81R3723 KSD-D
By: Christian H.B. No. 425
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition against changing the name of a public
institution of higher education that is named after a state
historical figure.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9051 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9051. PRESERVING INSTITUTION NAME BASED ON STATE
HISTORICAL FIGURE. (a) In this section, "governing board" and
"institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by
Section 61.003.
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
maintain a registry that includes each institution of higher
education that is named after an established historical figure of
this state, as determined by the coordinating board in consultation
with the Texas Historical Commission.
(c) The governing board of an institution of higher
education included on the registry may not change the name of the
institution in a manner that removes the name of the established
historical figure from the name of the institution.
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.