1-1 By: Haley, Shapiro, Ratliff S.B. No. 1184
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 1993; March 16, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 29, 1993,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
1-5 April 29, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Ratliff x
1-9 Haley x
1-10 Barrientos x
1-11 Bivins x
1-12 Harris of Tarrant x
1-13 Luna x
1-14 Montford x
1-15 Shapiro x
1-16 Sibley x
1-17 Turner x
1-18 Zaffirini x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to partnership between community/junior colleges and
1-22 upper-level universities or centers located in the same state
1-23 uniform service region.
1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-25 SECTION 1. Section 51.661, Education Code, is amended to
1-26 read as follows:
1-27 Sec. 51.661. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to
1-28 encourage partnerships between public community/junior colleges and
1-29 upper-level universities or centers which are located in the same
1-30 state uniform service region as adopted by the Texas Higher
1-31 Education Coordinating Board <share common campuses> in order to
1-32 improve the continuity, quality, and efficiency of educational
1-33 programs and services.
1-34 SECTION 2. Section 51.662, Education Code, is amended to
1-35 read as follows:
1-36 Sec. 51.662. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. With the approval of
1-37 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board <coordinating board>,
1-38 the governing boards of a public community/junior college and an
1-39 upper-level university or center which are located in the same
1-40 state uniform service region as adopted by the coordinating board
1-41 <share a common campus> may enter into a partnership agreement
1-42 designed to coordinate the management and operations of the
1-43 institutions. The agreements shall in no way abrogate the powers
1-44 and duties of the boards with regard to the governance of their
1-45 respective institutions.
1-46 SECTION 3. Section 51.666, Education Code, is amended to
1-47 read as follows:
1-48 Sec. 51.666. FACILITIES. A participating upper-level
1-49 university or center may lease facilities from or to the
1-50 community/junior college for administrative and instructional
1-51 purposes. Community/junior college facilities may not be
1-52 transferred to the university or center and may not be included in
1-53 the space inventory of the university or center for formula funding
1-54 purposes.
1-55 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
1-56 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-57 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-58 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-59 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-60 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-61 passage, and it is so enacted.
1-62 * * * * *
1-63 Austin,
1-64 Texas
1-65 April 29, 1993
1-66 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-67 President of the Senate
1-68 Sir:
2-1 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred S.B.
2-2 No. 1184, have had the same under consideration, and I am
2-3 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
2-4 that it do pass and be printed.
2-5 Ratliff,
2-6 Chairman
2-7 * * * * *
2-8 WITNESSES
2-9 FOR AGAINST ON
2-10 ___________________________________________________________________
2-11 Name: Raymond M. Hawkins x
2-12 Representing: Tyler Junior College
2-13 City: Tyler
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2-15 Name: Joe Stafford x
2-16 Representing: UT System
2-17 City: Austin
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