73R10069 E
By Oliveira, et al. H.B. No. 2142
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2142:
By Rangel C.S.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 shall make a determination for
3-25 approval or disapproval of any department, school, or program that
3-26 is required by other law not later than the 13th month for doctoral
3-27 programs and the ninth month for departments, schools, and programs
4-1 other than doctoral programs after the date a complete application
4-2 is submitted to the coordinating board seeking approval of the
4-3 department, school, or program.
4-4 SECTION 5. Section 65.02(a), Education Code, is amended to
4-5 read as follows:
4-6 (a) The University of Texas System is composed of the
4-7 following institutions and entities:
4-8 (1) The University of Texas at Arlington, including
4-9 (A) The University of Texas Institute of Urban
4-10 Studies at Arlington; and
4-11 (B) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
4-12 Arlington;
4-13 (2) The University of Texas at Austin, including
4-14 (A) The University of Texas Marine Science
4-15 Institute;
4-16 (B) The University of Texas McDonald Observatory
4-17 at Mount Locke; and
4-18 (C) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
4-19 Austin;
4-20 (3) The University of Texas at Dallas;
4-21 (4) The University of Texas at El Paso, including The
4-22 University of Texas School of Nursing at El Paso;
4-23 (5) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin;
4-24 (6) The University of Texas at San Antonio, including
4-25 the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio;
4-26 (7) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
4-27 Center at Dallas, including
5-1 (A) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
5-2 School at Dallas;
5-3 (B) The University of Texas Southwestern
5-4 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Dallas; and
5-5 (C) The University of Texas Southwestern Allied
5-6 Health Sciences School at Dallas;
5-7 (8) The University of Texas Medical Branch at
5-8 Galveston, including
5-9 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
5-10 Galveston;
5-11 (B) The University of Texas Graduate School of
5-12 Biomedical Sciences at Galveston;
5-13 (C) The University of Texas School of Allied
5-14 Health Sciences at Galveston;
5-15 (D) The University of Texas Marine Biomedical
5-16 Institute at Galveston;
5-17 (E) The University of Texas Hospitals at
5-18 Galveston; and
5-19 (F) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
5-20 Galveston;
5-21 (9) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
5-22 Houston, including
5-23 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
5-24 Houston;
5-25 (B) The University of Texas Dental Branch at
5-26 Houston;
5-27 (C) The University of Texas Graduate School of
6-1 Biomedical Sciences at Houston;
6-2 (D) The University of Texas School of Allied
6-3 Health Sciences at Houston;
6-4 (E) The University of Texas School of Public
6-5 Health at Houston;
6-6 (F) The University of Texas Speech and Hearing
6-7 Institute at Houston; and
6-8 (G) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
6-9 Houston;
6-10 (10) The University of Texas Health Science Center at
6-11 San Antonio, including
6-12 (A) The University of Texas Medical School at
6-13 San Antonio;
6-14 (B) The University of Texas Dental School at San
6-15 Antonio;
6-16 (C) The University of Texas Graduate School of
6-17 Biomedical Sciences at San Antonio;
6-18 (D) The University of Texas School of Allied
6-19 Health Sciences at San Antonio; and
6-20 (E) The University of Texas School of Nursing at
6-21 San Antonio;
6-22 (11) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer
6-23 Center, including
6-24 (A) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
6-25 Hospital;
6-26 (B) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Tumor
6-27 Institute; and
7-1 (C) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
7-2 Science Park; and
7-3 (12) The University of Texas at Brownsville.
7-4 SECTION 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
7-5 this Act takes effect immediately.
7-6 (b) To the extent that funds are available for this purpose,
7-7 the board of regents of The University of Texas System shall
7-8 provide the funding required by Section 65.47, Education Code, as
7-9 added by this Act, beginning the fiscal year beginning September 1,
7-10 1993.
7-11 SECTION 7. The importance of this legislation and the
7-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-16 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
7-17 terms, and it is so enacted.