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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public |
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liberal arts university. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 103.07, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.07. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall |
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build and operate a public liberal arts university [state college] |
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of the first rank to offer the university's students, consistent |
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with the university's mission, preparation for excellence in a |
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variety of careers and exploration of a variety of interests. The |
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university [that will compare favorably with the other splendid
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colleges in Texas in the preparation of youth for the varied
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interests and industries in the section in which the university is
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located, and this college] shall be equipped as necessary |
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[adequately] to do its work as well as comparable public |
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institutions of higher education in this state [other state
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colleges]. |
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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. |