SRC-DPW S.B. 502 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 502
76R5248 JSA-DBy: Shapleigh
Education
4/19/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, under Section 61.313(e), Education Code, private post-secondary
educational institutions are prohibited from using the term "college" or
"university" in their official name or title unless they used the term as
of September 1, 1997 and were established before September 1, 1975.  A
parent business of a campus, which is exempt under Section 61.313(e) from
the requirement to remove the term "college" or "university" from its name
or title and  uses the term "college" in its name, is unable to operate new
campuses utilizing the name because the new campuses do not meet the
qualifications contained in Section 61.313(e).  This bill would allow a
business whose name on September 1, 1995, included the term "college" and
whose campuses are exempt from the provisions of Section 61.313, to be
allowed to operate a new campus utilizing the recognizable name of the
parent institution, if the other institution offers the same or similar
educational programs as the parent institution. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 502 authorizes a person to use the term "college" or
"university" in the official name of certain private postsecondary
educational institutions. 

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 Section 61.313(e), Education Code, to provide that a
person, rather than an institution, is not required to remove the term
"college" or "university" from the name of a private postsecondary
educational  institution established prior to September 1, 1975.
Authorizes a person to use the term "college" in the official name of
another private institution in this state provided that the person's
business name on September 1, 1995 included the term "college," and the
other institution offers similar programs as the institution established
before September 1, 1975. 

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