TSU Office of General Counsel

Faculty Expert Witness Reporting

Texas Education Code §61.0815 requires the University to report annually to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board whether any faculty members have served as expert witnesses in lawsuits against the state during the past year. This law was passed during the 76th legislative session in 1999 following the ruling in Robert Hoover, et al. v. Dan Morales, et al., where the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a rider in the 1997 Appropriations Act prohibiting state employees from serving as expert witnesses in lawsuits against the State of Texas was unconstitutional. The new law requires state employees who serve as consulting or testifying witnesses to report certain information to their employer.

Please complete the Faculty Expert Witness Reporting Form (available in Word or PDF format) only if you have served as an expert or consulting witness in a lawsuit against the state during the current fiscal year.

Please contact the Office of General Counsel at 713-313-7950 if you have any questions or comments.

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