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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board regarding achievable cost-saving measures at |
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public institutions 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 C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0664 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0664. STUDY OF ACHIEVABLE COST-SAVING MEASURES; |
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REPORT. (a) The board shall conduct a study to identify achievable |
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cost-saving measures in the operations of institutions of higher |
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education. The study must include examination of potential |
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cost-savings relating to the following aspects of institutional |
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operations: |
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(1) facility utilization, including scheduling |
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weekend and evening classes; |
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(2) staffing; |
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(3) the delivery of instruction and other educational |
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services, including through distance learning; |
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(4) management practices; |
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(5) efforts to promote timely graduation of students; |
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(6) energy use; |
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(7) purchasing; and |
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(8) facility construction, acquisition, and |
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maintenance. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2010, the board shall report |
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the results of the study required by Subsection (a) to the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and |
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presiding officer for each legislative standing committee with |
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primary jurisdiction over higher education. The report must |
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include: |
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(1) the board's recommendations concerning |
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cost-saving measures that are achievable at institutions of higher |
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education; and |
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(2) an estimate of the amount of money that would be |
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saved during a five-year period through the implementation of each |
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recommendation. |
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(c) This section expires January 31, 2011. |
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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. |