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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the partnership agreement between The University of |
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Texas at Brownsville and the Texas Southmost College District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 78.02(c) and (d), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The university may enter into a partnership agreement |
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with the Texas Southmost [Union Junior] College District in the |
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manner authorized by Subchapter N, Chapter 51, to offer a |
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lower-division, occupational, or technical course that is not |
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offered at the university. A partnership agreement must include: |
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(1) the responsibilities of each institution under the |
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agreement; |
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(2) a description of the assets, property, and |
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personnel to be shared by the institutions under the agreement; |
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(3) a manner of assigning students to each institution |
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based on factors such as the physical capacity of each |
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institution's facilities and the courses and programs in which the |
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students are enrolled; |
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(4) a description of the certificate and degree |
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programs and other curricula to be offered under the agreement and |
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the process for appropriate accreditations; and |
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(5) the manner for dissolving the agreement, including |
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an appropriate disposition of assets and obligations. |
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(d) The university shall, subject to the authority of the |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, offer basic |
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lower-division courses to support bachelor of arts and bachelor of |
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science degree programs. If the Texas Southmost [Union Junior] |
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College District provides regular operational support for Texas |
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Southmost College and the partnership with the university |
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authorized by Subsection (c), the university may offer additional |
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lower-division courses. |
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SECTION 2. Section 78.04, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 78.04. FACILITIES. The board shall make provisions |
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for adequate physical facilities for use by the university, on land |
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committed by the board of trustees of the Texas Southmost [Union
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Junior] College District on the district's Texas Southmost College |
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campus, subject to the normal requirements of the board and the |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than the 90th day after the effective |
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date of this Act, any partnership agreement between The University |
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of Texas at Brownsville and the Southmost Union Junior College |
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District entered under Section 78.02(c), Education Code, before the |
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effective date of this Act shall be amended to meet the requirements |
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of Section 78.02(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |