85R11044 JRJ-D
By: Seliger S.B. No. 1092
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to access to certain meetings and information of private
or independent institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.226, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 61.226. APPLICATION OF LAWS TO RECEIVING INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Any college or university receiving any benefit under the
provisions of this subchapter, either directly or indirectly, shall
be subject to all present or future laws enacted by the legislature.
(b) The governing board of a college or university with
enrolled students who receive tuition equalization grants under
this subchapter in an annual amount of $5 million or more:
(1) is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, in the
same manner as the governing board of a public institution of higher
education;
(2) must publish all governing documents publicly on
the college or university's Internet website, including any bylaws,
codes of conduct, confidentiality agreements, conflict of interest
policies, or operating procedures;
(3) must make all board committee membership and board
committee charges available to the public; and
(4) may not require members of the governing board to
enter into a nondisclosure agreement to obtain access to
information described by this subsection, including a matter
discussed or considered in an open meeting under Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.