By Lewis of Tarrant                                   H.B. No. 3267
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to establishing at Prairie View A&M University a center
 1-3     for relationship violence prevention and intervention.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Education Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 87.107 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 87.107.  CENTER FOR RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
 1-8     INTERVENTION. (a)  The Center for Relationship Violence Prevention
 1-9     and Intervention is established at Prairie View A&M University.
1-10           (b)  The organization, control, and management of the center
1-11     is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M University
1-12     System.
1-13           (c)  The board of regents shall approve the employment of
1-14     personnel by and the operating budget of the center. An employee of
1-15     the center is an employee of Prairie View A&M University.
1-16           (d)  The center may:
1-17                 (1)  provide services to victims and perpetrators of
1-18     relationship violence;
1-19                 (2)  serve as a shelter for victims of relationship
1-20     violence in Waller County and surrounding communities;
1-21                 (3)  conduct, coordinate, collect, and evaluate
1-22     research in all areas relating to relationship violence;
1-23                 (4)  provide a setting for educational programs
1-24     relating to relationship violence, including:
 2-1                       (A)  educational programs  for students; and
 2-2                       (B)  continuing education and training programs
 2-3     for campus personnel;
 2-4                 (5)  serve as a state and national resource for
 2-5     information on relationship violence; and
 2-6                 (6)  in connection with its research and educational
 2-7     programs:
 2-8                       (A)  develop programs, policies, and strategies
 2-9     to address relationship violence and related social problems; and
2-10                       (B)  create partnerships, collaborative efforts,
2-11     or outreach, public service, or technical assistance programs to
2-12     assist communities, governmental agencies, or private entities to
2-13     implement programs, policies, and strategies addressing
2-14     relationship violence and related social problems.
2-15           (e)  The center may enter into a cooperative agreement or
2-16     contract with a public or private entity to perform the duties of
2-17     the center.
2-18           (f)  The board of regents may accept gifts and grants from a
2-19     public or private source for the benefit of the center.
2-20           (g)  Establishment of the center is subject to the
2-21     availability of funds for that purpose.
2-22           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.