BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 2617
By: Oakley
04-18-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

During the 73rd legislative session, Representative Bill Blackwood
introduced a bill relocating and consolidating the Law Enforcement
Management Institute to Sam Houston State University.  The
Institute, later named after Representative Bill Blackwood,
provides management training for police officers who would
otherwise need to attend the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia, for
such training.  To better facilitate the training, the school must
be consolidated into one campus with facilities to provide the
essential management training for police officers.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2617 consolidates management of the Bill
Blackwood Law Enforcement Institute of Texas to Sam Houston State
University.  The bill also reduces the number of members on the
Institute's advisory board from nine to seven members.

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 Section 96.64 (b), (c), and (h), of the
Education Code.  Subsection (b) is amended by deleting the
management of the Institute by a joint program operated and managed
by Sam Houston State University, Texas Woman's University, and
Texas A & M University.  Subsection (c) is amended to reduce the
number of advisory board members from nine to seven  by deleting
the advisory board appointment of Texas Woman's University and
Texas A & M University.  Subsection (h) is amended to change the
number of what constitutes a quorum from five members to four.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1995.  The positions of
the members of the advisory board that are filled by appointments
by the presidents of Texas A & M University and Texas Woman's
University are abolished on September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.  

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

H.B. 2617 was considered by the Committee on Public Safety in a
public hearing on March 11, 1995.  The bill was reported favorably
without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed, by a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 1 absent.