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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the East Williamson County |
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Multi-Institution Teaching Center. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.861(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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Texas A&M University--Central Texas may not operate as a general |
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academic teaching institution until the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the Tarleton State |
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University System Center--Central Texas in Killeen has reached an |
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enrollment equivalent of 1,000 full-time students for one semester. |
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In computing the full-time student enrollment equivalent for a |
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semester under this subsection, the coordinating board shall |
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include any semester credit hours completed at the East Williamson |
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County Multi-Institution Teaching Center under Section 130.092 in |
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courses conducted by the faculty of the Tarleton State University |
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System Center--Central Texas, or its successor. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 130, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. SPECIAL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY CERTAIN JUNIOR |
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COLLEGE DISTRICTS. |
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Sec. 130.091. DEFINITION. In this chapter "institution of |
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higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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Sec. 130.092. EAST WILLIAMSON COUNTY MULTI-INSTITUTION |
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TEACHING CENTER. (a) The Temple Junior College District shall |
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establish, in conjunction with at least one of the following |
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institutions, the East Williamson County Multi-Institution |
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Teaching Center: |
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(1) Tarleton State University; |
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(2) Tarleton State University System Center--Central |
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Texas; |
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(3) Texas State Technical College--Waco; or |
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(4) another public or private institution of higher |
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education. |
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(b) The center shall provide coordinated higher education |
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opportunities to the residents of the region in which the center is |
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located by offering academic credit courses and programs from the |
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member institutions of the center. The center must be administered |
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under a formal agreement entered into by the Temple Junior College |
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District with the other member institutions. |
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(c) The member institutions of the center shall work with |
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the local community to identify and offer courses that will meet the |
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educational and workforce development goals for the region served |
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by the center. |
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(d) The member institutions of the center may, under the |
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terms of the formal agreement, make provisions for adequate |
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physical facilities for use by the center. |
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(e) The member institutions of the center may solicit, |
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accept, and administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the |
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members, gifts, grants, or donations of any kind and from any source |
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for use by the center. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |