AN ACT 1-1 relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University System. 1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-3 SECTION 1. The chapter heading to Chapter 109, Education 1-4 Code, is amended to read as follows: 1-5 CHAPTER 109. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 1-6 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 109, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 109.001 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 109.001. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. (a) The Texas 1-9 Tech University System hereby created is composed of all those 1-10 institutions and entities presently under the governance, control, 1-11 jurisdiction, and management of the board of regents of Texas Tech 1-12 University. 1-13 (b) The Texas Tech University System shall also be composed 1-14 of such other institutions and entities as from time to time may be 1-15 assigned by specific legislative act to the governance, control, 1-16 jurisdiction, and management of the Texas Tech University System. 1-17 (c) The governance, control, jurisdiction, organization, and 1-18 management of the Texas Tech University System is hereby vested in 1-19 the present board of regents of Texas Tech University, which will 1-20 hereinafter be known and designated as the board of regents of the 1-21 Texas Tech University System. The board by rule may delegate a 1-22 power or duty of the board to an officer, employee, or other agent 1-23 of the board. 1-24 SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this 2-1 section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-2 (b) Not later than August 31, 1999, the Texas Higher 2-3 Education Coordinating Board shall review and determine whether to 2-4 approve the creation of the Texas Tech University System as 2-5 provided by this Act. If the coordinating board does not approve 2-6 the creation of that system on or before August 31, 1999, the Texas 2-7 Tech University System is not created and this Act has no effect. 2-8 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-13 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its 2-14 terms, and it is so enacted. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1088 passed the Senate on April 27, 1999, by a viva-voce vote; 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. 1088 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