JWW C.S.H.B. 3256 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC SAFETY
C.S.H.B. 3256
By: Oakley
4-7-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

During the 73rd session of the Texas Legislature, Representative Bill
Blackwood passed a bill relocating and consolidating the Law Enforcement
Management Institute of Texas to Sam Houston State University.  The
institute, later named after Representative Bill Blackwood, provides
management training for police officers who would otherwise need to attend
the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia for such training.  To better
facilitate the training, the school must be consolidated into one campus
with facilities to provide the essential management training for police
officers. 
 
PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.H.B. 3256 will require the training of police management
personnel by  the joint training program between Sam Houston State
University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Women's University be
administered on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,
Texas.  

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 Section 96.64(a), Education Code to require that all
training of police   management personnel by the joint training program
between Sam Houston State   University, Texas A&M University and Texas
Women's University is to be   administered on the campus of Sam Houston
State University in Huntsville,   Texas. 

SECTION 2 Effective Date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3 Emergency Clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

SECTION 1 Substitute amends Subsection (a) rather than Subsections (b) and
(c).  The original   bill eliminated the joint training program.  The
substitute keeps the joint training   program intact, but administered
solely from Sam Houston State University. 

SECTION 2   Removes subsection (b).  No advisory board positions are
abolished.