By Black H.B. No. 2563 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the transfer of governance of Central Texas University. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 113, Education Code is amended by the 1-5 addition of Section 113.111 to read as follows: 1-6 Section 113.111. TRANSFER OF GOVERNANCE. (a) The 1-7 organization, management, and control of the university may be 1-8 transferred to the board of regents of any other state system or 1-9 institution of higher education if both boards of regents agree on 1-10 such transfer. No approval, endorsement, or other form of 1-11 ratification by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall 1-12 be required in order for such transfer to become effective. 1-13 (b) If a transfer is agreed to and approved under Subsection 1-14 (a) of this section, the governance, operation, management, and 1-15 control of the university, along with all right, title, and 1-16 interest in the land, buildings, facilities, improvements, 1-17 equipment, supplies, and property comprising Central Texas 1-18 University shall be transferred from the board of regents appointed 1-19 under Section 113.11 of this code to the receiving board of 1-20 regents. The board of regents established under Section 113.11 is 1-21 abolished as of the effective date of such transfer. 1-22 SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 1-23 and the crowded conditions of the calendars in both houses create 2-1 an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.