87R12983 KJE-D     By: Crockett H.J.R. No. 128       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member   of the board of regents of a public institution of higher education   or public university system to serve a term that differs from the   terms served by the other members of the board.   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 30a.  (a) The Legislature may provide by law that the   governing boards of public institutions of higher education or   public university systems [Board of Regents of the State   University] and boards of trustees or managers of the other    educational, eleemosynary, and penal institutions of the State, and   such boards as have been, or may hereafter be established by law,   may be composed of an odd number of three or more members who serve   for a term of six (6) years, with one-third, or as near as one-third   as possible, of the members of such boards to be elected or   appointed every two (2) years in such manner as the Legislature may   determine; vacancies in such offices to be filled as may be provided   by law, and the Legislature shall enact suitable laws to give effect   to this section.          (b)  The Legislature may provide by law that a board required   by this constitution be composed of members of any number divisible   by three (3) who serve for a term of six (6) years, with one-third of   the members elected or appointed every two (2) years.          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) of this   section, the Legislature may provide that a position on the   governing board of a public institution of higher education or   public university system that by law must be held by a student of   the institution or system at the time of appointment may have a term   that is shorter than the terms of the other members of the board.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a student   member of the board of regents of a public institution of higher   education or public university system to serve a shorter term than   the six-year terms served by the other members of the board."