87R12068 KEL-D
By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to good cause for revoking the tenure of or otherwise
disciplining a faculty member of a public institution of higher
education in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.942, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c)(5), good cause for
revoking the tenure of or otherwise disciplining a faculty member
includes the faculty member's initiation of a civil suit against a
student enrolled at the institution, regardless of whether the
claim is subsequently litigated or dismissed.
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, 2021.