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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection process for student members of the board |
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of regents of a state university or state university system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.355(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), not later than |
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November 1 of each year, the student government of each general |
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academic teaching institution and medical and dental unit in a |
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university system shall solicit applicants for appointment to the |
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next regular term of the position of student regent. Not later than |
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January 1, from among the applications received by the student |
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government, the student government shall select five applicants as |
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the student government's recommendations for the position of |
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student regent and send the applications of those applicants to the |
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chancellor of the university system. From among those applicants, |
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the chancellor shall select two or more applicants as the |
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university system's recommendations for the position of student |
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regent and shall send the applications of those applicants to the |
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governor not later than February 1. The governor may request to |
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review all applications for the position of student regent received |
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by the student governments and may request an applicant to submit |
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additional information to the governor. On June 1, or as soon |
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thereafter as practicable, the governor shall appoint one of the |
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applicants to serve as the student regent for the system for a |
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one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The governor is not |
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required to appoint an applicant recommended by the chancellor, but |
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may not appoint a student regent who did not submit an application |
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to the student government of a general academic teaching |
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institution or medical and dental unit in the system as described by |
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this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.356(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Not later than November 1 of each year, the student |
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government of the general academic teaching institution shall |
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solicit applicants for appointment to the next regular term of the |
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position of student regent. Not later than January 1, from among |
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the applications received by the student government, the student |
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government shall select five applicants as the student government's |
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recommendations for the position of student regent and send the |
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applications of those applicants to the president of the |
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institution. From among those applicants, the president shall |
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select two or more applicants as the institution's recommendations |
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for the position of student regent and shall send the applications |
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of those applicants to the governor not later than February 1. The |
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governor may request to review all applications for the position of |
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student regent received by the student government and may request |
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an applicant to submit additional information to the governor. On |
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June 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the governor shall |
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appoint one of the applicants to serve as the student regent for the |
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institution for a one-year term expiring on the next May 31. The |
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governor is not required to appoint an applicant recommended by the |
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president, but may not appoint a student regent who did not submit |
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an application to the student government of the institution as |
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described by this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 51.355(c) and 51.356(d), Education |
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Code, as amended by this Act, are intended only to clarify existing |
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law with respect to the appointment of student members of the board |
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of regents of a state university or state university system. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |
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