1-1     By:  West                                             S.C.R. No. 75

 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed April 21, 1997; April 22, 1997, read

 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Education; May 5, 1997,

 1-4     reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote:  Yeas 8,

 1-5     Nays 0; May 5, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6     COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1                                 By:  West

 1-7     Amend S.C.R. No. 75 by inserting "one member appointed by the

 1-8     governor," between "System," and "one" on page 1, line 26.

 1-9                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

1-10           WHEREAS, The southern region of Dallas County and southern

1-11     adjacent counties continue to experience rapid population growth;

1-12     and

1-13           WHEREAS, The people of this area do not have adequate access

1-14     to upper-level public higher education; and

1-15           WHEREAS, There is a need to provide affordable and accessible

1-16     upper-level public higher education opportunities in this area; and

1-17           WHEREAS, Expanding upper-level public higher education

1-18     opportunities for this area of the state will benefit all Texas

1-19     citizens; now, therefore, be it

1-20           RESOLVED, Subject to the appropriation of $200,000 or more to

1-21     fund the feasibility study, that the 75th Legislature of the State

1-22     of Texas hereby authorize the creation of a commission to study the

1-23     creation of an institution of higher education to be located in the

1-24     southern portion of the County of Dallas.  The commission

1-25     membership shall comprise the following:  the chairman of the board

1-26     of regents and chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, one

1-27     member appointed by the lieutenant governor, one member appointed

1-28     by the speaker of the house of representatives, and three members

1-29     who shall be residents of the County of Dallas appointed by the

1-30     senator for District 23.  The appointments shall be made by

1-31     September 1, 1997; and, be it further

1-32           RESOLVED, That the commission shall study the feasibility of

1-33     and submit a recommendation concerning the creation of an

1-34     upper-level institution of higher education to be located in the

1-35     southern portion of the County of Dallas.  The study report shall

1-36     address:  the unmet need for higher education in the area that

1-37     would be served by the proposed institution, the role and scope of

1-38     the proposed institution, the effect on other nearby institutions

1-39     of higher education of the proposed institution, the location of

1-40     the proposed institution, the extent and nature of constituency

1-41     support for the proposed institution, the extent of state and other

1-42     public and private funds needed, and such other elements relating

1-43     to the creation of the proposed upper-level institution as the

1-44     commission may determine appropriate; and, be it further

1-45           RESOLVED, That the commission submit its recommendation to

1-46     the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of

1-47     representatives by September 1, 1998.

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