81R10656 KEL-D

By: Williams S.J.R. No. 38

A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Lamar Institute of Technology to participate in the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements at agencies and institutions of higher education.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 17(b), Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The funds appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section shall be for the use of the following eligible agencies and institutions of higher education (even though their names may be changed):

(1) [East Texas State University including East Texas State University at Texarkana;

[(2) Lamar University including Lamar University at Orange and Lamar University at Port Arthur;

[(3)] Midwestern State University;

(2) [(4)] University of North Texas;

(3) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;

(4) [(5)] The University of Texas--Pan American including The University of Texas at Brownsville;

(5) [(6)] Stephen F. Austin State University;

(6) [(7) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine;

[(8)] Texas State University System Administration and the following component institutions:

(7) [(9)] Sam Houston State University;

(8) [(10) Southwest] Texas State University;

(9) [(11)] Sul Ross State University including Uvalde Study Center;

(10) Lamar University including Lamar State College--Orange and Lamar State College--Port Arthur;

(11) Lamar Institute of Technology;

(12) Texas Southern University;

(13) Texas Tech University;

(14) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

(15) Angelo State University;

(16) Texas Woman's University;

(17) University of Houston System Administration and the following component institutions:

(18) University of Houston;

(19) University of Houston--Victoria;

(20) University of Houston--Clear Lake;

(21) University of Houston--Downtown;

(22) Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi;

(23) Texas A&M International University;

(24) Texas A&M University--Kingsville;

(25) Texas A&M University--Commerce including Texas A&M University--Texarkana;

(26) [25] West Texas A&M University; and

(27) [26] Texas State Technical College System and its campuses, but not its extension centers or programs.

SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the Texas Constitution:

TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, to allow the Lamar Institute of Technology to participate in the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements at agencies and institutions of higher education.

(b) For any remaining portion of the 10-year allocation period established under Section 17(d), Article VII, of this constitution that ends in 2015, the legislature may include the Lamar Institute of Technology in the agencies and institutions participating in the allocation of the constitutionally dedicated funds provided by Section 17 of that article and, if the institute is included, shall allocate the constitutionally dedicated funds by equitable formula among all participating agencies and institutions for the remainder of that 10-year period.

(c) Section 1 of the constitutional amendment takes effect January 1, 2010.

(d) This section expires January 1, 2016.

SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the Lamar Institute of Technology to participate in the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements at agencies and institutions of higher education."