BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2314 By: Gutierrez 03-15-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND During the 73rd session South Texas Community College in McAllen, Texas, was created. The authority to elect a board of trustees will be necessary when the college is confirmed. PURPOSE If enacted, C.S.H.B. 2314 is related to the election of the board of trustees of South Texas Community College. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 130 E, Education Code, Section 130.0311 (c), (m) and (n) and adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: Sec. 130.0311. SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. (c) Established that the board will be composed of 7 members appointed by the governor to serve until August 31, 2000, unless an election is held before the date that the college is confirmed. If the college is confirmed, the members of the board will draw lots to determine when their terms expire. (m) Establishes the timeline for elections of the board of trustees. (n) The college is abolished if the college is not confirmed before August 31, 2000. (o) Expiration date: January 1, 2001. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE In SECTION 1, the original bill does not establish that the board will draw lots to determine when their terms expire, if the college is confirmed. The committee substitute adds that the terms of two members will expire on the first Saturday of May in the first even-numbered year after the date of confirmation election, the terms of two members will expire in the next even-numbered year, and the terms of three members will expire in the third even-numbered year. (m) The original bill did not establish the same timeline for elections of the board of trustees, whereas the committee substitute does include the timeline. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION H.B. 2314 was considered by the committee in a formal meeting on April 20, 1995. The committee considered a complete substitute to the bill. The substitute was adopted without objection by a non-record vote. The bill was reported favorably as substituted, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.