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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an evaluation by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board of reports required of 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 61.0905 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0905. EVALUATION OF REQUIRED REPORTS. (a) The |
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board shall consult with institutions of higher education, members |
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of each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over higher education, the comptroller, the |
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Legislative Budget Board, the Texas State Library and Archives |
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Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and other interested state |
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agencies and stakeholders, to evaluate the necessity of all |
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reporting requirements applicable to institutions of higher |
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education and create a list of those reports considered necessary. |
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(b) Not later than May 1, 2012, the board shall submit the |
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list of reports created under Subsection (a) to each standing |
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committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher |
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education with recommendations for statutory amendment regarding |
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higher education reporting requirements, including any |
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recommendations for eliminating duplicative requirements and |
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streamlining reporting. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2013. |
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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, 2011. |