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INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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SECTION 1. Sections
51.355(c), (d), and (d-1), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) Except as provided by
Subsection (f), not later than November 1 of each year, the student
government of each general academic teaching institution and medical and
dental unit in a university system shall solicit applicants for appointment
to the next regular term of the position of student regent. Not later than
January 1, from among the applications received by the student government,
the student government shall select five applicants as the student
government's recommendations for the position of student regent and send
the applications of those applicants to the chancellor of the university
system. From among those applicants, the chancellor shall select two or
more applicants as the university system's recommendations for the position
of student regent and shall send the applications of those applicants to
the governor not later than February 1. The governor may request to review
all applications for the position of student regent received by the student
governments and may request an applicant to submit additional information
to the governor. On June 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the
governor shall appoint one of the applicants to serve as the student regent
for the system for a one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The
governor is not required to appoint an applicant recommended by the
chancellor, but may not appoint a student regent who did not submit an
application to the student government of a general academic teaching
institution or medical and dental unit in the system as described by this
subsection.
(d)
To be eligible for appointment as student regent, a person must be enrolled
as an undergraduate or graduate student in a general academic teaching
institution or medical and dental unit in the university system, have
been enrolled in the institution in the two semesters preceding the term
for which the person is appointed, and be in good academic and
disciplinary standing, as determined by the institution,
at the time of appointment and during the two semesters preceding the
term for which the person is appointed. The person must remain
enrolled at the institution throughout the person's term as a student
regent. For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to be
enrolled in an institution or unit for a summer term if the person was
enrolled in the institution or unit for the preceding semester and:
(1)
is registered or preregistered at the institution or unit for the following
fall semester;
(2)
if the person has not completed the person's degree program, is eligible to
continue the degree program at the institution or unit in the following
fall semester; or
(3)
if the person completed a degree program in the preceding semester, is
admitted to another degree program at the institution or unit for the
following fall semester.
(d-1)
Throughout a student regent's term, the student regent must maintain a
grade point average of at least 3.0 [2.5] on a four-point
scale on all coursework previously attempted at the institution and on
all coursework previously attempted at any public or private institutions
of higher education and remain in good academic and disciplinary standing
with the institution, as determined by the institution. The president
of the institution in which the student regent is enrolled shall notify the
governor if the student regent fails to maintain the qualifications
required by this section.
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SECTION 1. Section
51.355(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Except as provided by
Subsection (f), not later than November 1 of each year, the student
government of each general academic teaching institution and medical and
dental unit in a university system shall solicit applicants for appointment
to the next regular term of the position of student regent. Not later than
January 1, from among the applications received by the student government,
the student government shall select five applicants as the student
government's recommendations for the position of student regent and send
the applications of those applicants to the chancellor of the university
system. From among those applicants, the chancellor shall select two or
more applicants as the university system's recommendations for the position
of student regent and shall send the applications of those applicants to
the governor not later than February 1. The governor may request to review
all applications for the position of student regent received by the student
governments and may request an applicant to submit additional information
to the governor. On June 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the
governor shall appoint one of the applicants to serve as the student regent
for the system for a one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The
governor is not required to appoint an applicant recommended by the
chancellor, but may not appoint a student regent who did not submit an
application to the student government of a general academic teaching
institution or medical and dental unit in the system as described by this
subsection.
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SECTION 2. Sections
51.356(d), (e), and (e-1), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(d) Not later than November
1 of each year, the student government of the general academic teaching
institution shall solicit applicants for appointment to the next regular
term of the position of student regent. Not later than January 1, from
among the applications received by the student government, the student
government shall select five applicants as the student government's
recommendations for the position of student regent and send the
applications of those applicants to the president of the institution. From
among those applicants, the president shall select two or more applicants
as the institution's recommendations for the position of student regent and
shall send the applications of those applicants to the governor not later
than February 1. The governor may request to review all applications for
the position of student regent received by the student government and may
request an applicant to submit additional information to the governor. On
June 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the governor shall appoint
one of the applicants to serve as the student regent for the institution
for a one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The governor is not
required to appoint an applicant recommended by the president, but may
not appoint a student regent who did not submit an application to the
student government of the institution as described by this subsection.
(e)
To be eligible for appointment as student regent, a person must be
enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in the general academic
teaching institution, have been enrolled in the institution in the two
semesters preceding the term for which the person is appointed, and be
in good academic and disciplinary standing, as determined by
the institution, at the time of appointment and during the two
semesters preceding the term for which the person is appointed. The
person must remain enrolled at the institution throughout the person's term
as a student regent. For purposes of this subsection, a person is
considered to be enrolled in an institution for a summer term if the person
was enrolled in the institution for the preceding semester and:
(1)
is registered or preregistered at the institution for the following fall
semester;
(2)
if the person has not completed the person's degree program, is eligible to
continue the degree program at the institution in the following fall
semester; or
(3)
if the person completed a degree program in the preceding semester, is
admitted to another degree program at the institution for the following
fall semester.
(e-1)
Throughout a student regent's term, the student regent must maintain a
grade point average of at least 3.0 [2.5] on a four-point
scale on all coursework previously attempted at the institution and on
all coursework previously attempted at any public or private institutions
of higher education and remain in good academic and disciplinary standing
with the institution, as determined by the institution. The president
of the institution in which the student regent is enrolled shall notify the
governor if the student regent fails to maintain the qualifications
required by this section.
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SECTION 2. Section
51.356(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Not later than November
1 of each year, the student government of the general academic teaching
institution shall solicit applicants for appointment to the next regular
term of the position of student regent. Not later than January 1, from
among the applications received by the student government, the student
government shall select five applicants as the student government's
recommendations for the position of student regent and send the
applications of those applicants to the president of the institution. From
among those applicants, the president shall select two or more applicants
as the institution's recommendations for the position of student regent and
shall send the applications of those applicants to the governor not later
than February 1. The governor may request to review all applications for
the position of student regent received by the student government and may
request an applicant to submit additional information to the governor. On
June 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the governor shall appoint
one of the applicants to serve as the student regent for the institution
for a one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The governor is not
required to appoint an applicant recommended by the president, but may
not appoint a student regent who did not submit an application to the
student government of the institution as described by this subsection.
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SECTION 3. Sections
51.355(c) and 51.356(d), Education Code, as amended by this Act, are
intended only to clarify existing law with respect to the appointment of
student members of the board of regents of a state university or state
university system.
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SECTION 3. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 4. The changes in
law made by this Act to Sections 51.355(d) and (d-1) and 51.356(e) and
(e-1), Education Code, apply only to a student regent appointed to the
board of regents of a state university system or a state university on or
after the effective date of this Act.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 5. This Act takes
effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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SECTION 4. Same as introduced
version.
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