By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 6
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to Laredo State University.
1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-3 SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 87.501,
1-4 Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-5 (a) Texas A&M International <Laredo State> University is a
1-6 coeducational upper-level educational institution located in the
1-7 city of Laredo. The upper-level institution is a component
1-8 institution of The Texas A&M University System and is under the
1-9 management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M
1-10 University System.
1-11 (b) The board has the same powers and duties concerning
1-12 Texas A&M International <Laredo State> University as are conferred
1-13 on it by statute concerning Texas A&M University.
1-14 SECTION 2. Effective September 1, 1995, Subsections (a) and
1-15 (c), Section 87.501, Education Code, are amended to read as
1-16 follows:
1-17 (a) Texas A&M International <Laredo State> University is a
1-18 coeducational <upper-level> educational institution located in the
1-19 city of Laredo. The <upper-level> institution is a component
1-20 institution of The Texas A&M University System and is under the
1-21 management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M
1-22 University System.
1-23 (c) The <upper-level> institution may teach undergraduate or
1-24 graduate <only junior, senior, and master's> level courses.
2-1 SECTION 3. Subsections (d) and (e), Section 87.502,
2-2 Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
2-3 (d) The board shall adopt other rules for the operation,
2-4 control, and management of Texas A&M International <Laredo State>
2-5 University as may be necessary for the institution to be a
2-6 first-class upper-level institution of higher education.
2-7 (e) The board may make joint faculty appointments in Texas
2-8 A&M International <Laredo State> University and in other
2-9 institutions under its governance. The salary of a person who
2-10 receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing
2-11 institution on the basis of services rendered.
2-12 SECTION 4. Effective September 1, 1995, Subsections (a),
2-13 (b), and (d), Section 87.502, Education Code, are amended to read
2-14 as follows:
2-15 (a) The board, with the approval of the Texas Higher
2-16 Education Coordinating Board, may prescribe courses leading to
2-17 customary degrees as are offered at leading American educational
2-18 institutions and may award those degrees.
2-19 (b) The degrees offered by the <upper-level> institution may
2-20 include <only> baccalaureate, <and> master's, and doctoral degrees
2-21 and their equivalents.
2-22 (d) The board shall adopt other rules for the operation,
2-23 control, and management of Texas A&M International <Laredo State>
2-24 University as may be necessary for the institution to be a
2-25 first-class <upper-level> institution of higher education.
2-26 SECTION 5. Section 87.502, Education Code, is amended by
2-27 adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
3-1 (f) The board, with the approval of the Texas Higher
3-2 Education Coordinating Board, may contract with the governing board
3-3 of another general academic teaching institution, as defined by
3-4 Section 61.003 of this code, or with the governing board of a
3-5 college or university in Mexico, to offer joint degree programs.
3-6 SECTION 6. Section 87.503, Education Code, is amended to
3-7 read as follows:
3-8 Sec. 87.503. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
3-9 Subject to the approval of the governing board of Texas A&M
3-10 International <Laredo State> University and the Texas Higher
3-11 Education Coordinating Board, a graduate school of international
3-12 trade at Texas A&M International <Laredo State> University shall be
3-13 established.
3-14 SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 87.504, Education Code,
3-15 is amended to read as follows:
3-16 (a) The board shall establish a center for border economic
3-17 and enterprise development at Texas A&M International <Laredo
3-18 State> University.
3-19 SECTION 8. Effective September 1, 1995, Subchapter C,
3-20 Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 61.0592 to
3-21 read as follows:
3-22 Sec. 61.0592. UPPER-LEVEL TRANSITION FUNDING FOR TEXAS A&M
3-23 INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 61.059 of
3-24 this code, a formula adopted by the board under that section that
3-25 provides a differential rate for each semester credit hour between
3-26 four-year general academic teaching institutions and upper-level
3-27 institutions shall be modified and applied as provided by this
4-1 section to Texas A&M International University.
4-2 (b) In addition to other funding that Texas A&M
4-3 International University is entitled to receive, the university is
4-4 entitled to receive additional funds in accordance with this
4-5 section.
4-6 (c) The formula for four-year general academic teaching
4-7 institutions shall be applied to all lower-division semester credit
4-8 hours.
4-9 (d) For the first two state fiscal years that begin after
4-10 Texas A&M International University first admits lower-division
4-11 students or offers lower-division courses, the formula for
4-12 upper-level general academic teaching institutions shall be applied
4-13 to upper-division semester credit hours at the university.
4-14 (e) Beginning with the third state fiscal year that begins
4-15 after Texas A&M International University first admits
4-16 lower-division students or offers lower-division courses, the
4-17 formula for four-year general academic teaching institutions shall
4-18 be applied to upper-division semester credit hours at the
4-19 university, except that the board shall modify the formula to
4-20 provide the university additional funding equal to a percent of the
4-21 difference between the amount derived from the application of the
4-22 four-year formula to the university's upper-division semester
4-23 credit hours and the amount derived from the application of the
4-24 upper-level formula to those semester credit hours. The percent to
4-25 be applied to that difference is 87.5 percent for the first fiscal
4-26 year to which this subsection applies and is reduced by 12.5
4-27 percentage points for each subsequent fiscal year.
5-1 SECTION 9. The heading to Subchapter F, Chapter 87,
5-2 Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
5-3 SUBCHAPTER F. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL <LAREDO STATE> UNIVERSITY
5-4 SECTION 10. Section 55.1712, Education Code, is amended to
5-5 read as follows:
5-6 Sec. 55.1712. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL <LAREDO STATE>
5-7 UNIVERSITY. (a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University
5-8 System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and
5-9 equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, and
5-10 related infrastructure for Texas A&M International <Laredo State>
5-11 University.
5-12 (b) The board may finance those items listed under
5-13 Subsection (a) of this section through the issuance of bonds under
5-14 this subchapter and in accordance with its existing system-wide
5-15 revenue financing program. The board may pledge irrevocably to the
5-16 payment of those bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of
5-17 student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed
5-18 on students enrolled at Texas A&M International <Laredo State>
5-19 University. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may
5-20 not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is
5-21 made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
5-22 (c) Bonds issued under this section may not be issued in an
5-23 aggregate principal amount exceeding $30 million.
5-24 SECTION 11. Section 61.055, Education Code, is amended to
5-25 read as follows:
5-26 Sec. 61.055. Initiation of New Departments, Schools, and
5-27 Programs. Except as otherwise provided by law, a <No> new
6-1 department, school, or degree or certificate program approved by
6-2 the board or its predecessor, the Texas Commission on Higher
6-3 Education, may not be initiated by any institution of higher
6-4 education until the board has made a written finding that the
6-5 department, school, or degree or certificate program is adequately
6-6 financed by legislative appropriation, by funds allocated by the
6-7 board, or by funds from other sources.
6-8 SECTION 12. Subsection (a), Section 62.021, Education Code,
6-9 is amended to read as follows:
6-10 (a) Each fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to
6-11 receive an amount allocated in accordance with this section from
6-12 funds appropriated by Article VII, Section 17(a), of the
6-13 Constitution of Texas. The comptroller of public accounts shall
6-14 distribute funds allocated under this subsection only on
6-15 presentation of a claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance
6-16 with Section 403.071, Government Code. The comptroller may not
6-17 issue a warrant from any funds allocated under this subsection
6-18 before the delivery of goods or services described in Section 17,
6-19 Article VII, Texas Constitution, except for the payment of
6-20 principal or interest on bonds or notes. The allocation of funds
6-21 under this subsection is made in accordance with an equitable
6-22 formula consisting of the following elements: space deficit,
6-23 facilities condition, institutional complexity, separate allocation
6-24 for medical units, and additional allocation for compliance with
6-25 the Texas Desegregation Plan. The amounts allocated by such
6-26 formula are as follows:
6-27 $ 2,971,685 East Texas State University including
7-1 East Texas State University at
7-2 Texarkana;
7-3 $ 7,125,680 Lamar University including Lamar
7-4 University at Orange and Lamar
7-5 University at Port Arthur;
7-6 $ 1,645,885 Midwestern State University;
7-7 $11,444,067 University of North Texas;
7-8 $ 3,196,287 The University of Texas--Pan American
7-9 <University> and The University
7-10 of Texas at Brownsville;
7-11 $ 5,152,124 Stephen F. Austin State University;
7-12 $ 2,166,667 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine;
7-13 $19,724,411 Texas State University System
7-14 Administration and the following
7-15 component institutions:
7-16 Angelo State University;
7-17 Sam Houston State University;
7-18 Southwest Texas State University;
7-19 Sul Ross State University including
7-20 Uvalde Study Center;
7-21 $ 6,596,436 Texas Southern University (includes
7-22 allocation of $2,700,000 for
7-23 compliance with Texas Desegregation
7-24 Plan);
7-25 $10,538,296 Texas Tech University;
7-26 $ 4,333,333 Texas Tech University Health Sciences
7-27 Center;
8-1 $ 3,583,869 Texas Woman's University;
8-2 $15,799,996 University of Houston System
8-3 Administration and the following
8-4 component institutions:
8-5 University of Houston;
8-6 University of Houston--Victoria;
8-7 University of Houston--Clear Lake;
8-8 University of Houston--Downtown;
8-9 $ 3,636,316 <University System of South Texas>
8-10 <System Administration and the>
8-11 <following component institutions:>
8-12 Corpus Christi State University;
8-13 Texas A&M International
8-14 <Laredo State> University;
8-15 Texas A&I University; and
8-16 $ 2,084,948 West Texas State University.
8-17 SECTION 13. Subsection (e), Section 69.22, Education Code,
8-18 is amended to read as follows:
8-19 (e) The center established under this section shall
8-20 cooperate fully with similar programs operated by Texas A&M
8-21 International <Laredo State> University, The University of
8-22 Texas--Pan American <University>, and other institutions of higher
8-23 education.
8-24 SECTION 14. Subsection (e), Section 77.36, Education Code,
8-25 is amended to read as follows:
8-26 (e) The center established under this section shall
8-27 cooperate fully with similar programs operated by The University of
9-1 Texas at El Paso, Texas A&M International <Laredo State>
9-2 University, and other institutions of higher education.
9-3 SECTION 15. Subsection (b), Section 481.060, Government
9-4 Code, is amended to read as follows:
9-5 (b) The electronic data base advisory committee is composed
9-6 of:
9-7 (1) a representative from the center for border
9-8 economic and enterprise development at The University of Texas at
9-9 El Paso, appointed by the president of the university;
9-10 (2) a representative from the University of North
9-11 Texas Institute for Regional Industrialization and Manufacturing
9-12 Technology, appointed by the president of the university;
9-13 (3) a representative from the Bureau of Business
9-14 Research at The University of Texas at Austin, appointed by the
9-15 president of the university;
9-16 (4) a representative from the Texas Agriculture Market
9-17 and Research Center, appointed by the president of Texas A&M
9-18 University;
9-19 (5) a representative from The University of Texas at
9-20 San Antonio, College of Business, division of management and
9-21 marketing, appointed by the president of the university;
9-22 (6) a representative from The University of Texas-Pan
9-23 American, appointed by the president of the university;
9-24 (7) a representative from Texas A&M International
9-25 <Laredo State> University, appointed by the president of the
9-26 university;
9-27 (8) a representative from Texas Tech University,
10-1 appointed by the president of the university;
10-2 (9) a representative from the University of Houston,
10-3 appointed by the president of the university;
10-4 (10) a representative from Lamar University, appointed
10-5 by the president of the university; and
10-6 (11) persons appointed by the governor or the
10-7 executive director of the department.
10-8 SECTION 16. Paragraph (A), Subdivision (5), Section 2,
10-9 Chapter 421, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973
10-10 (Article 6252-9b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
10-11 read as follows:
10-12 (A) "Appointed officer of a major state agency"
10-13 means any of the following:
10-14 (i) a member of the Public Utility
10-15 Commission of Texas;
10-16 (ii) a member of the Texas Department of
10-17 Commerce;
10-18 (iii) a member of the Texas Board of
10-19 Aviation;
10-20 (iv) a member of the Texas Air Control
10-21 Board;
10-22 (v) a member of the Texas Alcoholic
10-23 Beverage Commission;
10-24 (vi) a member of the Finance Commission of
10-25 Texas;
10-26 (vii) a member of the State Purchasing and
10-27 General Services Commission;
11-1 (viii) a member of the Texas Board of
11-2 Criminal Justice;
11-3 (ix) a member of the Board of Trustees of
11-4 the Employees Retirement System of Texas;
11-5 (x) a member of the State Highway and
11-6 Public Transportation Commission;
11-7 (xi) a member of the Texas Workers'
11-8 Compensation Commission;
11-9 (xii) a member of the State Board of
11-10 Insurance;
11-11 (xiii) a member of the Parks and Wildlife
11-12 Commission;
11-13 (xiv) a member of the Public Safety
11-14 Commission;
11-15 (xv) the Secretary of State;
11-16 (xvi) a member of the State Securities
11-17 Board;
11-18 (xvii) a member of the Texas Amusement
11-19 Machine Commission;
11-20 (xviii) a member of the Texas Water
11-21 Development Board;
11-22 (xix) a member of the Texas Water
11-23 Commission;
11-24 (xx) a member of the governing board of a
11-25 state senior college or university as defined by Section 61.003,
11-26 Education Code, including The University of Texas at Arlington; The
11-27 University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Dallas;
12-1 The University of Texas at El Paso; The University of Texas--Pan
12-2 American; The University of Texas at<--Pan American-->Brownsville;
12-3 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; The University of
12-4 Texas at San Antonio; The University of Texas at Tyler; The
12-5 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; The
12-6 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; The University of
12-7 Texas Health Science Center at Houston; The University of Texas
12-8 Health Science Center at San Antonio; The University of Texas
12-9 System Cancer Center; The University of Texas Health Science Center
12-10 at Tyler; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University at Galveston;
12-11 Prairie View A&M University; Tarleton State University; Corpus
12-12 Christi State University; Texas A&I University; Texas A&M
12-13 International <Laredo State> University; East Texas State
12-14 University; East Texas State University at Texarkana; University of
12-15 Houston; University of Houston--Clear Lake; University of
12-16 Houston--Downtown; University of Houston--Victoria; Lamar
12-17 University at Beaumont; Lamar University at Orange; Lamar
12-18 University at Port Arthur; Midwestern State University; University
12-19 of North Texas; Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine; Stephen F.
12-20 Austin State University; Texas Southern University; Texas Tech
12-21 University; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Texas
12-22 Woman's University; West Texas State University; Angelo State
12-23 University; Sam Houston State University; Southwest Texas State
12-24 University; Sul Ross State University; Sul Ross State
12-25 University--Uvalde Center; Texas State Technical College
12-26 <Institute>--Amarillo; Texas State Technical College
12-27 <Institute>--Harlingen; Texas State Technical College
13-1 <Institute>--Sweetwater; and Texas State Technical College
13-2 <Institute>--Waco;
13-3 (xxi) a member of the Texas Higher
13-4 Education Coordinating Board;
13-5 (xxii) a member of the Texas Employment
13-6 Commission;
13-7 (xxiii) a member of the State Banking
13-8 Board;
13-9 (xxiv) a member of the board of trustees
13-10 of the Teachers Retirement System of Texas;
13-11 (xxv) a member of the Credit Union
13-12 Commission;
13-13 (xxvi) a member of the School Land Board;
13-14 (xxvii) a member of the board of the Texas
13-15 Department of Housing and Community Affairs;
13-16 (xxviii) a member of the Texas Racing
13-17 Commission;
13-18 (xxix) a member of the State Board of
13-19 Dental Examiners;
13-20 (xxx) a member of the Texas Board of
13-21 Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators;
13-22 (xxxi) a member of the Texas State Board
13-23 of Medical Examiners;
13-24 (xxxii) a member of the Board of Pardons
13-25 and Paroles;
13-26 (xxxiii) a member of the Texas State Board
13-27 of Pharmacy;
14-1 (xxxiv) the Banking Commissioner of the
14-2 Banking Department of Texas;
14-3 (xxxv) a member of the Department of
14-4 Information Resources Governing Board;
14-5 (xxxvi) the fire fighters' pension
14-6 commissioner;
14-7 (xxxvii) a member of the Texas Motor
14-8 Vehicle Commission;
14-9 (xxxviii) the director of the Office of
14-10 Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System;
14-11 (xxxix) the chief executive of the Office
14-12 of Public Utility Counsel;
14-13 (xl) a member of the Texas Real Estate
14-14 Commission;
14-15 (xli) a member of the board of directors
14-16 and the executive director of the State Bar of Texas;
14-17 (xlii) a member of the Bond Review Board;
14-18 (xliii) a member of the Texas Board of
14-19 Health;
14-20 (xliv) a member of the Texas Board of
14-21 Mental Health and Mental Retardation;
14-22 (xlv) a member of the Texas Board on
14-23 Aging;
14-24 (xlvi) a member of the Texas Board of
14-25 Human Services;
14-26 (xlvii) a member of the Texas Funeral
14-27 Service Commission;
15-1 (xlviii) a member of the board of
15-2 directors of a river authority created under the constitution or
15-3 laws of this state;
15-4 (xlix) the director of the lottery
15-5 division in the office of the comptroller; or
15-6 (l) the deputy in charge of the department
15-7 of security in the lottery division in the office of the
15-8 comptroller.
15-9 SECTION 17. (a) The name of Laredo State University is
15-10 changed to Texas A&M International University.
15-11 (b) A reference in law to Laredo State University means
15-12 Texas A&M International University.
15-13 (c) An appropriation for the use and benefit of Laredo State
15-14 University is available for the use and benefit of Texas A&M
15-15 International University.
15-16 (d) Before using new stationery or other supplies printed
15-17 with the university's name as changed by this Act, the university
15-18 shall use all stationery and other supplies that are printed with
15-19 the university's former name and that are in its possession on the
15-20 effective date of this Act.
15-21 SECTION 18. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
15-22 Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
15-23 SECTION 19. The importance of this legislation and the
15-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
15-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
15-26 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
15-27 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
16-1 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
16-2 terms, and it is so enacted.