S.B. No. 1729
AN ACT
relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board advisory committees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.071, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (b), (c), and (d) and adding Subsection (b-1)
to read as follows:
(b) Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
board shall provide the following to each institution of higher
education:
(1) a list of available positions for student
representatives on board advisory committees, the effective term of
each [terms] of those positions, and the duties and requirements
for each position;
(2) a maximum number of nominees determined by the
board allowed to be submitted by each institution for each
position; and
(3) an application form for appointment to an advisory
committee.
(b-1) The term of a student representative on a board
advisory committee may not be less than two years.
(c) Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year,
the president of each institution of higher education shall
establish a nomination process for the available positions for
student representatives on board advisory committees and shall
solicit student applications from which the president may select a
number of applicants for those positions, not to exceed the maximum
number designated by the board for each position.
(d) Not later than the following December 1, the president
shall forward the applications of the nominees selected by the
president to the board for consideration. Not later than the
following February 1, the board shall appoint a total of not fewer
[less] than four student representatives to designated advisory
committees of the board, including the Common Application Advisory
Committee, the Distance Education Advisory Committee, the
Financial Aid Advisory Committee, the Undergraduate Education
Advisory Committee, the Transfer Issues Advisory Committee, or any
other advisory committee created to address the needs of higher
education, including committees addressing financial aid, student
services, and undergraduate education needs.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section
61.071, Education Code, apply only to the term of a student member
of a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committee
appointed under that section on or after the effective date of this
Act. This Act does not affect the term of a student member of a
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committee
serving on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1729 passed the Senate on
April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1729 passed the House on
May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor