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.