By Telford                                            H.B. No. 2840
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to a partnership between Texas A&M University--Texarkana
 1-3     and Texarkana College District.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 87.571, Education Code, is amended to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 87.571.  ESTABLISHMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES. (a)  Texas
 1-8     A&M University--Texarkana [East Texas State University at
 1-9     Texarkana] is a coeducational upper-level institution of higher
1-10     education located in the City of Texarkana.  The university is a
1-11     component of The Texas A&M University System and is under the
1-12     management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M
1-13     University System.
1-14           (b)  The board has the same powers and duties concerning the
1-15     university as are conferred on the board by law concerning Texas
1-16     A&M University.  The[, except that the] university may not offer
1-17     freshman or sophomore programs except as provided by Subsections
1-18     (c) and (d).
1-19           (c)  The university may enter into a partnership agreement
1-20     with the Texarkana College District in the manner authorized by
1-21     Subchapter N, Chapter 51.
1-22           (d)  A student enrolled at Texarkana College may be
1-23     simultaneously enrolled at the university as long as the student
1-24     meets the requirements for enrollment at the university.
 2-1           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 2-2     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 2-3     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 2-4     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 2-5     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.