Texas Education Code
§ 51.752 — EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY COMMITTEE
ED § 51.752Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. R. EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY CENTER
Statute text
View on source(a)The Educational Economic Policy Committee is created as the primary policy-making body of the Educational Economic Policy Center. The committee shall study the elements of a quality educational system to:
(1)improve the management and productivity of the public education system to meet the demands of the twenty-first century;
(2)provide greater accountability to the taxpayers of the state; and
(3)improve the state's ability to compete in education and to compete economically with other states and nations.
(b)The committee is composed of nine members. The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two members, only one of whom may be a board member or employee of a public school district, college, or university. Those appointees shall include persons in the private sector who have an interest in improving public education. In addition, the governor shall appoint three members who serve on the boards of regents representing the universities or systems participating in the center.
(c)Members of the committee serve two-year staggered terms.
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2015.