By Corte H.B. No. 2802 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to permitting certain students to take the examination for 1-3 a license to practice law in this state. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 82.0241 is amended and new subsections 1-6 (b), (c) and (d) are added to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 82.0241. Unaccredited Schools of Law. (a) All matters 1-8 relating to licensing of persons who were enrolled at unaccredited 1-9 schools of law in this state are within the exclusive jurisdiction 1-10 of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas and those persons 1-11 graduating from the San Antonio Law Center may not be denied 1-12 examination by the Board of Law Examiners or licensing solely on 1-13 the basis of graduating from that school. 1-14 (b) A person who was enrolled at the San Antonio Law Center 1-15 and who satisfies the law study requirements for taking the 1-16 examination for a license to practice law in this state before 1-17 August 1, 1998, may not be denied licensing solely on the basis of 1-18 having been graduated from that school. 1-19 (c) This section expires August 1, 1998. This section 1-20 expires on January 1, 1996 unless the administration of San Antonio 1-21 Law Center before that date submits to the Board of Law Examiners 1-22 evidence that the school has applied for accreditation by the 1-23 American Bar Association. 2-1 (d) This section takes effect only if this Act takes effect 2-2 before June 1, 1996. 2-3 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code, is 2-4 amended by adding Section 82.0242 to read as follows: 2-5 Sec. 82.0242. SAN ANTONIO LAW CENTER: TEMPORARY PROVISION. 2-6 (a) A person who was enrolled at the San Antonio Law Center and 2-7 who satisfies the law study requirements for taking the examination 2-8 for a license to practice law in this state before August 1, 1998, 2-9 may not be denied licensing solely on the basis of having been 2-10 graduated from that school. 2-11 (b) The San Antonio Law Center shall provide written notice 2-12 of this temporary provision to each person who is enrolled or was 2-13 enrolled at the school at any time. 2-14 (c) This section expires August 1, 1998. This section 2-15 expires on January 1, 1996 unless the administration of San Antonio 2-16 Law Center before that date submits to the Board of Law Examiners 2-17 evidence that the school has applied for accreditation by the 2-18 American Bar Association. 2-19 (d) This section takes effect only if this Act takes effect 2-20 on or after June 1, 1996. 2-21 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-22 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-23 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-24 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-25 days in each house be 37 suspended, and this rule is hereby 3-1 suspended.