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By: Seliger |
S.B. No. 1092 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2017; March 7, 2017, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education; |
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April 24, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 1; April 24, 2017, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1092 |
By: Seliger |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to certain meetings and information of private |
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or independent 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 61.226, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.226. APPLICATION OF LAWS TO RECEIVING INSTITUTIONS. |
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(a) Any college or university receiving any benefit under the |
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provisions of this subchapter, either directly or indirectly, shall |
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be subject to all present or future laws enacted by the legislature. |
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(b) The governing board of a college or university with |
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enrolled students who receive tuition equalization grants under |
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this subchapter in an annual amount of $9 million or more: |
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(1) must, except as provided by Subdivision (2), open |
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each meeting of the governing board to the public, broadcast the |
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meeting on the college's or university's Internet website, and |
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publish the minutes of the meeting on the college's or university's |
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Internet website; |
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(2) may meet in executive session or otherwise conduct |
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a closed meeting only in the manner provided for a governmental body |
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by Chapter 551, Government Code; |
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(3) must publish all governing documents publicly on |
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the college's or university's Internet website, including any |
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bylaws, codes of conduct, confidentiality agreements, conflict of |
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interest policies, or operating procedures; |
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(4) must make all board committee membership and board |
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committee charges available to the public; and |
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(5) may not require members of the governing board to |
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enter into a nondisclosure agreement to obtain access to |
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information described by this subsection, including a matter |
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discussed or considered in an open meeting under Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Subsection (b) and this subsection expire September 1, |
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2019. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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