78R9634 JSA-D


By:  Gallego, Moreno of El Paso, Luna, Solis,                     H.B. No. 3552
 
    Chavez, et al.                                                           

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to naming the school of pharmacy at Texas A&M University--Kingsville after Irma Rangel. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 87.303, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 87.303. IRMA RANGEL SCHOOL OF PHARMACY. SECTION 2. Section 87.303(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may establish and maintain a school of pharmacy as a professional school of Texas A&M University--Kingsville. The school shall be known as the Irma Rangel School of Pharmacy. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately 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 for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.