83R4884 KSD-D
By: Branch H.B. No. 2059
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to
study and report the feasibility of certain administrative staff
budget reductions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.407 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.407. STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING FEASIBILITY OF
CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BUDGET REDUCTIONS. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Administrative staff" does not include any staff
member who directly supports instruction or research at a general
academic teaching institution.
(2) "General academic teaching institution" has the
meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Each general academic teaching institution shall
conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of reducing by 10
percent the portion of the institution's annual operating budget
allocated for administrative staff.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2014, each general academic
teaching institution shall complete the study required by
Subsection (b) and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor,
the speaker of the house of representatives, the presiding officer
of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction
over higher education, and the Legislative Budget Board a detailed
report summarizing the results of the study and identifying any
relevant issues the institution determines would be helpful in
making decisions concerning the feasibility of the budget
reduction.
(d) Section 51.404 does not apply to a report under this
section.
(e) This section expires January 1, 2015.
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, 2013.