SRC-JRN S.B. 1522 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1522
By: Lucio
Education
5-1-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

In 1993, South Texas Community College was created under special
legislation, codified as Section 130.0311, Education Code.  Because South
Texas Community College was converted from a branch campus of Texas State
Technical College, the transition from a state entity to a local entity
was accomplished without significant statutory coverage.  This bill
establishes the validation process necessary to assist the South Texas
Community College transition from a state entity to a local entity. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1522 establishes the validation process necessary to
assist the South Texas Community College transition from a state entity to
a local entity. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 130C, Education Code, by adding Section
130.0312, as follows: 

Section 130.0312.  VALIDATION OF SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTS AND
PROCEEDINGS. 

APPLICATION

Sec. 1.  Provides that all governmental acts and proceedings of South
Texas Community College (college), since its creation, are validated as
the dates on which they occurred. 

CONFIRMATION PROCEEDINGS

Sec. 2.  Provides that the confirmation proceedings of the college are
validated as of the date of the confirmation or attempted confirmation and
the confirmation of the college shall not be held invalid by the fact that
the election proceedings or confirmation proceedings may have not been in
accordance with the law.  Provides that all governmental proceedings
performed by the board of the college and their officers since the
confirmation or attempted confirmation proceedings of the college are
validated as the date of such proceedings. 

EFFECTIVE LITIGATION

Sec. 3.  Provides that this Act does not apply to certain matters
occurring on the effective date.  Sets forth matters that do not apply to
this bill. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.