By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1288 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the establishment and operation of a campus extension 1-2 of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 74, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Subchapter M to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER M. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT 1-7 SAN ANTONIO CAMPUS EXTENSION 1-8 Sec. 74.701. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CAMPUS EXTENSION. The 1-9 board of regents of The University of Texas System shall establish 1-10 and operate a campus extension of The University of Texas Health 1-11 Science Center at San Antonio in the city of Laredo if: 1-12 (1) a public or private entity offers the board of 1-13 regents sufficient land in that city to construct a campus 1-14 extension; and 1-15 (2) public or private entities agree to provide funds 1-16 necessary to construct an administrative building for the campus 1-17 extension. 1-18 Sec. 74.702. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CAMPUS EXTENSION. 1-19 (a) The board of regents may exercise any power granted to the 1-20 board under Subchapter D in establishing and operating the campus 1-21 extension. 1-22 (b) The board of regents shall assign responsibility for 1-23 management of the campus extension to The University of Texas 1-24 Health Science Center at San Antonio. 2-1 (c) The operating costs of the campus extension shall be 2-2 paid from the operating funds of The University of Texas Health 2-3 Science Center at San Antonio for that purpose and from available 2-4 funds from any public or private entity. 2-5 (d) The campus extension may be used to provide 2-6 undergraduate and graduate medical and dental education, including 2-7 residency training programs, and other levels of health education 2-8 work in collaboration with Texas A&M International University or 2-9 any component institution of The Texas A&M University System or The 2-10 University of Texas System. 2-11 Sec. 74.703. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board of regents may 2-12 accept and administer gifts and grants from any public or private 2-13 person or entity for the use and benefit of the campus extension. 2-14 Sec. 74.704. FACILITIES. (a) The physical facilities of 2-15 the campus extension used in teaching and research programs, 2-16 including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and health 2-17 education buildings, may be provided by a public or private entity. 2-18 A physical facility may be constructed, maintained, or operated 2-19 with state money appropriated for that purpose. 2-20 (b) A teaching hospital considered suitable by the board of 2-21 regents may be provided by a public or private entity. The 2-22 hospital may not be constructed, maintained, or operated with state 2-23 funds. 2-24 Sec. 74.705. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The campus 2-25 extension is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas 2-26 Higher Education Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and to the 3-1 rules of the coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61. 3-2 SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Texas 3-3 Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prepare an impact 3-4 statement examining the initial implementation of this Act and 3-5 shall deliver a copy of the statement to the board of regents of 3-6 The University of Texas System and to the chairs of the standing 3-7 committees of each house of the legislature with primary 3-8 jurisdiction over higher education. 3-9 (b) Not later than December 1, 1999, the board of regents of 3-10 The University of Texas System shall report to the Texas Higher 3-11 Education Coordinating Board if the conditions of Section 74.701, 3-12 Education Code, as added by this Act, relating to the provision of 3-13 land and an administrative building to the board of regents, have 3-14 been satisfied. 3-15 SECTION 3. The board of regents of The University of Texas 3-16 System is required to implement this Act only if the legislature 3-17 appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the 3-18 legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that 3-19 purpose, the board of regents of The University of Texas System 3-20 may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other 3-21 appropriations or private funds available for that purpose. 3-22 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 3-23 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 3-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-26 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 4-1 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.