By Rangel H.B. No. 1640 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at Texas A&M 1-3 University--Kingsville. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 87, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 87.303 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 87.303. SCHOOL OF PHARMACY. (a) The board of regents 1-8 of The Texas A&M University System may establish and maintain a 1-9 school of pharmacy as a professional school of Texas A&M 1-10 University--Kingsville. 1-11 (b) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary 1-12 degrees offered at other leading American schools of pharmacy and 1-13 may award those degrees. 1-14 SECTION 2. Not later than August 31, 2002, the Texas Higher 1-15 Education Coordinating Board shall prepare an impact statement 1-16 examining the initial implementation of this Act and shall deliver 1-17 a copy of the statement to the board of regents of The Texas A&M 1-18 University System and to the chair of the standing committee of 1-19 each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher 1-20 education. 1-21 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.