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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a strategy to ensure that public institutions of higher |
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education employ faculty and staff who reflect the population of |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0861 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0861. FACULTY AND STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION |
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STRATEGY. (a) The board shall develop and annually update a |
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strategy to enable institutions of higher education to identify, |
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attract, hire, and retain faculty and staff who reflect the |
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population of this state. |
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(b) Each institution of higher education shall implement |
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the elements of the strategy developed under Subsection (a) |
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applicable to the institution as provided by the board. Each |
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institution shall report annually to the board the manner in which |
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the institution has implemented the applicable elements of the |
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strategy. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt the strategy required by Section 61.0861, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2010. |
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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, 2009. |