By: Gallegos S.C.R. No. 80 99S1604/1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Anthony Colca alleges that: 1-2 (1) on May 12, 1997, he began a three-month Basic 1-3 Peace Officer course offered by the University of Houston-Downtown; 1-4 (2) he withdrew from the course less than three weeks 1-5 after the course began because he was not capable of meeting the 1-6 course's demanding physical requirements; 1-7 (3) the information provided by the university before 1-8 his enrollment did not properly inform him of the nature of the 1-9 physical requirements of the course; 1-10 (4) he was much older than the average student taking 1-11 the course and the university should have clearly warned him of the 1-12 course's demanding physical requirements; 1-13 (5) the university did not appropriately and 1-14 completely answer the inquiries he made about the course; 1-15 (6) he contacted the university on June 3, which was 1-16 soon after his withdrawal, and he provided the reason for the 1-17 withdrawal, but the university did not give appropriate 1-18 consideration to the matter; and 1-19 (7) he is entitled to a refund of the course tuition 1-20 and the other out-of-pocket expenses he incurred as a result of 1-21 taking the course without being properly informed of its 1-22 requirements; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That 1-24 Anthony Colca is granted permission to sue the State of Texas, the 2-1 University of Houston-Downtown, and the University of Houston 2-2 System subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; 2-3 and, be it further 2-4 RESOLVED, That the president of the University of 2-5 Houston-Downtown and the chancellor of the University of Houston 2-6 System be served process as provided by Subdivision (3), Subsection 2-7 (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.