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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.861, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Texas A&M University--Central Texas is a general |
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academic teaching institution with facilities located in Bell |
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County and Williamson County. The university is a component |
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institution of The Texas A&M University System and is under the |
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management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M |
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University System. |
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(e) The board on behalf of the university shall enter into a |
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partnership agreement with the Temple Junior College District in |
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the manner authorized by Subchapter N, Chapter 51, to offer a |
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lower-division, occupational, or technical course that is not |
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offered at the university. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter L, Chapter 87, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 87.862 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.862. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--CENTRAL TEXAS EAST |
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER. (a) Under the |
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agreement entered into under Section 87.861(e) and subject to the |
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approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the |
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board of regents of The Texas A&M University System and the board of |
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trustees of the Temple Junior College District, in order to meet the |
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workforce and educational needs of the state uniform service |
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region, shall enter into agreements with local public school |
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districts and local business and industry to establish the Texas |
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A&M University--Central Texas East Williamson County Higher |
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Education Center. |
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(b) The center shall be administered under the agreement as |
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determined by the entities participating in the agreement. |
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(c) The board of regents shall make provisions for adequate |
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physical facilities for use by the Texas A&M University--Central |
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Texas East Williamson County Higher Education Center, subject to |
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the general requirements of the board and the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(d) The board of regents may solicit, accept, and |
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administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the board, gifts, |
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grants, or donations of any kind and from any source for use by the |
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Texas A&M University--Central Texas East Williamson County Higher |
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Education Center. |
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(e) Unless otherwise specifically restricted, funds may be |
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transferred to Texas A&M University--Central Texas to implement |
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this section. |
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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. |