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Senate Bill 120 |
Senate Author: Rodriguez et al. |
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Effective: 5-18-13 |
House Sponsor: Gonzalez, Naomi et al. |
Senate Bill 120 amends the Education Code to establish the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System under the direction, management, and control of the system's board of regents and to set out the board's powers and duties with respect to the center, which include the authority to prescribe courses leading to customary degrees and to adopt rules as necessary to conduct a health sciences center of the first class.
Senate Bill 120 sets out provisions relating to affiliation or coordination agreements with other entities, the provision of physical facilities for the center, the establishment of a teaching hospital for the center, continuing supervision of the center by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the solicitation, acceptance, and administration of gifts and grants from any public or private person or entity for the use and benefit of the center. The bill entitles the center to participate in the constitutionally appropriated higher education fund and establishes guidelines for the center's establishment as it relates to existing system programs and facilities located in El Paso.