1-1 By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 2054
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2001;
1-3 May 1, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Education; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:
1-5 Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the mission of Texas Southern University.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Section 106.02, Education Code, is amended to read
1-11 as follows:
1-12 Sec. 106.02. PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY. In addition to its
1-13 designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher
1-14 education [providing other general academic and related programs],
1-15 Texas Southern University is designated as a special purpose
1-16 institution of higher education for urban programming and shall
1-17 provide instruction, research, programs, and services as are
1-18 appropriate to this designation.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-23 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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