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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher |
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education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9762 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9762. FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE REPORTING. (a) In |
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this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) An institution of higher education that maintains a |
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system for reporting suspected fraud, waste, and abuse involving |
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state resources at the institution shall submit each report |
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received under the system to the state auditor's office not later |
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than the second business day after the date the institution |
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receives the report. |
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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, 2025. |