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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of The University of Texas at Austin |
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Civitas School of Civic and International Leadership. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 67, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CIVITAS SCHOOL OF CIVIC AND |
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INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP |
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Sec. 67.81. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "school" means |
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The University of Texas Civitas School of Civic and International |
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Leadership. |
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Sec. 67.82. ACADEMIC UNIT OF UNIVERSITY. The University of |
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Texas Civitas School of Civic and International Leadership is an |
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academic unit of The University of Texas at Austin with the |
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authority to house tenured or tenure-track faculty. |
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Sec. 67.83. ORGANIZATION; FACULTY ALLOTMENT; APPOINTMENTS. |
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(a) The school shall be led by a dean, who shall: |
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(1) report to the university's president and provost; |
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and |
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(2) serve as the school's executive director. |
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(b) The school must be allotted at least fifteen tenured or |
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tenure-track faculty positions. |
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(c) A faculty member of the school may hold or obtain joint |
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appointment in another unit of the university. |
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Sec. 67.84. BOARD OF ADVISORS. (a) The inaugural dean of |
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the school, in consultation with the board and the university's |
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president, shall appoint a board of advisors to serve staggered |
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terms. |
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(b) The board of advisors shall participate in any future |
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processes to select successor deans of the school. |
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Sec. 67.85. PURPOSES. The purposes of the school are to: |
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(1) educate future civic leaders through the study of |
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the ideas, institutions, and practices that sustain free societies; |
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(2) educate future global leaders in strategy and |
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statecraft by integrating the wisdom of history with current |
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challenges; |
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(3) assist in ensuring that The University of Texas at |
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Austin promotes independent thought, civil discourse, and free |
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speech among students enrolled at the university; and |
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(4) provide United States civics education training |
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and resources to teachers in public schools in this state. |
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Sec. 67.86. COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS. The school may |
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offer general education courses, honors courses, undergraduate or |
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graduate degree programs, nondegree programs, and public events |
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that further the school's purposes described by Section 67.85. |
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Sec. 67.87. PHILANTHROPIC NAME CHANGE. The board may |
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change the first word of school's name consistent with the board's |
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philanthropic naming governance procedures. |
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Sec. 67.88. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than February 1 of |
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each year, the dean of the school shall submit to the chair of each |
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standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction |
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over higher education a report that includes: |
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(1) the total amount of funding received by the school |
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during the preceding calendar year; |
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(2) a description of the current faculty positions, |
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courses, and degree programs offered by the school; and |
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(3) a description of significant special events or |
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initiatives offered by the school during the preceding calendar |
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year. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 15, 2024, The University |
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of Texas at Austin shall establish The University of Texas Civitas |
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School of Civic and International Leadership as provided by |
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Subchapter F, Chapter 67, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than February 1, 2025, the dean of The |
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University of Texas Civitas School of Civic and International |
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Leadership shall submit the initial report required by Section |
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67.88, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |