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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to |
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study and report the feasibility of certain administrative staff |
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budget reductions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.407 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.407. STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING FEASIBILITY OF |
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CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BUDGET REDUCTIONS. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Administrative staff" does not include any staff |
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member who directly supports instruction or research at a general |
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academic teaching institution. |
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(2) "General academic teaching institution" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Each general academic teaching institution shall |
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conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of reducing by 10 |
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percent the portion of the institution's annual operating budget |
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allocated for administrative staff. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2014, each general academic |
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teaching institution shall complete the study required by |
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Subsection (b) and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, the presiding officer |
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of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction |
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over higher education, and the Legislative Budget Board a detailed |
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report summarizing the results of the study and identifying any |
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relevant issues the institution determines would be helpful in |
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making decisions concerning the feasibility of the budget |
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reduction. |
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(d) Section 51.404 does not apply to a report under this |
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section. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2015. |
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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, 2013. |