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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 law at The University |
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of Texas at Brownsville. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 78, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 78.11 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 78.11. SCHOOL OF LAW. (a) The board shall establish |
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and maintain a school of law as a professional school of the |
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university. |
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(b) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary |
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degrees offered at other leading American schools of law and may |
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award those degrees. |
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(c) The school of law shall be located in Cameron County. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prepare a feasibility |
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study to assist the board of regents of The University of Texas |
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System in establishing a law school as provided by this Act. |
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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, 2009. |