By:  Morrison (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister)                       H.B. No. 1215
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2005; 
April 25, 2005, read first time and referred to Subcommittee on 
Higher Education; May 16, 2005, reported favorably to Committee on 
Education; May 20, 2005, reported favorably from Committee on 
Education by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, 
sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the degree programs offered by the University of 
Houston-Victoria.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 111.96(b), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(b)  The institution shall be organized to offer only junior, 
senior, and graduate [master's] level programs.
	SECTION 2.  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, 2005.



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