| 1 | 1 | | 89R12592 AND-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bryant H.B. No. 5428 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university |
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| 10 | 10 | | system or institution of higher education. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 51.9611, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to |
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| 14 | 14 | | read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The governing board or chancellor of a university |
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| 16 | 16 | | system, or of an institution of higher education that is not a |
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| 17 | 17 | | component institution of a university system, or the president of |
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| 18 | 18 | | an institution of higher education may authorize employees of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | system or institution, as applicable, to elect a payroll deduction |
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| 20 | 20 | | for any purpose that the governing board, chancellor, or president |
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| 21 | 21 | | determines serves a public purpose and benefits employees. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b-1) The governing board of a university system, or of an |
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| 23 | 23 | | institution of higher education that is not a component institution |
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| 24 | 24 | | of a university system, may adopt policies and procedures governing |
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| 25 | 25 | | payroll deductions under this section. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b-2) A payroll deduction under this section is in addition |
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| 27 | 27 | | to payroll deductions authorized by other law. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 29 | 29 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 30 | 30 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 31 | 31 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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