78S10129 JRD-D

By:  Heflin                                                       H.B. No. 13 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to making an appropriation to the Texas Tech University 
Health Sciences Center for the purpose of attaining accreditation 
of a four-year medical school in El Paso.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  In addition to other amounts that may be expended 
for this purpose, the amount of $2 million is appropriated out of 
the general revenue fund to the Texas Tech University Health 
Sciences Center for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 
1, 2003, for the purpose of initiating the actions and processes 
necessary to attain accreditation of a four-year medical school in 
El Paso.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, if it 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary to take effect on 
that date, this Act takes effect November 1, 2003.