SRC-JEC S.B. 1419 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 1419
By: West, Royce
Jurisprudence
6/15/2001
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

In 1995, a statute of limitations of six years was enacted that limited the
amount of time certain governmental entities had to file suit on an
outstanding debt.  As a result, the University of Texas system is owed
$26.5 million in delinquent debt which cannot be collected.  S.B. 1419
returns the law to the previous status by eliminating the statute of
limitations for a higher education institution or the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board. 

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 3.118, Business & Commerce Code, by adding
Subsection (i), to provide that this section does not bar a right of action
of a public institution of higher education or the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.