MMA H.B. 2267 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS HIGHER EDUCATION H.B. 2267 By: Bailey 3-29-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND The Institute for Urban Studies at the University of Houston was created by the Legislature in 1971, although it has not functioned in that capacity for a number of years. The Center for Public Policy, however, has functioned in a similar capacity for 15 years. The Center essentially functions as a forum for discussion and analysis of contemporary problems. It allies with other institutes to pool resources (human and technical) to study and solve regional problems and provide decision-makers with objective analyses for addressing critical policy issues. PURPOSE H.B. 2267 would change the statutory designation of the Institute for Urban Studies to the Center for Public Policy. 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 Subchapter D, Chapter 111, Education Code, by replacing all references to the Institute for Urban Affairs Studies with the Center for Public Policy. Also corrects the references to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. SECTION 2. States that the name of the "University of Houston Institute for Urban Studies" is changed to the "University of Houston Center for Public Policy." SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.