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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of certain institutions of higher |
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education as general academic teaching institutions and to the |
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statutory limitation imposed on certain university systems to issue |
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revenue bonds to fund facilities at certain institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (d), Section 87.841, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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Texas A&M University--San Antonio may not operate as a general |
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academic teaching institution until the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville System Center--San Antonio has reached an |
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enrollment equivalent of[:
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[(1)] 1,000 full-time students for one semester [if
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the legislature authorizes revenue bonds to be issued to finance
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educational and related facilities for the institution, and the
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bonds are issued for that purpose; or
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[(2)
2,500 full-time students for one semester if the
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conditions specified by Subdivision (1) are not satisfied]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (d), Section 105.501, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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the University of North Texas at Dallas may operate as a general |
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academic teaching institution with its own chief executive officer, |
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administration, and faculty only after the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the University of |
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North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an enrollment |
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equivalent to 1,000 full-time students for one semester. Until |
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that enrollment level is reached, the board may operate a system |
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center of the University of North Texas in the city of Dallas. |
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[Prior to reaching 2,500 full-time equivalent students, the
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University of North Texas at Dallas may not receive general revenue
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in excess of the 2003 expended amount with the exception of funding
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provided through the General Academic Instruction and Operations
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Formula for semester credit hour increases and the Tuition Revenue
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Bond debt service for bonds approved in the 78th Legislature. The
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institution will not be eligible to receive the small school
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supplement in the General Academic Instruction and Operations
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Formula until it reaches 2,500 full-time equivalent student
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enrollment.] |
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SECTION 3. The following statutes are repealed: |
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(1) Subsections (d) and (e), Section 55.1751, |
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Education Code; and |
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(2) Subsection (d), Section 55.1755, Education Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act does not make an appropriation. This |
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Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the |
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implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations |
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act of the 81st Legislature. |
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SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of |
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all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, |
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Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the |
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vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect |
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September 1, 2009, except as otherwise provided by this Act. |