By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 336
(Cole)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compliance programs at public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.971(a)(1), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Compliance program" means a process to assess and
ensure compliance by the officers, [and] employees, agents,
contractors, subcontractors, or other persons acting on behalf of
an institution of higher education with applicable laws, rules,
regulations, and policies, including matters of:
(A) ethics and standards of conduct;
(B) financial reporting;
(C) internal accounting controls; or
(D) auditing.
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.