S.B. No. 336
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to compliance programs at public institutions of higher
  education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 51.971(a)(1), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (1)  "Compliance program" means a process to assess and
  ensure compliance by the officers, [and] employees, agents,
  contractors, subcontractors, or other persons acting on behalf of
  an institution of higher education with applicable laws, rules,
  regulations, and policies, including matters of:
                     (A)  ethics and standards of conduct;
                     (B)  financial reporting;
                     (C)  internal accounting controls; or
                     (D)  auditing.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 336 passed the Senate on
  April 20, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 336 passed the House on
  May 24, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 106, Nays 32,
  one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor