By Delisi                                            H.C.R. No. 209

         Line and page numbers may not match official copy.

         Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E.

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Concern about the financing of health care in Texas

 1-2     is shifting emphasis from treatment of disease to prevention of

 1-3     disease; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The health-related components of The Texas A&M

 1-5     University System already have a substantial investment in

 1-6     community/public health program development and delivery; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The geographic distribution of these components

 1-8     across the state provides regional focal points for program

 1-9     development and delivery based on local needs assessments; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Extensive external partnerships further enhance the

1-11     potential for a comprehensive statewide effort by The Texas A&M

1-12     University System; and

1-13           WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University System's land-grant

1-14     commitment to broad access and service in agriculture and

1-15     engineering have made significant contributions to the state and

1-16     nation; and

1-17           WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University System now intends to apply

1-18     the land-grant university model to the enhancement of the health of

1-19     the people of Texas; and

1-20           WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University System already has in place

1-21     most of the components of an academic health science center; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Systemwide coordination of its health-related

 2-2     programs will result in increased joint programming and sharing of

 2-3     resources among the components to the benefit of the people of the

 2-4     state; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, The board of regents has indicated its desire to

 2-6     consolidate its major health components into a systemwide

 2-7     administrative unit; now, therefore, be it

 2-8           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-9     hereby support the desire of the board of regents of The Texas A&M

2-10     University System to combine the Baylor College of Dentistry, the

2-11     Texas A&M University College of Medicine, the Texas A&M University

2-12     Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology, and the Texas A&M

2-13     University School of Rural Public Health into a unified

2-14     administrative structure to be named The Texas A&M University

2-15     System Health Science Center, with headquarters in College Station,

2-16     which will maintain a close collaborative affiliation with the

2-17     Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Prairie View A&M

2-18     University College of Nursing, the Tarleton State University

2-19     Division of Nursing, the Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi

2-20     College of Nursing, the Texas A&M International University College

2-21     of Nursing, the West Texas A&M University Division of Nursing, and

2-22     such other health-education-related programs as may be duly

2-23     authorized and approved in the future.