Senate Bill 37 requires faculty senates at Texas State University system institutions to dissolve by September 1 unless the Board of Regents approves changes to align with the new regulations. The law stipulates that only the governing board may create faculty councils, with the university president holding the authority to appoint members. Additionally, the size of faculty senates is capped at 60, requiring representation from each college, with new term limits imposed on faculty members. The system intends to quickly establish new senates that comply with these laws.
Under Texas law, only a public college or university's governing board can create faculty councils or senates, with members appointed by the institution's president or elected by faculty.
Senate Bill 37 mandates that faculty senates must have no more than 60 members, with at least two representatives from each college or school and the possibility of half being presidential appointees.
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