Amend CSSB 286 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION and renumbering the other SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 61.313, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read
as follows:
(e) This section does not apply to a person who on September
1, 1997, used the term "college" or "university" in the official
name or title of a private postsecondary educational institution
that was established before September 1, 1975. A person covered by
this subsection is not required to remove the term "college" or
"university" from the name or title of the institution established
before September 1, 1975.
(f) A person covered by Subsection (e) [this subsection] may
use the term "college" in the official name or title of another
private postsecondary educational institution in this state if:
(1) the person's business name on September 1, 1995,
included the term "college"; and
(2) the other institution offers the same or similar
educational programs and is located in the same county as the
institution established before September 1, 1975.
(g) A person covered by Subsection (e) may use the term
"college" in the official name or title of another private
postsecondary educational institution in this state if:
(1) the person operated at least four private
postsecondary educational institutions in this state on September
1, 1985, for which the person was permitted to use the term
"college" in the official name or title; and
(2) the other institution offers the same or similar
educational programs as the institutions described by Subdivision
(1) and has enrolled students in educational programs continuously
since before September 1, 1995.