1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to authorizing The University of Texas--Pan American to 1-3 establish an upper-division extension campus in Rio Grande City and 1-4 to enter into a partnership agreement with a junior college 1-5 district for lower-division courses. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. Section 77.12, Education Code, is amended by 1-8 adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: 1-9 (d) The university may enter into a partnership agreement 1-10 with the South Texas Community College District in the manner 1-11 authorized by Subchapter N, Chapter 51, providing for the district 1-12 to offer the lower-division courses required for students admitted 1-13 to a baccalaureate degree program at the university. The 1-14 university shall provide for students admitted to a baccalaureate 1-15 degree program who enroll in the community college for 1-16 lower-division courses under the degree program to transfer 1-17 automatically to the university on successful completion of the 1-18 required lower-division course work. 1-19 (e) The university may establish an extension campus at Rio 1-20 Grande City to offer the upper-division courses required for 1-21 students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at the 1-22 university. 1-23 SECTION 2. Not later than May 31, 2002, the Texas Higher 1-24 Education Coordinating Board shall prepare an impact statement 2-1 examining the initial implementation of this Act and shall deliver 2-2 a copy of the statement to the board of regents of The University 2-3 of Texas System, to the board of trustees of the South Texas 2-4 Community College District, and to the chair of the standing 2-5 committee of each house of the legislature with primary 2-6 jurisdiction over higher education. 2-7 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-8 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-9 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-10 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-11 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1753 was passed by the House on March 22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1753 was passed by the Senate on April 20, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor