AN ACT
 1-1     relating to the creation and composition of the University of North
 1-2     Texas System.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  The chapter heading to Chapter 105, Education
 1-5     Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-6                  CHAPTER 105.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM
 1-7           SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 105, Education Code, is
 1-8     amended by adding Section 105.005 to read as follows:
 1-9           Sec. 105.005.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM.  The
1-10     University of North Texas System is composed of:
1-11                 (1)  the University of North Texas; and
1-12                 (2)  the University of North Texas Health Science
1-13     Center at Fort Worth.
1-14           SECTION 3.  Section 105.11, Education Code, is amended to
1-15     read as follows:
1-16           Sec. 105.11.  BOARD OF REGENTS.  The organization, control,
1-17     and management of the University of North Texas System and each
1-18     component institution of the system [university] is vested in a
1-19     board of nine regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by
1-20     the senate.
1-21           SECTION 4.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
1-22     section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
1-23           (b)  Not later than August 31, 1999, the Texas Higher
1-24     Education Coordinating Board shall review and determine whether to
 2-1     approve the creation of the University of North Texas System as
 2-2     provided by this Act.  If the coordinating board does not approve
 2-3     the creation of that system on or before August 31, 1999, the
 2-4     University of North Texas System is not created and this Act has no
 2-5     effect.
 2-6           SECTION 5.  The importance of this legislation and the
 2-7     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
 2-8     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
 2-9     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-10     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-11     and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
2-12     terms, and it is so enacted.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 751 passed the Senate on
         April 15, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
         the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 1999, by the
         following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 751 passed the House, with
         amendment, on May 26, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 144,
         Nays 0, two present not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
         _______________________________
                     Date
         _______________________________
                   Governor