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"institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.003. |
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(b) The employment contract of the president or other chief |
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executive officer of an institution of higher education must |
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provide for an annual evaluation of the president's or other |
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officer's performance. The evaluation must include consideration |
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of changes in graduation rates of the institution's students during |
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the evaluation period. For a general academic teaching institution |
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other than a public state college, the evaluation must include |
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consideration of four-year and six-year undergraduate graduation |
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rates. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.9481, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract entered into by the governing |
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board of a public institution of higher education on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |