By Puente, et al.                                     H.B. No. 1716
         77R5328 JSA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the establishment and operation of the San Antonio Life
 1-3     Sciences Institute in The University of Texas System.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Chapter 75, Education Code, is amended by adding
 1-6     Subchapter C to read as follows:
 1-7              SUBCHAPTER C. SAN ANTONIO LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE
 1-8           Sec. 75.201.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
 1-9                 (1)  "Board" means the board of regents of The
1-10     University of Texas System.
1-11                 (2)  "Health science center" means The University of
1-12     Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
1-13                 (3)  "Institute" means the San Antonio Life Sciences
1-14     Institute.
1-15                 (4)  "University" means The University of Texas at San
1-16     Antonio.
1-17           Sec. 75.202.  ESTABLISHMENT. The board of regents may
1-18     establish and maintain the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute as a
1-19     joint partnership of the health science center and the university.
1-20           Sec. 75.203.  ROLE AND SCOPE. (a)  The institute shall
1-21     specialize in research and teaching in the life sciences.
1-22           (b)  The institute shall develop joint degree programs and
1-23     joint research programs for the health science center and the
1-24     university.
 2-1           (c)  The institute shall seek private and federal funding to
 2-2     support the operation and management of the institute.
 2-3           Sec. 75.204.  OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. (a)  The
 2-4     administration of the institute is under the direction of the
 2-5     chancellor of The University of Texas System and the board of
 2-6     regents through the presidents of the health science center and the
 2-7     university.
 2-8           (b)  The costs of the operation and management of the
 2-9     institute may be paid from money appropriated for that purpose and
2-10     from other money from any public or private source.  The institute
2-11     shall retain all indirect costs received or recovered under a grant
2-12     or contract.
2-13           (c)  The board of regents may make joint appointments of
2-14     faculty or other personnel to the institute and to either of or
2-15     both the health science center and the university.  The salary of a
2-16     person receiving a joint appointment shall be apportioned on the
2-17     basis of services rendered.
2-18           (d)  The institute shall be located in facilities determined
2-19     appropriate by the board.
2-20           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.