81R13761 JSA-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 3884
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to faculty diversity at public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.0801 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.0801. MEASURES TO ACHIEVE FACULTY DIVERSITY. (a)
The board shall establish a program to assist institutions of
higher education in recruiting and retaining faculty that reflect
the diversity of the population of this state and of the student
population of the institution. Under the program, the board shall:
(1) monitor and compile periodic reports regarding
efforts and progress by institutions in achieving faculty
diversity, including ranking or scoring the progress of
institutions in achieving that diversity;
(2) identify effective measures and strategies that an
institution could use to promote faculty diversity; and
(3) recommend appropriate measures and strategies for
that purpose to specific institutions according to the specific
circumstances of the institution.
(b) The board shall solicit advice from institutions of
higher education with programs that focus on minority or ethnic
studies or issues in identifying and recommending measures and
strategies under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.