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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a school of engineering at Texas |
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A&M University--Corpus Christi. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 87, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 87.403 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.403. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. (a) The board of |
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regents of The Texas A&M University System may establish and |
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operate a school of engineering as a professional school of Texas |
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A&M University--Corpus Christi. |
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(b) In administering the engineering school, the board may |
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prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at other |
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leading American schools of engineering and may award those |
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degrees. |
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(c) Before the board establishes an engineering school |
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under this section, but not later than June 1, 2008, the Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prepare a feasibility |
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study to determine the actions the system must take to obtain |
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accreditation of the engineering school. The Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall deliver a copy of the study to |
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the chair of each legislative standing committee or subcommittee |
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with jurisdiction over higher education. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |