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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the submission of an affordability and access report by |
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public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.4031(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Not later than November 1 of each year, the chief |
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executive officer of each institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003, shall provide to the governing board of |
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the institution, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature |
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a report for the preceding fall, spring, and summer semesters that |
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examines the affordability and access of the institution. |
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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, 2017. |