This website will be unavailable from Friday, April 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

	Amend CSSB 3 (house committee printing) in Article 2 of the 
bill by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to that 
article and renumbering the other SECTIONS of that article 
accordingly:
	SECTION 2.____.  Chapter 68, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter B to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
	Sec. 68.21.  SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH CENTER.  (a)  
In this section, "center" means the Sustainable Water Supply 
Research Center.
	(b)  The board may establish and operate the Sustainable 
Water Supply Research Center as part of The University of Texas at 
Arlington.
	(c)  If established, the center shall:                                  
		(1)  conduct, sponsor, or direct multidisciplinary 
research directed toward:
			(A)  promoting water conservation through 
development of a sustainable water supply for this state; and
			(B)  mitigating the effect of diminishing water 
supplies on the economy and people of this state; and
		(2)  conduct a comprehensive, interdisciplinary 
instructional program in water conservation with emphasis on 
development of a sustainable water supply at the graduate level and 
offer undergraduate courses for students interested in water 
conservation and sustainable water supply development.
	(d)  The organization, control, and management of the center 
are vested in the board.
	(e)  The center may enter into an agreement or may cooperate 
with a public or private entity to perform the research functions of 
the center.
	(f)  The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and 
grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of 
the center.