85R8785 KSD-D     By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 1340       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the representation required for the membership of the   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 61.022(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the   governor so as to provide representation from diverse [all] areas   of the state with the advice and consent of the senate, and as the   constitution provides. Members of the board serve staggered   six-year terms. The terms of one-third of the members expire August   31 of each odd-numbered year.          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, 2017.