Tex. Education Code § 51.9431
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.9431, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.9431. GRIEVANCE, HIRING, AND DISCIPLINE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) Only the president or chief executive officer or provost of an institution of higher education, university system administration, or the president's or chief executive officer's, provost's, or administration's designee may be involved in decision-making regarding review of a faculty grievance, including under Section 51.960, or the faculty discipline process.
(c) A faculty member of an institution of higher education who does not serve in an administrative leadership position may not have final decision-making authority on the hiring of an individual for any faculty or administrative leadership position at the institution.
(b) Only the president or chief executive officer or provost of an institution of higher education, university system administration, or the president's or chief executive officer's, provost's, or administration's designee may be involved in decision-making regarding review of a faculty grievance, including under Section 51.960, or the faculty discipline process.
(c) A faculty member of an institution of higher education who does not serve in an administrative leadership position may not have final decision-making authority on the hiring of an individual for any faculty or administrative leadership position at the institution.
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