By Madla S.B. No. 1482 77R5299 KEL-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to establishing Texas A&M University at San Antonio, 1-3 including a school of law. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 87, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Subchapter K to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER K. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT SAN ANTONIO 1-8 Sec. 87.841. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT SAN ANTONIO. (a) The 1-9 board of regents shall convert the Texas A&M University--Kingsville 1-10 System Center at Palo Alto into a university to be known as Texas 1-11 A&M University at San Antonio. 1-12 (b) The university is a component of The Texas A&M 1-13 University System. 1-14 (c) The board has the same powers and duties concerning 1-15 Texas A&M University at San Antonio as are conferred on it by 1-16 statute concerning Texas A&M University. 1-17 Sec. 87.842. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AT SAN 1-18 ANTONIO. On approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating 1-19 Board, the board of regents shall establish and maintain at the 1-20 university a school of law to be known as Texas A&M University 1-21 School of Law at San Antonio. 1-22 Sec. 87.843. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES. (a) The board of 1-23 regents, with the approval of the Texas Higher Education 1-24 Coordinating Board, may prescribe courses leading to customary 2-1 degrees as are offered at leading American universities and may 2-2 award those degrees, including baccalaureate, master's, and 2-3 doctoral degrees and their equivalents. 2-4 (b) A new department, school, or degree program may not be 2-5 instituted without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education 2-6 Coordinating Board. 2-7 (c) The board shall adopt other rules for the operation, 2-8 control, and management of the university as may be necessary for 2-9 the conduct of the university as one of the first class. 2-10 Sec. 87.844. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. (a) 2-11 The board of regents may execute and carry out with any entity or 2-12 institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are 2-13 reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of 2-14 a university of the first class. 2-15 (b) The board may make joint appointments in Texas A&M 2-16 University at San Antonio and in other institutions under the 2-17 board's governance. The salary of a person who receives a joint 2-18 appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on 2-19 the basis of services rendered. 2-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-21 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-22 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-23 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-24 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.