1-1     By:  West                                             S.B. No. 1429
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 13, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 20, 2001,
 1-4     reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
 1-5     following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 20, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1429            By:  Van de Putte
 1-7                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-8                                   AN ACT
 1-9     relating to establishing at Prairie View A&M University a center
1-10     for relationship violence prevention and intervention.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Education Code, is
1-13     amended by adding Section 87.107 to read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 87.107.  CENTER FOR RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
1-15     INTERVENTION.  (a)  The Center for Relationship Violence Prevention
1-16     and Intervention is established at Prairie View A&M University.
1-17           (b)  The organization, control, and management of the center
1-18     is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M University
1-19     System.
1-20           (c)  The board of regents shall approve the employment of
1-21     personnel by and the operating budget of the center.  An employee
1-22     of the center is an employee of Prairie View A&M University.
1-23           (d)  The center may:
1-24                 (1)  provide services to victims and perpetrators of
1-25     relationship violence;
1-26                 (2)  serve as a shelter for victims of relationship
1-27     violence in Waller County and surrounding communities;
1-28                 (3)  conduct, coordinate, collect, and evaluate
1-29     research in all areas relating to relationship violence;
1-30                 (4)  provide a setting for educational programs
1-31     relating to relationship violence, including:
1-32                       (A)  educational programs for students; and
1-33                       (B)  continuing education and training programs
1-34     for campus personnel;
1-35                 (5)  serve as a state and national resource for
1-36     information on relationship violence; and
1-37                 (6)  in connection with its research and educational
1-38     programs:
1-39                       (A)  develop programs, policies, and strategies
1-40     to address relationship violence and related social problems; and
1-41                       (B)  create partnerships, collaborative efforts,
1-42     or outreach, public service, or technical assistance programs to
1-43     assist communities, governmental agencies, or private entities to
1-44     implement programs, policies, and strategies addressing
1-45     relationship violence and related social problems.
1-46           (e)  The center may enter into a cooperative agreement or
1-47     contract with a public or private entity to perform the duties of
1-48     the center.
1-49           (f)  The board of regents may accept gifts and grants from a
1-50     public or private source for the benefit of the center.
1-51           (g)  Establishment of the center is subject to the
1-52     availability of federal funding or other funding for that purpose.
1-53     The board of regents may not use legislative appropriations, other
1-54     than any gifts or grants subject to appropriation, to establish or
1-55     operate the center.
1-56           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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