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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making underused classrooms of public institutions of |
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higher education available for use by other public colleges and |
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universities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.975 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.975. SHARING OF UNDERUSED CLASSROOMS. (a) A public |
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institution of higher education shall make the institution's |
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classrooms not scheduled for use by the institution or by students, |
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student organizations, or faculty of the institution between 6 p.m. |
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and 10 p.m. on one or more weekdays available for that day to |
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another public institution of higher education on request for |
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teaching courses in the core curriculum, as defined by Section |
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61.821, or continuing education courses. |
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(b) An institution of higher education may not impose a |
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charge on another institution for the use of a classroom under this |
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section. |
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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, 2009. |