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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to faculty diversity at public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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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 61.0801 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0801. MEASURES TO ACHIEVE FACULTY DIVERSITY. (a) |
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The board shall establish a program to assist institutions of |
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higher education in recruiting and retaining faculty that reflect |
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the diversity of the population of this state and of the student |
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population of the institution. Under the program, the board shall: |
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(1) monitor and compile periodic reports regarding |
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efforts and progress by institutions in achieving faculty |
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diversity, including ranking or scoring the progress of |
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institutions in achieving that diversity; |
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(2) identify effective measures and strategies that an |
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institution could use to promote faculty diversity; and |
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(3) recommend appropriate measures and strategies for |
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that purpose to specific institutions according to the specific |
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circumstances of the institution. |
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(b) The board shall solicit advice from institutions of |
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higher education with programs that focus on minority or ethnic |
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studies or issues in identifying and recommending measures and |
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strategies under this section. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |