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AN ACT
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relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board advisory committees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.071, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b), (c), and (d) and adding Subsection (b-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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board shall provide the following to each institution of higher |
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education: |
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(1) a list of available positions for student |
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representatives on board advisory committees, the effective term of |
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each [terms] of those positions, and the duties and requirements |
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for each position; |
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(2) a maximum number of nominees determined by the |
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board allowed to be submitted by each institution for each |
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position; and |
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(3) an application form for appointment to an advisory |
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committee. |
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(b-1) The term of a student representative on a board |
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advisory committee may not be less than two years. |
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(c) Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year, |
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the president of each institution of higher education shall |
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establish a nomination process for the available positions for |
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student representatives on board advisory committees and shall |
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solicit student applications from which the president may select a |
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number of applicants for those positions, not to exceed the maximum |
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number designated by the board for each position. |
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(d) Not later than the following December 1, the president |
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shall forward the applications of the nominees selected by the |
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president to the board for consideration. Not later than the |
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following February 1, the board shall appoint a total of not fewer |
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[less] than four student representatives to designated advisory |
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committees of the board, including the Common Application Advisory |
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Committee, the Distance Education Advisory Committee, the |
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Financial Aid Advisory Committee, the Undergraduate Education |
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Advisory Committee, the Transfer Issues Advisory Committee, or any |
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other advisory committee created to address the needs of higher |
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education, including committees addressing financial aid, student |
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services, and undergraduate education needs. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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61.071, Education Code, apply only to the term of a student member |
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of a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committee |
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appointed under that section on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. This Act does not affect the term of a student member of a |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committee |
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serving on the effective date of this Act. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1729 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1729 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |