By: Ratliff S.B. No. 397
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to service areas of community college districts.
1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-3 SECTION 1. Chapter 130, Education Code, is amended by adding
1-4 Subchapter J to read as follows:
1-5 SUBCHAPTER J: COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREAS
1-6 Sec. 130.161. DEFINITIONS. In this section:
1-7 (1) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education
1-8 Coordinating Board.
1-9 (2) "Community college district" or "district" has the
1-10 meaning assigned by Sections 130.0011 and 130.003 of this code;
1-11 (3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
1-12 assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.
1-13 (4) "Service" or "services" means prebacculaureate
1-14 lower division academic education, workforce education, and
1-15 workforce training and services.
1-16 (5) "Service area" means:
1-17 (A) the territory within the boundaries of the
1-18 community college taxing district; and
1-19 (B) the territory outside the boundaries of the
1-20 community college taxing district in which the community college
1-21 district is recognized in this Act as the provider of first
1-22 responsibility to furnish academic and workforce education and
1-23 training services in accordance with the purposes stated by Section
2-1 130.003 of this code.
2-2 (6) "Workforce education" has the meaning assigned by
2-3 Section 1.04(5), Article 5190.7a, Revised Statutes.
2-4 (7) "Workforce training and services" has the meaning
2-5 assigned by Section 1.04(6), Article 5190.7a, Revised Statutes.
2-6 Sec. 130.162. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AREAS. (a) Except as
2-7 otherwise provided by this section, each community college district
2-8 shall have a recognized service area as established by this
2-9 subchapter.
2-10 (b) The service area of one community college district shall
2-11 not extend into the service area of another community college
2-12 district, except that a community college district may by
2-13 memorandum of understanding allow another community college
2-14 district to provide services within its recognized service area,
2-15 especially if another community college district has existing
2-16 approvals or agreements for those services.
2-17 (c) To the extent that more than one institution of higher
2-18 education provides services within a county pursuant to Board
2-19 approval under Section 61.051(j) of this code, the services shall
2-20 remain subject to Section 61.051(j).
2-21 Sec. 130.163. ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
2-22 The service area of Alamo Community College District includes all
2-23 of the territory within the boundaries of Bexar County, including
2-24 but not limited to the territory within the boundaries of the
2-25 following independent school districts: Alamo Heights, Harlandale,
3-1 Edgewood, Randolph, San Antonio, South San Antonio, Judson, Fort
3-2 Sam Houston, Somerset, Northeast, East Central, South West,
3-3 Lackland, Northside, and Southside. The service area also
3-4 includes:
3-5 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Atascosa
3-6 County, including the territory within the boundaries of the
3-7 Charlotte Independent School District, Jourdanton Independent
3-8 School District, Poteet Independent School District, and Lytle
3-9 Independent School District (excluding Pleasanton Independent
3-10 School District);
3-11 (2) all of the territory within the boundaries of
3-12 Bandera County, including but not limited to the territory within
3-13 the boundaries of the Bandera Independent School District and
3-14 Medina Independent School District;
3-15 (3) all of the territory within the boundaries of
3-16 Comal County, including but not limited to the territory within the
3-17 boundaries of the New Braunfels Independent School District and
3-18 Comal Independent School District;
3-19 (4) all of the territory within the boundaries of
3-20 Guadalupe County, including but not limited to the territory within
3-21 the Seguin Independent School District, Navarro Independent School
3-22 District, Marion Independent School District, and Schertz - Cibolo
3-23 - Universal City Independent School District;
3-24 (5) all of the territory within the boundaries of
3-25 Kendall County, including but not limited to the territory within
4-1 the Boerne Independent School District;
4-2 (6) all of the territory within the boundaries of Kerr
4-3 County, including but not limited to the territory within the
4-4 Center Point Independent School District, Kerrville Independent
4-5 School District, Divide Independent School District, Hunt
4-6 Independent School District, and Ingram Independent School
4-7 District; and
4-8 (7) all of the territory within the boundaries of
4-9 Wilson County, including but not limited to the territory within
4-10 the Floresville Independent School District, La Vernia Independent
4-11 School District, Poth Independent School District, and Stockdale
4-12 Independent School District.
4-13 Sec. 130.164. ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
4-14 The service area of Alvin Community College District includes all
4-15 of the territory contained within the following political
4-16 subdivisions of the state: Danbury Independent School District,
4-17 Pearland Independent School District, and only the portion of
4-18 Angeleton Independent School District annexed by official vote
4-19 prior to the passage of this legislation.
4-20 Sec. 130.165. AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
4-21 The service area of Amarillo Junior College District includes the
4-22 territory contained within the city limits of the City of Amarillo
4-23 and territory within the boundaries of Potter and Randall counties
4-24 that is within the taxing district of the college and outside of
4-25 the city limits of the City of Amarillo. The service area also
5-1 includes:
5-2 (1) all of the territory within the boundaries of
5-3 Potter, Randall, Carson, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Castro and
5-4 Swisher counties; and
5-5 (2) the territory within Moore County that is within
5-6 the boundaries of the Dumas Independent School District.
5-7 Sec. 130.166. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT
5-8 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Angelina County Junior College
5-9 District includes all of the territory contained within Angelina
5-10 County. The service area also includes:
5-11 (1) all of the territory within the boundaries of
5-12 Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Trinity, and
5-13 Tyler counties;
5-14 (2) the territory within the boundaries of the Wells
5-15 Independent School District and Alto Independent School District,
5-16 located in Cherokee County;
5-17 (3) the territory within the boundaries of the
5-18 Burkeville Independent School District and Newton Independent
5-19 School District, located in Newton County;
5-20 (4) the territory within the boundaries of the Jasper
5-21 Independent School District, located in Jasper County; and
5-22 (5) the territory within the boundaries of Shepard and
5-23 Coldspring-Oakhurst Independent School Districts located within San
5-24 Jacinto County.
5-25 Sec. 130.167. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
6-1 AREA. The service area of the Austin Community College District
6-2 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of the
6-3 Austin Independent School District, which is located in Travis
6-4 County, and the Leander Independent School District, which is
6-5 located in Williamson and Travis counties. The service area also
6-6 includes:
6-7 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Bastrop
6-8 County;
6-9 (2) the territory within the boundaries of the Marble
6-10 Falls Independent School District, located in Burnet County;
6-11 (3) the territory within the boundaries of Hays
6-12 County;
6-13 (4) the territory within the boundaries of Gillespie
6-14 County; and
6-15 (5) the territory within Williamson County except the
6-16 territory within the boundaries of the Florence Independent School
6-17 District, Taylor Independent School District, and Granger
6-18 Independent School District;
6-19 (6) the territory within the boundaries of Caldwell
6-20 County;
6-21 (7) the territory within the boundaries of Blanco
6-22 County; and
6-23 (8) the territory within the boundaries of Travis
6-24 County that is outside of the boundaries of the Austin Independent
6-25 School District and Leander Independent School District.
7-1 Sec. 130.168. BEE COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
7-2 AREA. The service area of Bee County Junior College District
7-3 includes all of the territory contained within the boundaries of
7-4 Bee County. The service area also includes:
7-5 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
7-6 Karnes, Live Oak, Jim Wells, McMullen, Duval and Brooks counties;
7-7 (2) the territory within the boundaries of the
7-8 Pleasanton Independent School District, located in Atascosa County;
7-9 and
7-10 (3) the territory within the boundaries of the
7-11 Kingsville Independent School District, Santa Gertrudis Independent
7-12 School District, and Ricardo Independent School District, located
7-13 in Kleberg County.
7-14 Sec. 130.169. BLINN COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
7-15 service area of Blinn College District includes all of the
7-16 territory contained within the boundaries of Washington County.
7-17 The service area also includes:
7-18 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
7-19 Burleson County, Brazos County, Madison County, Grimes County,
7-20 Waller County, Lee County, and Fayette County;
7-21 (2) the territory within the boundaries of the Mumford
7-22 Independent School District, Hearne Independent School District,
7-23 and Franklin Independent School District located in Robertson
7-24 County; and
7-25 (3) the territory within the boundaries of the
8-1 Bellville Independent School District located in Austin County.
8-2 Sec. 130.170. BORGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
8-3 The service area of Borger Junior College District includes the
8-4 territory contained within the Borger Independent School District
8-5 and, to the extent of the boundaries of the district's taxing
8-6 district, the territory within the Spring Creek Independent School
8-7 District. The service area also includes:
8-8 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Dallam,
8-9 Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Hutchinson,
8-10 Roberts, and Hemphill Counties;
8-11 (2) the territory within the boundaries of Moore
8-12 County, except the territory within Dumas Independent School
8-13 District; and
8-14 (3) the territory within the Pampa Independent School
8-15 District located in Gray County.
8-16 Sec. 130.171. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
8-17 service area of Brazosport College District includes all the
8-18 territory contained within the boundaries of the Brazosport
8-19 Independent School District. The service area also includes:
8-20 (1) the territory within the boundaries of the
8-21 Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, Sweeny Independent
8-22 School District, Damon Independent School District, and all of the
8-23 Angleton Independent School District except that portion which was
8-24 annexed by the Alvin Community College District prior to the
8-25 effective date of this subchapter.
9-1 Sec. 130.172. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
9-2 The service area of Central Texas College District includes all the
9-3 territory contained within the boundaries of the Killeen
9-4 Independent School District, located in Bell County, and the
9-5 Copperas Cove Independent School District, located in Coryell
9-6 County. The service area also includes:
9-7 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Ft. Hood
9-8 and North Ft. Hood, located in Bell County;
9-9 (2) the territory located within the boundaries of
9-10 Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Mills, and San Saba
9-11 Counties;
9-12 (3) the territory within the boundaries of the Brady
9-13 Independent School District, Lohn Independent School District, and
9-14 Rochelle Independent School District located in McCullough County;
9-15 (4) the territory within the boundaries of the Burnet
9-16 Independent School District located in Burnet County; and
9-17 (5) the territory within the Florence Independent
9-18 School District located in Williamson County.
9-19 Sec. 130.173. CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
9-20 The service area of the Cisco Junior College District includes the
9-21 territory within the boundaries of the Cisco Independent School
9-22 District. The service area also includes all of the territory
9-23 contained within the boundaries of Callahan, Coleman, and Taylor
9-24 counties.
9-25 Sec. 130.174. CLARENDON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
10-1 service area of Clarendon College District includes all of the
10-2 territory contained within the boundaries of Donley, Gray (except
10-3 the Pampa Independent School District), Wheeler, Armstrong,
10-4 Collingsworth, Briscoe, Hall, and Childress counties.
10-5 Sec. 130.175. COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND DISTRICT. The service
10-6 area of the College of the Mainland District includes all of the
10-7 territory within the boundaries of the Santa Fe Independent School
10-8 District, Hitchcock Independent School District, Texas City
10-9 Independent School District, La Marque Independent School District,
10-10 Dickinson Independent School District, Friendswood Independent
10-11 School District, and the part of the Clear Creek Independent School
10-12 District that is located within Galveston County.
10-13 Sec. 130.176. COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
10-14 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Collin County Community College
10-15 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
10-16 of Collin County and Rockwall County. The service area also
10-17 includes:
10-18 (1) territory located in Denton County, to the extent
10-19 of the boundaries of the City of The Colony, City of Frisco, Celina
10-20 Independent School District, and the Prosper Independent School
10-21 District.
10-22 Sec. 130.177. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
10-23 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Dallas County Community College
10-24 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
10-25 of Dallas County. The service area also includes:
11-1 (1) the territory within the boundaries of the
11-2 Carrollton Independent School District.
11-3 Sec. 130.178. DEL MAR COLLEGE - CORPUS CHRISTI JUNIOR
11-4 COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The service area of Del Mar College
11-5 - Corpus Christi Junior College District includes all the territory
11-6 contained within the boundaries of the Corpus Christi Independent
11-7 School District, West Oso Independent School District, Calallen
11-8 Independent School District, Tuloso-Midway Independent School
11-9 District, Flour Bluff Independent School District, and any area
11-10 located outside of these school districts which is within the city
11-11 limits of Corpus Christi. The service area also includes:
11-12 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
11-13 Nueces County, San Patricio County, Aransas County, Kenedy County
11-14 and Riviera Independent School District.
11-15 Sec. 130.179. EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
11-16 SERVICE AREA. The service area of El Paso County Community College
11-17 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
11-18 of El Paso County. The service area also includes:
11-19 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Hudspeth
11-20 County.
11-21 Sec. 130.180. GALVESTON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
11-22 service area of Galveston College District includes all the
11-23 territory contained within the boundaries of the Galveston
11-24 Independent School District. The service area also includes:
11-25 (1) the area along the Bolivar Peninsula to the
12-1 Jefferson County line, including the City of High Island and the
12-2 High Island Independent School District; and
12-3 (2) the Sabine Pass Independent School District and
12-4 Hamshire-Pannett Independent School District in Jefferson County.
12-5 Sec. 130.181. GRAYSON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
12-6 AREA. The service area of Grayson County Junior College District
12-7 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
12-8 Grayson County. The service area also includes:
12-9 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Bonham
12-10 Independent School District, Dodd City Independent School District,
12-11 Ector Independent School District, Leonard Independent School
12-12 District, Savoy Independent School District, Trenton Independent
12-13 School District, and Sam Rayburn Independent School District.
12-14 Sec. 130.182. HILL COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
12-15 service area of Hill College District includes all the territory
12-16 contained within the boundaries of Hillsboro Independent School
12-17 District, Itasca Independent School District, Covington Independent
12-18 School District, Whitney Independent School District, Abbott
12-19 Independent School District, and Bynum Independent School District.
12-20 The service area also includes:
12-21 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
12-22 Hill, Johnson, Bosque, and Somervell Counties.
12-23 Sec. 130.183. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT
12-24 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Houston Community College System
12-25 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
13-1 of the Houston Independent School District and the Stafford
13-2 Independent School District. The service area also includes:
13-3 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
13-4 the Alief Independent School District, Katy Independent School
13-5 District, Spring Branch Independent School District, and North
13-6 Forest Independent School District.
13-7 Sec. 130.184. HOWARD COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
13-8 AREA. The service area of Howard County Junior College District
13-9 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
13-10 Howard County. The service area also includes:
13-11 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
13-12 the following counties: Dawson, Martin, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke,
13-13 Tom Green, Concho, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton, Menard, and Kimble.
13-14 Sec. 130.185. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
13-15 The service area of Kilgore Junior College District includes all
13-16 the territory contained within the boundaries of the Kilgore
13-17 Independent School District, West Rusk Independent School District,
13-18 Overton Independent School District, Leverett's Chapel Independent
13-19 School District, White Oak Independent School District, Sabine
13-20 Independent School District, and Gladewater Independent School
13-21 Districts. The service area also includes:
13-22 (1) the territory contained within the following
13-23 independent school districts: Big Sandy, Union Grove, Gilmer, New
13-24 Diana, Spring Hill, Pine Tree, Longview, Hallsville, Tatum,
13-25 Henderson, Carlisle, Laneville, and Mount Enterprise.
14-1 Sec. 130.186. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
14-2 AREA. The service area of Laredo Community College District
14-3 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of the
14-4 city limits of the City of Laredo. The service area also includes:
14-5 (1) all the territory contained within the boundaries
14-6 of Webb, Jim Hogg, and Zapata counties.
14-7 Sec. 130.187. LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
14-8 service area of Lee College District includes all the territory
14-9 contained within the boundaries of the Goose Creek Consolidated
14-10 Independent School District. The service area also includes:
14-11 (1) the territory within the boundaries of the
14-12 following independent school districts: Crosby, Dayton, Liberty,
14-13 Barbers Hill, Anahuac, Huffman, Devers, East Chambers, Hardin, and
14-14 Hull-Daisetta.
14-15 Sec. 130.188. MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
14-16 AREA. The service area of McLennan Community College District
14-17 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
14-18 McLennan County. The service area also includes:
14-19 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
14-20 Falls County; and
14-21 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
14-22 the Calvert Independent School District and Bremond Independent
14-23 School District.
14-24 Sec. 130.189. MIDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
14-25 AREA. The service area of Midland Community College District
15-1 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
15-2 Midland County, with the exception of the Greenwood Community. The
15-3 service area also includes:
15-4 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
15-5 Reagan and Crockett counties;
15-6 (2) the territory within the city limits of the City
15-7 of Ft. Stockton; and
15-8 (3) the territory within the city limits of the City
15-9 of Iraan in Pecos County.
15-10 Sec. 130.190. NAVARRO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
15-11 service area of Navarro College District includes all the territory
15-12 contained within the boundaries of Navarro County. The service
15-13 area also includes:
15-14 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
15-15 Ellis, Freestone, Limestone, and Leon counties.
15-16 Sec. 130.191. NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
15-17 AREA. The service area of North Central Texas College District
15-18 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of the
15-19 territory of Cooke County. The service area also includes:
15-20 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
15-21 Cooke and Montague counties; and
15-22 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
15-23 Denton County, with the exception of:
15-24 (A) the territory within the municipal
15-25 boundaries of The Colony and the City of Frisco;
16-1 (B) the territory within the boundaries of the
16-2 Celina, Prosper, and Carrollton Independent School Districts.
16-3 Sec. 130.192. NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
16-4 DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The service area of North Harris Montgomery
16-5 Community College District includes all the territory contained
16-6 within the boundaries of the Aldine Independent School District,
16-7 Conroe Independent School District, Humble Independent School
16-8 District, New Caney Independent School District, Spring Independent
16-9 School District, and Tomball Independent School District. The
16-10 service area also includes:
16-11 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
16-12 the following independent school districts: Magnolia, Willis,
16-13 Montgomery, Splendora, Cleveland, Tarkington, and Klein; and
16-14 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
16-15 the Huntsville Independent School District and New Waverly
16-16 Independent School District in Walker County.
16-17 Sec. 130.193. NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
16-18 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Northeast Texas Community
16-19 College District includes all the territory contained within the
16-20 boundaries of Camp County, Morris County, and Titus County. The
16-21 service area also includes:
16-22 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
16-23 Avinger Independent School District and Hughes Spring Independent
16-24 School District, located in Cass County;
16-25 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
17-1 the Mt. Vernon Independent School District, located in Franklin
17-2 County;
17-3 (3) the territory contained within the boundaries of
17-4 the Como Pickton Independent School District and Saltillo
17-5 Independent School District, located in Hopkins County;
17-6 (4) the territory contained within the boundaries of
17-7 the Ore City Independent School District, Union Hill Independent
17-8 School District, and Harmony Independent School District, located
17-9 in Upshur County; and
17-10 (5) the territory contained with the boundaries of the
17-11 Winnsboro Independent School District, located in Wood County.
17-12 Sec. 130.194. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
17-13 service area of Odessa College District includes all the territory
17-14 contained within the boundaries of the following counties:
17-15 Brewster, Andrews, Crane, Jeff Davis, Ward, Winkler, Presidio,
17-16 Upton, Reeves, Culberson, Loving, and Terrell Counties. The
17-17 service area also includes:
17-18 (1) the territory within the city limits of the City
17-19 of Coyanosa and the City of Imperial, located in Pecos County; and
17-20 (2) the territory within the Seminole Independent
17-21 School District in Gaines County.
17-22 Sec. 130.195. PANOLA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
17-23 service area of Panola College District includes all the territory
17-24 contained within the boundaries of Panola County. The service area
17-25 also includes:
18-1 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
18-2 Marion and Shelby counties; and
18-3 (2) the territory contained within Harrison County,
18-4 with the exception of the Hallsville Independent School District.
18-5 Sec. 130.196. PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
18-6 The service area of Paris Junior College District includes all of
18-7 the Paris Independent School District, the part of the Prairiland
18-8 Independent School District that was formerly the Cunningham School
18-9 District, and the territory within the city limits of the City of
18-10 Paris. The service area also includes:
18-11 (1) all of the territory of Lamar County, Delta
18-12 County, Hunt County, the Detroit Independent School District,
18-13 Clarksville Independent School District, Talco-Bogata Consolidated
18-14 Independent School District that is in Red River County, North
18-15 Hopkins Independent School District, Sulphur Bluff Independent
18-16 School District, Sulphur Springs Independent School District,
18-17 Miller Grove Independent School District and the Cumby Independent
18-18 School District in Hopkins County; and
18-19 (2) Honey Grove Consolidated Independent School
18-20 District in Fannin County and the Fannindel Independent School
18-21 District, located in Fannin and Delta counties.
18-22 Sec. 130.197. RANGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
18-23 The service area of Ranger Junior College District includes the
18-24 territory contained within the boundaries of the Ranger Independent
18-25 School District, to the extent that such territory is located
19-1 within Eastland County, with the exception of the area that is
19-2 known as the old Bullock School Land. The service area also
19-3 includes:
19-4 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
19-5 the following counties: Young, Comanche, Brown, and Erath.
19-6 Sec. 130.198. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
19-7 The service area of San Jacinto College District includes all the
19-8 territory contained within the boundaries of the following
19-9 independent school districts: Pasadena, La Porte, Deer Park,
19-10 Channelview, Galena Park, and Sheldon. The service area also
19-11 includes:
19-12 (1) the portion of Clear Creek Independent School
19-13 District which is located in Harris County.
19-14 Sec. 130.199. SOUTH PLAINS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
19-15 AREA. The service area of South Plains Junior College District
19-16 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
19-17 Hockley County and the Whiteface Independent School District. The
19-18 service area also includes:
19-19 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
19-20 the following counties: Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley,
19-21 Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, and;
19-22 (3) the territory within the boundaries of Gaines
19-23 County, excluding the Seminole Independent School District.
19-24 Sec. 130.200. SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
19-25 AREA. The service area of South Texas Community College District
20-1 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
20-2 Hidalgo and Starr Counties.
20-3 Sec. 130.201. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT
20-4 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Southwest Texas Junior College
20-5 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
20-6 of Zavala and Uvalde Counties, and that portion of Real County that
20-7 is within the taxing district. The service area also includes:
20-8 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
20-9 the following counties: Dimmit, Frio, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick,
20-10 Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, and Edwards.
20-11 Sec. 130.202. TARRANT COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
20-12 AREA. The service area of Tarrant County Junior College District
20-13 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
20-14 Tarrant County.
20-15 Sec. 130.203. TEMPLE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
20-16 The service area of Temple Junior College District includes all the
20-17 territory contained within the boundaries of the Temple Independent
20-18 School District and the City of Temple. The service area also
20-19 includes:
20-20 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
20-21 the following independent school districts located in Bell
20-22 County: Academy, Bartlett, Belton, Holland, Rogers, Troy, and
20-23 Salado;
20-24 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
20-25 the following independent school districts located in Milam
21-1 County: Buckholts, Cameron, Milano, Rockdale, and Thorndale; and
21-2 (3) the territory contained within the boundaries of
21-3 the following independent school districts located in Williamson
21-4 County: Granger and Taylor.
21-5 Sec. 130.204. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
21-6 service area of Texarkana College District includes the territory
21-7 contained within the boundaries of the taxing district, which
21-8 includes part of the City of Texarkana and a portion of the
21-9 Pleasant Grove Independent School District. The service area also
21-10 includes:
21-11 (1) all of the territory within the boundaries of
21-12 Bowie County;
21-13 (2) all of the territory within the boundaries of Cass
21-14 County except for the territory within the boundaries of the Hughes
21-15 Springs Independent School District, Avinger Independent School
21-16 District, and Paul Pewitt Independent School District; and
21-17 (3) the territory within the boundaries of the Avery
21-18 Independent School District located in Red River County.
21-19 Sec. 130.205. TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
21-20 The service area of Texas Southmost College District includes all
21-21 the territory contained within the boundaries of the following
21-22 independent school districts: Brownsville, Los Fresnos, and Point
21-23 Isabel. The service area also includes:
21-24 (1) the territory within the boundaries of Cameron
21-25 County.
22-1 Sec. 130.206. TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
22-2 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Trinity Valley Community College
22-3 District includes the territory contained within the boundaries of
22-4 Henderson County; Kaufman County, except the Forney Independent
22-5 School District and the Wills Point Independent School District;
22-6 that portion of the Terrell Independent School District located in
22-7 Hunt County; that portion of the Mabank Independent School District
22-8 located in Van Zandt County; that portion of the LaPoyner
22-9 Independent School District and the Frankston Independent School
22-10 District located in Anderson County; and the Palestine Independent
22-11 School District, located in Anderson County. The service area also
22-12 includes:
22-13 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
22-14 Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, and Rains Counties; and
22-15 (2) the territory contained within the boundaries of
22-16 Van Zandt County, except the Grand Saline Independent School
22-17 District and the Van Independent School District.
22-18 Sec. 130.207. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
22-19 The service area of Tyler Junior College District includes all the
22-20 territory contained within the boundaries of the following
22-21 independent school districts: Chapel Hill, Grand Saline, Lindale,
22-22 Tyler, Van, and Winona. The service area also includes:
22-23 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
22-24 the following independent school districts: Alba-Golden, Arp,
22-25 Bullard, Hawkins, Jacksonville, Mineola, New Summerfield, Quitman,
23-1 Rusk, Troup, and Whitehouse.
23-2 Sec. 130.208. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT
23-3 SERVICE AREA. The service area of Vernon Regional Junior College
23-4 District includes all the territory contained within the boundaries
23-5 of Wilbarger County. The service area also includes:
23-6 (1) the territory within the boundaries of the
23-7 following counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman,
23-8 Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, and Wichita.
23-9 Sec. 130.209. VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The
23-10 service area of Victoria College District includes all the
23-11 territory contained within the boundaries of Victoria County. The
23-12 service area also includes:
23-13 (1) all of the territory contained within the
23-14 boundaries of Gonzales, Lavaca, Dewitt, and Calhoun counties;
23-15 (2) the territory within the boundaries of Jackson
23-16 County, except for the territory within the boundaries of the
23-17 Ganado Independent School District; and
23-18 (3) the territory within the boundaries of Refugio
23-19 County, except for the territory within the boundaries of the
23-20 Woodsboro Independent School District.
23-21 Sec. 130.210. WEATHERFORD COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
23-22 The service area of Weatherford College District includes all the
23-23 territory contained within the boundaries of Parker County. The
23-24 service area also includes:
23-25 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
24-1 Wise, Jack, and Palo Pinto counties.
24-2 Sec. 130.211. WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
24-3 The service area of Western Texas College District includes all the
24-4 territory contained within the boundaries of Scurry County. The
24-5 service area also includes:
24-6 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
24-7 the following counties: Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels, Dickens,
24-8 Stonewall, Borden, Mitchell, and Kent.
24-9 Sec. 130.212. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
24-10 AREA. The service area of Wharton County Junior College District
24-11 includes all the territory contained within the boundaries of
24-12 Wharton County and the Needville Independent School District in
24-13 Fort Bend County. The service area also includes:
24-14 (1) the territory contained within the boundaries of
24-15 the following independent school districts located in Austin
24-16 County: Wallis-Orchard;
24-17 (2) the territory contained within the following
24-18 independent school districts located in Colorado County: Columbus,
24-19 Rice Consolidated, and Weimer;
24-20 (3) the territory contained within the following
24-21 independent school districts located in Fort Bend
24-22 County: Kendleton and Lamar;
24-23 (4) the territory contained within the following
24-24 independent school districts located in Matagorda County: Bay
24-25 City, Matagorda, Palacios, Tidehaven, and Van Vleck; and
25-1 (5) the territory contained within the following
25-2 independent school districts located in Jackson County: Ganado
25-3 ISD.
25-4 Sec. 130.213. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AREAS BY THE
25-5 COORDINATING BOARD. (a) If this subchapter does not establish a
25-6 service area for a particular junior college district, the Board
25-7 may establish a service area for the district.
25-8 (b) Territory may be included within the service area of a
25-9 community college district under this section only if:
25-10 (1) the community college district's board of trustees
25-11 recognizes the territory as part of the district's service area;
25-12 (2) the Board approves the inclusion of the territory
25-13 within the district's service area; and
25-14 (3) the inclusion of the territory within the
25-15 district's service area is not contested by another community
25-16 college district prior to September 1, 1995.
25-17 Sec. 130.214. PROVISION OF SERVICES. (a) A community
25-18 college district is obligated within available local funds and
25-19 state appropriations to deliver prebacculaureate lower division
25-20 academic education, workforce education and workforce training and
25-21 services to the residents and employers of its service area in
25-22 accordance with:
25-23 (1) the purposes prescribed by Sections 130.011 and
25-24 130.003 of this code, and the applicable program approval rules and
25-25 appropriations formulas adopted by the Board pursuant thereto; and
26-1 (2) the strategic plan developed by the Council on
26-2 Workforce and Economic Competitiveness pursuant to Section
26-3 2.06(a)(6), Article 5190.7a, Revised Statutes.
26-4 (b) If a community college district is unable within
26-5 available local funds and state appropriations to deliver a
26-6 particular service requested by residents or employers who reside
26-7 within the district's service area but outside of the boundaries of
26-8 the community college taxing district, the residents or employers
26-9 may request another institution of higher education to provide the
26-10 service if:
26-11 (1) the Board approves the provision of the service
26-12 pursuant to Section 61.051(j) of this code; and
26-13 (2) the residents or employers to whom the service is
26-14 provided pay the local share of the cost of providing the service.
26-15 For purposes of this section, "local share" means the difference
26-16 between the state-approved formula funding for the service
26-17 specified in the most recent Appropriations Act and the average
26-18 total cost of providing the service for community college districts
26-19 at and above the 75th percentile of districts providing the
26-20 service, according to the most recent cost study conducted by the
26-21 Board.
26-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
26-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
26-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
26-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
27-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
27-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.