88R14226 JRJ-D
By: Hayes H.B. No. 4043
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the governance of public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.352, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The governor may designate the presiding officer of a
governing board from among the board members.
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, 2023.