By:  Counts                                           H.J.R. No. 76
       73R4786 SOS-D
                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment to add the Texas State
    1-2  Technical College System to certain constitutionally dedicated
    1-3  funding for public institutions of higher education.
    1-4        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-5        SECTION 1.  Article VII, Section 17(b), of the Texas
    1-6  Constitution is amended to read as follows:
    1-7        (b)  The funds appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
    1-8  section shall be for the use of the following eligible agencies and
    1-9  institutions of higher education (even though their names may be
   1-10  changed):
   1-11              (1)  East Texas State University including East Texas
   1-12  State University at Texarkana;
   1-13              (2)  Lamar University including Lamar University at
   1-14  Orange and Lamar University at Port Arthur;
   1-15              (3)  Midwestern State University;
   1-16              (4)  North Texas State University;
   1-17              (5)  The University of Texas--Pan American <University>
   1-18  including The University of Texas <Pan American University> at
   1-19  Brownsville;
   1-20              (6)  Stephen F. Austin State University;
   1-21              (7)  Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine;
   1-22              (8)  Texas State University System Administration and
   1-23  the following component institutions:
   1-24                    (9)  Angelo State University;
    2-1                    (10)  Sam Houston State University;
    2-2                    (11)  Southwest Texas State University;
    2-3                    (12)  Sul Ross State University including Uvalde
    2-4  Study Center;
    2-5              (13)  Texas Southern University;
    2-6              (14)  Texas Tech University;
    2-7              (15)  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;
    2-8              (16)  Texas Woman's University;
    2-9              (17)  University of Houston System Administration and
   2-10  the following component institutions:
   2-11                    (18)  University of Houston<--University Park>;
   2-12                    (19)  University of Houston--Victoria;
   2-13                    (20)  University of Houston--Clear Lake;
   2-14                    (21)  University of Houston--Downtown;
   2-15              (22)  <University System of South Texas System
   2-16  Administration and the following component institutions:>
   2-17              <(23)>  Corpus Christi State University;
   2-18              (23) <(24)>  Laredo State University;
   2-19              (24) <(25)>  Texas A&I University; <and>
   2-20              (25) <(26)>  West Texas State University; and
   2-21              (26)  Texas State Technical College System including
   2-22  its campuses and extension centers.
   2-23        SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to the
   2-24  Texas Constitution:
   2-25        TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies
   2-26  to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 73rd Legislature,
   2-27  Regular Session, 1993, to add the Texas State Technical College
    3-1  System to certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public
    3-2  institutions of higher education.
    3-3        (b)  Section 1 of the constitutional amendment takes effect
    3-4  September 1, 1995.
    3-5        (c)  This temporary provision expires September 2, 1995.
    3-6        SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
    3-7  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
    3-8  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
    3-9  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to add the Texas
   3-10  State Technical College System to certain constitutionally
   3-11  dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education."