By:  Lucio, Hinojosa, Zaffirini                                   S.B. No. 10 


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to making an appropriation to the University of Texas 
Health Science Center at San Antonio for the purpose of supporting 
the Regional Academic Health Center and the Laredo Extension 
Campus, and making an appropriation to the University of Texas 
Health Science Center at Houston for the purpose of completing 
building construction of the Regional Academic Health Center at the 
University of Texas School of Public Health at the Brownsville 
Regional Campus.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  In addition to other amounts appropriated to The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for all or 
part of the state fiscal biennium that began September 1, 2003, for 
the purpose of supporting the Regional Academic Health Center, the 
amount of $19,161,612 is appropriated out of the general revenue 
fund to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 
for the state fiscal biennium that began September 1, 2003, for the 
purpose of supporting the Regional Academic Health Center 
established under Section 74.611, Education Code, to serve the 
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
	SECTION 2.  In addition to other amounts appropriated to The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for all or 
part of the state fiscal biennium that began September 1, 2003, for 
the purpose of supporting the programs and operations of the Laredo 
Campus Extension, the amount of $3,765,507 is appropriated out of 
the general revenue fund to The University of Texas Health Science 
Center at San Antonio for the state fiscal biennium that began 
September 1, 2003, for the purpose of supporting the programs and 
operations of the Laredo Campus Extension.
	SECTION 3.  In addition to other amounts appropriated to The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for all or part 
of the state fiscal biennium that began September 1, 2003, for the 
purpose of completing building construction of the Regional 
Academic Health Center at the University of Texas School of Public 
Health - Brownsville Regional Campus, the amount of $2,000,000 is 
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to The University of 
Texas Health Science Center at Houston for the state fiscal 
biennium that began September 1, 2003, for the purpose of 
completing building construction of the Regional Academic Health 
Center at the University of Texas School of Public Health - 
Brownsville Regional Campus established under Section 74.611, 
Education Code, to serve the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect October 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 January 1, 2004.