BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.S.B. 397
By: Ratliff
Education
2-9-95
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND
Community colleges now serve both their official taxing district as
well as areas outside the taxing district which have been assigned
to community colleges by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board. Creation of delineated community college service areas may
help avoid duplication of services.
PURPOSE
As proposed, C.S.S.B. 397 requires each community college district
to have a recognized service area. Sets forth the service area of
each district.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.
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. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN SERVICE AREA BY JUNIOR
COLLEGE DISTRICT. (a) Requires a junior college district to
provide services to the residents and employers of its service
area in accordance with this chapter, the applicable program
approval rules and appropriations formulas adopted by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (coordinating board)
and the strategic plan developed by the Council on Workforce
and Economic Competitiveness.
(b) Prohibits a junior college district from offering
services in the service area of another junior college
district.
(c) Provides that Section 61.051(j) does not apply to the
provision of services by a junior college district in its
service area.
(d) Authorizes a junior college district to enter into a
memorandum of understanding with another institution of
higher education for the other institution to provide a
service in the service area of the junior college district.
Requires the coordinating board to approve the provision of
a service by another institution.
Sec. 130.163. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN SERVICE AREA BY ANOTHER
INSTITUTION. (a) Sets forth provisions under which a junior
college district is authorized to decline to provide a service
in part of its service area outside its taxing district.
(b) Sets forth provisions under which another institution of
higher education is authorized to provide a service in part
of a junior college district service area outside the taxing
district.
(c) Requires a junior college district that declines to
provide a service in a part of its service area outside its
taxing district to cooperate with other institutions of
higher education in attempting to obtain services requested
by the residents or employers of the affected area.
(d) Requires the coordinating board to approve the provision
of a service by an institution of higher education under
Subsection (b).
(e) Defines "local share."
Sec. 130.164. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN TERRITORY NOT WITHIN
SERVICE AREA. Authorizes the coordinating board to designate
the junior college districts that may provide services in
territory not within a service area described by this
subchapter.
Sec. 130.165. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW. (a) Provides that the
designation of service areas does not affect the establishment
or modification under other law of a taxing district for a new
or existing junior college district.
(b) Provides that territory designated by this subchapter as
part of the service area of a junior college district is not
considered to be within that service area if the territory
becomes part of the taxing district of another junior
college district through the establishment or modification
under other law of a taxing district for a new or existing
junior college district.
Sec. 130.166. ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Alamo Community College
District.
Sec. 130.167. ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Alvin Community College
District.
Sec. 130.168. AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Amarillo Junior College
District.
Sec. 130.169. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Amarillo County Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.170. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Austin Community College
District.
Sec. 130.171. BEE COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Bee County Junior College
District.
Sec. 130.172. BLINN COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Blinn College District.
Sec. 130.173. BORGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Borger Junior College District.
Sec. 130.174. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Brazosport College District.
Sec. 130.175. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Central Texas College District.
Sec. 130.176. CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Cisco Junior College District.
Sec. 130.177. CLARENDON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Clarendon College District.
Sec. 130.178. COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND DISTRICT. Sets forth the
service area of the College of the Mainland District.
Sec. 130.179. COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Collin County Community
College District.
Sec. 130.180. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Dallas County Community
College District.
Sec. 130.181. 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. 130.182. EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of El Paso County
Community College District.
Sec. 130.183. GALVESTON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Galveston College District.
Sec. 130.184. GRAYSON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Grayson County Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.185. HILL COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Hill College District.
Sec. 130.186. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Houston Community
College System District.
Sec. 130.187. HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Howard County Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.188. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Kilgore Junior College
District.
Sec. 130.189. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Laredo Community College
District.
Sec. 130.190. LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Lee College District.
Sec. 130.191. MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of McLennan Community
College District.
Sec. 130.192. MIDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Midland Community College
District.
Sec. 130.193. NAVARRO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Navarro College District.
Sec. 130.194. NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of North Central Texas
College District.
Sec. 130.195. NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of North
Harris Montgomery Community College District.
Sec. 130.196. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Northeast Texas
Community College District.
Sec. 130.197. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Odessa College District.
Sec. 130.198. PANOLA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets forth
the service area of Panola College District.
Sec. 130.199. PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Paris Junior College District.
Sec. 130.200. RANGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Ranger Junior College District.
Sec. 130.201. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of San Jacinto College District.
Sec. 130.202. SOUTH PLAINS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of South Plains Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.203. SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of South Texas Community
College District.
Sec. 130.204. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Southwest Texas Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.205. TARRANT COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Tarrant County Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.206. TEMPLE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Temple Junior College District.
Sec. 130.207. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Texarkana College District.
Sec. 130.208. TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Texas Southmost College
District.
Sec. 130.209. TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA. Sets forth the service area of Trinity Valley
Community College District.
Sec. 130.210. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Tyler Junior College District.
Sec. 130.211. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Vernon Regional Junior
College District.
Sec. 130.212. VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Victoria College District.
Sec. 130.213. WEATHERFORD COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sets
forth the service area of Weatherford College District.
Sec. 130.214. WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Sets forth the service area of Western Texas College District.
Sec. 130.215. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
AREA. Sets forth the service area of Wharton County Junior
College District.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995.
SECTION 3. Emergency clause.