BILL ANALYSIS



S.B. 397
By: Ratliff (Craddick)
May 4, 1995
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

Community colleges now serve both their official taxing district as
well as areas outside the taxing district.  The districts have been
assigned to community colleges by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board. The creation of delineated community college
service areas may help avoid duplication of services.


PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 397 requires each community college district to
have a recognized service area.  The bill sets forth the service
area of each district.


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, Education Code, by adding Subchapter
J, as follows:

           SUBCHAPTER J. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREAS

     Sec. 130.161. DEFINITIONS. Defines "coordinating board",
"institution of higher education", "service" and "service area".

     Sec. 130.162. ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Alamo Community College District.

     Sec. 130.163. ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Alvin Community College District.

     Sec. 130.164. AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Amarillo Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Angelina County Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.166. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Austin Community College District.

     Sec. 130.167. BEE COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Bee County Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.168. BLINN COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Blinn College District.

     Sec. 130.169. BORGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Borger Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.170. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Brazosport College District.

     Sec. 130.171. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Central Texas College District.

     Sec. 130.172. CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Cisco Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.173. CLARENDON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Clarendon College District.

     Sec. 130.174. COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND DISTRICT. Sets forth the
service area of the College of the Mainland District.

     Sec. 130.175. COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Collin County Community
College District.

     Sec. 130.176. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Dallas County Community
College District.

     Sec. 130.177. DEL MAR COLLEGE - CORPUS CHRISTI JUNIOR COLLEGE
DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Del Mar
College - Corpus Christi Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.178. EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of El Paso County
Community College District.

     Sec. 130.179. GALVESTON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Galveston College District.

     Sec. 130.180. GRAYSON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA.  Sets forth the service area of Grayson County Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.181. HILL COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Hill College District.

     Sec. 130.182. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Houston Community
College System District.

     Sec. 130.183. HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Howard County Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.184. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Kilgore Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Laredo Community College District.

     Sec. 130.186. LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Lee College District.

     Sec. 130.187. MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of McLennan Community College
District.

     Sec. 130.188. MIDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Midland Community College District.

     Sec. 130.189. NAVARRO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Navarro College District.

     Sec. 130.190. NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of North Central Texas College
District.

     Sec. 130.191. NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of North Harris
Montgomery Community College District.

     Sec. 130.192. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Northeast Texas
Community College District.

     Sec. 130.193. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Odessa College District.

     Sec. 130.194. PANOLA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Panola College District.

     Sec. 130.195. PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Paris Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.196. RANGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Ranger Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.197. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of San Jacinto College District.

     Sec. 130.198. SOUTH PLAINS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of South Plains Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.199. SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of South Texas Community College
District.

     Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Southwest Texas Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.201. TARRANT COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Tarrant County Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.202. TEMPLE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Temple Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.203. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Texarkana College District.

     Sec. 130.204. TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Texas Southmost College District.

     Sec. 130.205. TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Trinity Valley
Community College District.

     Sec. 130.206. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Tyler Junior College District.

     Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Vernon Regional Junior College
District.

     Sec. 130.208. VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Victoria College District.

     Sec. 130.209. WEATHERFORD COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Weatherford College District.

     Sec. 130.210. WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Western Texas College District.

     Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Wharton County Junior College
District.

SECTION 2. Amends Section 130.004 by adding Subsection (e) to read
as follows:

     Sec. 130.004.  The establishment of any new public junior
college campus within an existing junior college district or the
establishment of any new junior college district shall be approved
by the Legislative Budget Board if the establishment occurs during
a time when the legislature is not in session.  The legislature
shall approve the establishment of any new public junior college
campus within an existing junior college district or the
establishment of any new junior college district if proposed during
or within three months prior to a legistaive session.

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

S.B. 397 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on May
2, 1995.

The chair recognized Representative Craddick to explain the bill.

The following person testified in favor of the bill:
Dr. Jimmy Goodson.

The chair recognized Representative Craddick to close.

The bill was left pending.

S.B. 397 was considered by the committee in a formal meeting on May
3, 1995.

The bill was reported favorably without amendment, 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 6
ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 3 absent.