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Senate Bill 1020 |
Senate Author: Rodriguez |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Marquez |
Senate Bill 1020 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System, to conduct a study to examine the need for and feasibility of establishing a dental school in El Paso as a component of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The bill requires the coordinating board, not later than November 1, 2012, to report the results of the study to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and presiding officer of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education.