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AN ACT
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relating to training for members of governing boards of public |
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junior college districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.084, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board by rule shall establish a training program for |
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members of the governing boards of institutions of higher |
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education. Each member of a governing board of an institution of |
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higher education [the members of which are appointed] shall attend, |
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during the member's first two years of service as a member of a |
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governing board of an institution of higher education, at least one |
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training program under this section. [A member of a governing board
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of an institution of higher education the members of which are
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elected may attend a training program conducted under this
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section.] A member of a governing board who is required to attend a |
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training program under this section may[, but need not,] attend |
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additional training programs under this section. |
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(e) In addition to the content of the instruction at a |
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training program required under Subsection (d), topics covered by |
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the training program for members of a governing board of a public |
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junior college district must include information about best |
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practices in campus financial management, financial ratio |
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analysis, and case studies using financial indicators. |
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(f) The minutes of the last regular meeting held by a |
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governing board of a public junior college district during a |
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calendar year must reflect whether each member of the governing |
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board has completed any training required to be completed by the |
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member under this section as of the meeting date. |
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(g) The board shall provide an equivalent training program |
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by electronic means in the event a member of a governing board is |
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unable to attend the training program required by this section. |
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Completion of the training program by electronic means is deemed to |
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satisfy the requirements of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1206 was passed by the House on April |
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18, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 8, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1206 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 36, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1206 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |