SRC-TAG C.S.S.B. 1874 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1874
78R16428 KSD-DBy: Lucio
Education
5/15/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)

DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

C.S.S.B. 1874 amends the Education Code to require the board of regents of
The Texas A&M University System to rename the school of pharmacy Texas A&M
University-Kingsville as the Irma Rangel School of Pharmacy.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends the heading to Section 87.303, Education Code, as
follows: 

 Sec.  87.303.  New heading: IRMA RANGEL SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 87.303(a), Education Code, to require the
school of pharmacy at Texas A&M University-Kingsville to be known as the
Irma Rangel School of Pharmacy, and to require the primary building in
which the school is operated to include "Irma Rangel" in its official
name.   

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.