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By:  Pitts                                                        H.B. No. 391



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the participation of institutions of higher education 
in electronic government.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2055.001, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 2055.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                 
		(1)  "Board," "department," "electronic government 
project," "local government," and "TexasOnline" have the meanings 
assigned by Section 2054.003.
		(2)  ["Institution of higher education" has the meaning 
assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
		[(3)] "Office" means the Electronic Government Program 
Management Office of the department.
		(3) [(4)] "State agency" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 2054.003[, except that the term does not include a 
university system or institution of higher education].
	SECTION 2.  Section 2177.0001, Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 2177.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                
		(1)  ["Institution of higher education" has the meaning 
assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
		[(2)] "Political subdivision" includes a school 
district.  
		(2) [(3)] "State agency" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 2054.003[, except that the term does not include a 
university system or institution of higher education].
	SECTION 3.  Sections 2055.002 and 2177.005, Government Code, 
are repealed.   
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2004.