By: West S.B. No. 1451
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of
1-2 certain institutions of higher education.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 2175.125, Government Code, is amended to
1-5 read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 2175.125. PRIORITIES [PRIORITY] FOR TRANSFER [TO STATE
1-7 AGENCY]. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), during
1-8 [During] the 30 days after the date of notice under Section
1-9 2175.122, a transfer to a state agency has priority over any other
1-10 transfer under rules adopted by the commission.
1-11 (b) If the state agency that has surplus or salvage property
1-12 available for transfer is an institution of higher education,
1-13 during the 30 days after the date of notice under Section 2175.122
1-14 the institution under rules of the commission shall give preference
1-15 to transferring the property to an entity that requests the
1-16 property in the following order of priority:
1-17 (1) a public school or school district;
1-18 (2) another state agency or a political subdivision
1-19 other than a school district; or
1-20 (3) an assistance agency.
1-21 SECTION 2. Section 2175.302, Government Code, is amended to
1-22 read as follows:
1-23 Sec. 2175.302. EXCEPTION FOR ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS [AND
1-24 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION]. This chapter does
2-1 not apply to the disposition of surplus or salvage property by a
2-2 state eleemosynary institution [or an institution or agency of
2-3 higher education].
2-4 SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is
2-5 amended by adding Section 2175.1815 to read as follows:
2-6 Sec. 2175.1815. EXCEPTION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
2-7 EDUCATION. This subchapter does not apply to an institution of
2-8 higher education. An institution of higher education shall dispose
2-9 of its surplus and salvage property not transferred to another
2-10 entity under Subchapter C under procedures established by the
2-11 institution.
2-12 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
2-13 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
2-14 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-15 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-16 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-17 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.