1-1 By: Rodriguez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 850
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 1993;
1-3 April 14, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 7, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 2; May 7, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Henderson x
1-9 Harris of Tarrant x
1-10 Brown x
1-11 Harris of Dallas x
1-12 Luna x
1-13 Parker x
1-14 West x
1-15 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Harris of Dallas
1-16 Amend H.B. 850 as follows:
1-17 (1) In Subsection (c), Section 82.0241, Government Code
1-18 (House Engrossment, page 1, line 60), add the following at the end
1-19 of the subsection:
1-20 After application for accreditation, the administration shall
1-21 supply all information requested by the Board of Law Examiners
1-22 relating to the school, including information relating to the
1-23 curriculum and the faculty. Until the school has received
1-24 accreditation from the American Bar Association, the administration
1-25 shall provide quarterly reports to the Board of Law Examiners on
1-26 dates set by the board of the progress of the school's
1-27 accreditation application. If the administration does not timely
1-28 file a quarterly report due under this subsection, this section
1-29 expires on the day after the date on which the report was due.
1-30 (2) In Subsection (c), Section 82.0242, Government Code
1-31 (House Engrossment, page 2, line 14), add the following at the end
1-32 of the subsection:
1-33 After application for accreditation, the administration shall
1-34 supply all information requested by the Board of Law Examiners
1-35 relating to the school, including information relating to the
1-36 curriculum and the faculty. Until the school has received
1-37 accreditation from the American Bar Association, the administration
1-38 shall provide quarterly reports to the Board of Law Examiners on
1-39 dates set by the board of the progress of the school's
1-40 accreditation application. If the administration does not timely
1-41 file a quarterly report due under this subsection, this section
1-42 expires on the day after the date on which the report was due.
1-43 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-44 AN ACT
1-45 relating to permitting certain students to take the examination for
1-46 a license to practice law in this state.
1-47 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-48 SECTION 1. (a) Sections 82.0241(a) and (c), Government
1-49 Code, effective until June 1, 1993, are amended to read as follows:
1-50 (a) A person who was enrolled at the Reynaldo G. Garza
1-51 School of Law <located in the City of Edinburg before June 1,
1-52 1989,> and who satisfies the law study requirements for taking the
1-53 examination for a license to practice law in this state before June
1-54 1, 1997 <1993>, may not be denied licensing solely on the basis of
1-55 having been graduated from that school.
1-56 (c) This section expires June 1, 1997 <1993>. This section
1-57 expires on January 1, 1994, unless the administration of Reynaldo
1-58 G. Garza School of Law before that date submits to the Board of Law
1-59 Examiners evidence that the school has applied for accreditation by
1-60 the American Bar Association.
1-61 (b) This section takes effect only if this Act takes effect
1-62 before June 1, 1993.
1-63 SECTION 2. (a) Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code,
1-64 is amended by adding Section 82.0242 to read as follows:
1-65 Sec. 82.0242. GARZA SCHOOL OF LAW: TEMPORARY PROVISION.
1-66 (a) A person who was enrolled at the Reynaldo G. Garza School of
1-67 Law and who satisfies the law study requirements for taking the
1-68 examination for a license to practice law in this state before June
2-1 1, 1999, may not be denied licensing solely on the basis of having
2-2 been graduated from that school.
2-3 (b) The Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law shall provide
2-4 written notice of this temporary provision to each person who is
2-5 enrolled or was enrolled at the school at any time.
2-6 (c) This section expires June 1, 1997. This section expires
2-7 on January 1, 1994, unless the administration of Reynaldo G. Garza
2-8 School of Law before that date submits to the Board of Law
2-9 Examiners evidence that the school has applied for accreditation by
2-10 the American Bar Association.
2-11 (b) This section takes effect only if this Act takes effect
2-12 on or after June 1, 1993.
2-13 SECTION 3. Section 82.0241, Government Code, to be effective
2-14 June 1, 1993, is amended to read as follows:
2-15 Sec. 82.0243 <82.0241>. UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF LAW. All
2-16 matters relating to licensing of persons who were enrolled at
2-17 unaccredited schools of law in this state are within the exclusive
2-18 jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas and those
2-19 persons graduating from the Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law may not
2-20 be denied examination by the Board of Law Examiners or licensing
2-21 solely on the basis of graduating from that school.
2-22 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
2-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-25 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-26 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-27 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-28 passage, and it is so enacted.
2-29 * * * * *
2-30 Austin,
2-31 Texas
2-32 May 7, 1993
2-33 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-34 President of the Senate
2-35 Sir:
2-36 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B. No.
2-37 850, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-38 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
2-39 pass, as amended, and be printed.
2-40 Henderson,
2-41 Chairman
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2-43 WITNESSES
2-44 FOR AGAINST ON
2-45 ___________________________________________________________________
2-46 Name: Edward Gerusa x
2-47 Representing: Reynaldo Garza Law School
2-48 City: San Benito
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2-50 Name: John Cornyn x
2-51 Representing: TX Supreme Court
2-52 City: Austin
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2-54 Name: Margarita O. Padilla x
2-55 Representing:
2-56 City: San Antonio
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2-58 FOR AGAINST ON
2-59 ___________________________________________________________________
2-60 Name: Rodolfo V. Casias x
2-61 Representing: Self
2-62 City: San Antonio
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2-64 Name: Sergio Munoz (Representative) x
2-65 Representing: Dist. 36
2-66 City: Mission
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2-68 Name: Walter Hinojosa x
2-69 Representing: Texas Federation of Teachers
2-70 City: Austin
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3-2 Name: Jay Moritz x
3-3 Representing:
3-4 City: San Antonio
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3-6 Name: Rodolfo O. Orta x
3-7 Representing: Reynaldo Garza School
3-8 City: San Antonio
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3-10 Name: Ken P. Bueche x
3-11 Representing: Business Community
3-12 City: San Antonio
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3-14 Name: Richard Herrera x
3-15 Representing:
3-16 City: San Antonio
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3-18 Name: Guillermo Maldonado x
3-19 Representing: R.G. School of Law
3-20 City: San Antonio
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3-22 Name: Raul A. Gonzalez x
3-23 Representing: Supreme Court
3-24 City: Austin
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3-26 Name: Richard C. Arroyo x
3-27 Representing: TX Board of Law Examiners
3-28 City: Brownsville
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3-30 Name: Warlick Carr x
3-31 Representing: Brd. of Law Examiners
3-32 City: Lubbock
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3-34 Name: Warren W. Shipman x
3-35 Representing: Board of Law Examiners
3-36 City: Ft. Worth
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3-38 Name: Robert Roller x
3-39 Representing: Bd. of Law Examiners
3-40 City: Austin
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3-42 Name: Harriet Miers x
3-43 Representing: State Bar of Texas
3-44 City: Austin
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3-46 Name: Karen R. Johnson x
3-47 Representing: State Bar of Texas
3-48 City: Austin
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3-50 Name: W. Frank Newton x
3-51 Representing: Dean of TX Tech Law School
3-52 City: Lubbock
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3-54 Name: Rachael Martin x
3-55 Representing: Board of Law Examiners
3-56 City: Austin
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3-58 FOR AGAINST ON
3-59 ___________________________________________________________________
3-60 Name: Donald Bruce Wyatt x
3-61 Representing: TX Board of Law Examiners
3-62 City: Cedar Park
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3-64 Name: Artie Giotes x
3-65 Representing: Board of Law Examiners
3-66 City: Waco
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3-68 Name: Carol Reed Smoot x
3-69 Representing: Board of Law Examiners
3-70 City: Austin
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4-2 Name: Jouhn Marshall x
4-3 Representing: Board of Law Examiners
4-4 City: Austin
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4-6 Name: Thomas R. Phillips x
4-7 Representing: Self
4-8 City: Austin
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4-10 Name: Hector Uribe x
4-11 Representing: R. G. Students
4-12 City: Brownsville
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