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Senate Bill 24 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Oliveira et al. |
Senate Bill 24 amends the Education Code to abolish The University of Texas--Pan American (UTPA) and The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and instead establish a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System consisting of academic campuses and other academic operations in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties, the medical school and other programs authorized for The University of Texas Health Science Center--South Texas, the facilities and operations of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Academic Health Center, and an academic center in Starr County. The bill sets out procedural provisions relating to the new university's creation, the employment of UTPA and UTB faculty and staff at the new university, the admission of UTPA and UTB students to the new university, and the use of facilities under the management and control of the system by UTPA and UTB until the new university begins operation.
Senate Bill 24 sets out provisions relating to the courses and degrees to be offered at the university, the conduct of the university as a university of the first class, adequate physical facilities for use by the university, gifts and grants, and joint faculty appointments. The bill entitles the university, if the bill receives the necessary vote, to participate in the permanent university fund to the same extent as similar component institutions of the university system.
Senate Bill 24 requires the board of regents of The University of Texas System to establish a center for border economic and enterprise development and The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the university and sets out provisions and procedures governing the two entities, including provisions entitling the academy to allotments from the foundation school fund for each enrolled student as if the academy were a school district without a tier one local share.