89R3207 KJE-D     By: Middleton S.B. No. 452       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the approval of the governing board of a   public institution of higher education for the hiring of certain   institution employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 51, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.3522 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.3522.  HIRING OF DEPARTMENT HEAD. (a)  The governing   board of an institution of higher education shall approve or   disapprove the hiring of the head of each department at the   institution.          (b)  An institution of higher education may not hire a person   to act as the head of a department at the institution unless the   governing board approves the hire.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.