SRC-MKV H.B. 1671 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1671
77R8443 JSA-DBy: Hochberg (Ellis)
Education
4/30/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Allied health science schools traditionally offer an array of small
certificate and baccalaureate allied health programs. Formerly, The
University of Texas School of Allied Health Sciences at Houston only
offered certificate and baccalaureate degrees in allied health programs.
However, the school has since been approved to offer graduate programs in
contemporary research and health care areas, including health education
research technology and computational biomedicine. A change in the name
would better reflect the new focus of the school.  H.B. 1671 modifies the
name of The University of Texas School of Allied Health Sciences at Houston
to The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at
Houston.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 65.02(a), Education Code, to change a reference
from "The University of Texas School of Allied Health Sciences at Houston"
to "The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at
Houston." 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.