85R2256 DDT-D     By: Burrows H.B. No. 1840       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirement for a report by a state agency on the   request for a study from an institution of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 2052, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter E to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS          Sec. 2052.351.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                (1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.                (2)  "State agency" means a department, commission,   board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the   executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government that   is created by the constitution or a statute of this state.          Sec. 2052.352.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON STUDY REQUEST. A   state agency that requests the performance of a study from an   institution of higher education shall, not later than the 30th day   after the date of the request, submit to the legislature a report   including:                (1)  a summary of the subject and purpose of the study;                (2)  the institution of higher education from which the   study was requested; and                (3)  the anticipated cost of the study.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.