By: West S.B. No. 1419 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the statute of limitations in certain civil proceedings 1-3 involving the public institutions of higher education or the Texas 1-4 Higher Education Coordinating Board. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 3.118, Business & Commerce Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: 1-8 (i) A right of action of a public institution of higher 1-9 education or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is not 1-10 barred by this section. 1-11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it is 1-12 enacted, as required by Section 39, Article III, Texas 1-13 Constitution, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to 1-14 each house. If this Act does not receive the votes required for 1-15 immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2001.