By Oliveira, et al. H.B. No. 2142
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to The University of Texas at Brownsville and approval of
1-3 new departments, schools, and programs.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 1995, Sections 78.02(a)
1-6 and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The board shall establish an <upper-level> educational
1-8 institution in the City of Brownsville, to be known as The
1-9 University of Texas at Brownsville.
1-10 (b) The <Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this
1-11 section, the> university shall teach undergraduate- <only junior,
1-12 senior,> and graduate-level courses.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 78.03, Education Code, is amended by
1-14 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read
1-15 as follows:
1-16 (a) The board may, if <authorize the university to offer any
1-17 upper level or graduate course which is> authorized by the Texas
1-18 Higher Education Coordinating Board, prescribe courses leading to
1-19 customary degrees as are offered at leading American educational
1-20 institutions and may award those degrees.
1-21 (d) At a minimum, the board, in accordance with Section
1-22 61.055(b) of this code, shall offer:
1-23 (1) baccalaureate programs in psychology, computer
1-24 science or information systems, public administration, art,
2-1 nursing, hotel administration, business, environmental science,
2-2 botany, chemistry, mathematics, medical technology, transportation,
2-3 engineering technologies, Japanese, marine biology, sociology,
2-4 aquaculture, anthropology, theater arts, communications, geography,
2-5 geology, dance, philosophy, French, German, Italian, language
2-6 translation or interpretation, music, physics, and Mexican American
2-7 studies;
2-8 (2) master's programs in kinesiology, master teacher
2-9 studies, political science, mathematics, English, history,
2-10 government, business, criminal justice, accounting, curriculum and
2-11 instruction in education, art, biology, botany, environmental
2-12 science, marine biology, chemistry, computer science, special
2-13 education, education of the gifted or talented, early childhood
2-14 education, English as a second language, international studies,
2-15 Spanish, language translation or interpretation, music, physics,
2-16 psychology, and sociology; and
2-17 (3) doctoral programs in educational administration
2-18 and in curriculum and instruction.
2-19 (e) Beginning with the fall semester in 1995, the board
2-20 shall begin offering at least one-eighth of the courses and degrees
2-21 required by this section. Each academic year after the 1995-1996
2-22 academic year, the board shall offer at least an additional
2-23 one-eighth of the courses and degrees required by this section
2-24 until all of the courses and degrees required by this section are
2-25 being offered. This subsection expires January 1, 2004.
2-26 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 65, Education Code, is
2-27 amended by adding Section 65.47 to read as follows:
3-1 Sec. 65.47. ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT
3-2 BROWNSVILLE. To the extent that funds are available for this
3-3 purpose, the board shall provide to The University of Texas at
3-4 Brownsville funding that is equal to or greater than the funding
3-5 provided to The University of Texas at Austin for:
3-6 (1) student support services;
3-7 (2) faculty salaries;
3-8 (3) libraries;
3-9 (4) student scholarships;
3-10 (5) student and faculty research;
3-11 (6) instructional and laboratory equipment; and
3-12 (7) community outreach programs.
3-13 SECTION 4. Section 61.055, Education Code, is amended to
3-14 read as follows:
3-15 Sec. 61.055. Initiation of New Departments, Schools, and
3-16 Programs. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
3-17 section, a <No> new department, school, or degree or certificate
3-18 program approved by the board or its predecessor, the Texas
3-19 Commission on Higher Education, may not be initiated by any
3-20 institution of higher education until the board has made a written
3-21 finding that the department, school, or degree or certificate
3-22 program is adequately financed by legislative appropriation, by
3-23 funds allocated by the board, or by funds from other sources.
3-24 (b) The coordinating board, in accordance with its rules,
3-25 shall make a determination for approval or disapproval of any
3-26 department, school, or program that is required by other law not
3-27 later than the 13th month for doctoral programs and the ninth month
4-1 for departments, schools, and programs other than doctoral programs
4-2 after the date a complete application is submitted to the
4-3 coordinating board seeking approval of the department, school, or
4-4 program.
4-5 SECTION 5. Section 65.02(a), Education Code, is amended to
4-6 read as follows:
4-7 (a) The University of Texas System is composed of the
4-8 following institutions and entities:
4-9 (1) The University of Texas at Arlington, including
4-10 (A) The University of Texas Institute of Urban
4-11 Studies at Arlington; and
4-12 (B) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
4-13 Arlington;
4-14 (2) The University of Texas at Austin, including
4-15 (A) The University of Texas Marine Science
4-16 Institute;
4-17 (B) The University of Texas McDonald Observatory
4-18 at Mount Locke; and
4-19 (C) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
4-20 Austin;
4-21 (3) The University of Texas at Dallas;
4-22 (4) The University of Texas at El Paso, including The
4-23 University of Texas School of Nursing at El Paso;
4-24 (5) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin;
4-25 (6) The University of Texas at San Antonio, including
4-26 the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio;
4-27 (7) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
5-1 Center at Dallas, including
5-2 (A) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
5-3 School at Dallas;
5-4 (B) The University of Texas Southwestern
5-5 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Dallas; and
5-6 (C) The University of Texas Southwestern Allied
5-7 Health Sciences School at Dallas;
5-8 (8) The University of Texas Medical Branch at
5-9 Galveston, including
5-10 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
5-11 Galveston;
5-12 (B) The University of Texas Graduate School of
5-13 Biomedical Sciences at Galveston;
5-14 (C) The University of Texas School of Allied
5-15 Health Sciences at Galveston;
5-16 (D) The University of Texas Marine Biomedical
5-17 Institute at Galveston;
5-18 (E) The University of Texas Hospitals at
5-19 Galveston; and
5-20 (F) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
5-21 Galveston;
5-22 (9) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
5-23 Houston, including
5-24 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
5-25 Houston;
5-26 (B) The University of Texas Dental Branch at
5-27 Houston;
6-1 (C) The University of Texas Graduate School of
6-2 Biomedical Sciences at Houston;
6-3 (D) The University of Texas School of Allied
6-4 Health Sciences at Houston;
6-5 (E) The University of Texas School of Public
6-6 Health at Houston;
6-7 (F) The University of Texas Speech and Hearing
6-8 Institute at Houston; and
6-9 (G) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
6-10 Houston;
6-11 (10) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
6-12 San Antonio, including
6-13 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
6-14 San Antonio;
6-15 (B) The University of Texas Dental School at San
6-16 Antonio;
6-17 (C) The University of Texas Graduate School of
6-18 Biomedical Sciences at San Antonio;
6-19 (D) The University of Texas School of Allied
6-20 Health Sciences at San Antonio; and
6-21 (E) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
6-22 San Antonio;
6-23 (11) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
6-24 Center, including
6-25 (A) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
6-26 Hospital;
6-27 (B) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Tumor
7-1 Institute; and
7-2 (C) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
7-3 Science Park; and
7-4 (12) The University of Texas at Brownsville.
7-5 SECTION 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
7-6 this Act takes effect immediately.
7-7 (b) To the extent that funds are available for this purpose,
7-8 the board of regents of The University of Texas System shall
7-9 provide the funding required by Section 65.47, Education Code, as
7-10 added by this Act, beginning the fiscal year beginning September 1,
7-11 1993.
7-12 SECTION 7. The importance of this legislation and the
7-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-17 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
7-18 terms, and it is so enacted.