By West S.B. No. 1451
76R3467 JSA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of
1-3 certain institutions of higher education.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 2175.125, Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 2175.125. PRIORITIES [PRIORITY] FOR TRANSFER [TO STATE
1-8 AGENCY]. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), during
1-9 [During] the 30 days after the date of notice under Section
1-10 2175.122, a transfer to a state agency has priority over any other
1-11 transfer under rules adopted by the commission.
1-12 (b) If the state agency that has surplus or salvage property
1-13 available for transfer is an institution of higher education,
1-14 during the 30 days after the date of notice under Section 2175.122
1-15 the institution under rules of the commission shall give preference
1-16 to transferring the property to an entity that requests the
1-17 property in the following order of priority:
1-18 (1) a public school or school district;
1-19 (2) another state agency or a political subdivision
1-20 other than a school district; or
1-21 (3) an assistance agency.
1-22 SECTION 2. Section 2175.302, Government Code, is amended to
1-23 read as follows:
1-24 Sec. 2175.302. EXCEPTION FOR ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS [AND
2-1 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION]. This chapter does
2-2 not apply to the disposition of surplus or salvage property by a
2-3 state eleemosynary institution [or an institution or agency of
2-4 higher education].
2-5 SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is
2-6 amended by adding Section 2175.1815 to read as follows:
2-7 Sec. 2175.1815. EXCEPTION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
2-8 EDUCATION. This subchapter does not apply to an institution of
2-9 higher education. An institution of higher education shall
2-10 dispose of its surplus and salvage property not transferred to
2-11 another entity under Subchapter C under procedures established by
2-12 the institution.
2-13 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
2-14 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
2-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.