Sec. 551.126. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD    


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  • (a) In this section, "board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

    (b) The board may hold an open meeting by telephone conference call or video conference call in order to consider a higher education impact statement if the preparation of a higher education impact statement by the board is to be provided under the rules of either the house of representatives or the senate.

    (c) A meeting held by telephone conference call must comply with the procedures described in Section 551.125.

    (d) A meeting held by video conference call is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings. In addition, a meeting held by video conference call shall:

    (1) be visible and audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting;

    (2) be recorded by audio and video; and

    (3) have two-way audio and video communications with each participant in the meeting during the entire meeting.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 944, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.