Texas Education Code
§ 51.942 — FACULTY TENURE
ED § 51.942Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Governing board" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(2)"Institution of higher education" means a general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, or other agency of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003.
(3)"Neglect of duty" means continuing or repeated substantial neglect of professional responsibilities.
(4)"Tenure" means the entitlement of a faculty member of an institution of higher education to continue in the faculty member's academic position unless dismissed by the institution for good cause in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the institution under Subsection (c-1).
(b)Only an institution of higher education's governing board, on the recommendation of the institution's chief executive officer and the university system's chancellor, if applicable, may grant tenure.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (S.B. 18), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (S.B. 18), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (S.B. 18), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (S.B. 18), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.