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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member |
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of the board of regents of a public institution of higher education |
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or public university system to serve a term that differs from the |
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terms served by the other members of the board. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30a. (a) The Legislature may provide by law that the |
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governing boards of public institutions of higher education or |
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public university systems [Board of Regents of the State |
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University] and boards of trustees or managers of the other |
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educational, eleemosynary, and penal institutions of the State, and |
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such boards as have been, or may hereafter be established by law, |
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may be composed of an odd number of three or more members who serve |
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for a term of six (6) years, with one-third, or as near as one-third |
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as possible, of the members of such boards to be elected or |
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appointed every two (2) years in such manner as the Legislature may |
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determine; vacancies in such offices to be filled as may be provided |
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by law, and the Legislature shall enact suitable laws to give effect |
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to this section. |
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(b) The Legislature may provide by law that a board required |
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by this constitution be composed of members of any number divisible |
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by three (3) who serve for a term of six (6) years, with one-third of |
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the members elected or appointed every two (2) years. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) of this |
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section, the Legislature may provide that a position on the |
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governing board of a public institution of higher education or |
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public university system that by law must be held by a student of |
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the institution or system at the time of appointment may have a term |
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that is shorter than the terms of the other members of the board. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a student |
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member of the board of regents of a public institution of higher |
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education or public university system to serve a shorter term than |
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the six-year terms served by the other members of the board." |