79R4591 JRJ-D
By: Flores H.B. No. 1737
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a dual usage educational complex
by a junior college district and other political subdivisions or
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 130.0103 to read as follows:
Sec. 130.0103. DUAL USAGE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX. (a) With
the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the
board of trustees of a junior college district may establish and
operate a dual usage educational complex to provide a shared
facility for the educational activities of the district and other
participating entities. The board of trustees may enter into a
cooperative agreement governing the operation and use of the
complex with the governing bodies of one or more of the following
entities:
(1) a county, municipality, or school district located
in whole or in part in the service area of the junior college
district; or
(2) another institution of higher education with a
campus or other educational facility located in the same state
uniform service region as adopted by the coordinating board.
(b) The junior college district shall coordinate and
supervise the operation of the complex. The use and the costs
associated with the establishment and operation of the complex
shall be shared by the district and the other participating
entities under the terms of the cooperative agreement.
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.