MMA S.B. 109 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS

HIGHER EDUCATION
S.B. 109
By: Haywood (Chisum)
2-12-97
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND 

Currently, the Pampa Independent School District (ISD) is serviced by the
Borger Junior College District due to legislation passed during the 74th
Legislature which divided the state into 50 junior college district
service areas.  The bill geographically defined the service areas based on
the territories within the college's taxing district and surrounding
territories that received services from the college but were not located
in its taxing district.  Under its provisions, Pampa ISD was inadvertently
placed in the Borger Junior College District Service Area while the
remainder of Gray County was put in the Clarendon College District Service
Area.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 109 includes Gray County among the list of counties
serviced by the Clarendon College District, rather than by the Borger
Junior College District. 

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 130.169 and 130.173,  Education Code, as follows:
 Sec. 130.169.  Is amended by deleting language which includes the
territory within the 
Pampa Independent School District located in Gray County among the list of
areas serviced by the Borger Junior College District. 

 Sec. 130.173.  Is amended by deleting the exception of the Pampa
Independent School District area in Gray County from list of areas
serviced by the Clarendon College District Service Area.  Makes a
conforming change. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.