1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the location of public education schools, programs, and 1-3 classes. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Sections 11.166 and 11.167 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 11.166. OPERATION ON CAMPUS OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 1-8 EDUCATION. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may 1-9 operate a school or program or hold a class on the campus of an 1-10 institution of higher education in this state if the board obtains 1-11 written consent from the president or other chief executive officer 1-12 of the institution. 1-13 (b) The president or other chief executive officer of an 1-14 institution of higher education may provide written consent to a 1-15 board of trustees of a school district under Subsection (a) 1-16 regardless of whether the institution is located within the 1-17 boundaries of the district. 1-18 Sec. 11.167. OPERATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. The 1-19 board of trustees of a school district may operate a school or 1-20 program, including an extracurricular program, or hold a class 1-21 outside the boundaries of the district. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-23 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-24 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-25 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this S.B. No. 826 2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 826 passed the Senate on March 19, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0, one present not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 27, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 826 passed the House, with amendments, on May 27, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two present not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor