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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name of Texas State University--San Marcos. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 96, |
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Education Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS] |
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SECTION 2. Section 96.41, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 96.41. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]. Texas |
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State University[--San Marcos] is a coeducational institution of |
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higher education located in the city of San Marcos with a campus |
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located in the city of Round Rock. The university [It] is under the |
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management and control of the Board of Regents, Texas State |
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University System. |
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SECTION 3. Section 54.511(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may charge each student enrolled at Texas State |
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University[--San Marcos] a fee initially set at $10 per semester or |
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$5 per six-week summer term to be used to finance bus service for |
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students attending the institution. |
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SECTION 4. Section 54.5381(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student |
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enrolled at a component institution of the Texas State University |
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System, other than Texas State University[--San Marcos], in an |
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amount not to exceed: |
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(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular |
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semester; and |
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(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer |
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session. |
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SECTION 5. The heading to Section 54.5382, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.5382. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE: TEXAS STATE |
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UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]. |
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SECTION 6. Section 54.5382(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student |
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enrolled at Texas State University[--San Marcos] in an amount not |
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to exceed: |
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(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular |
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semester; and |
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(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer |
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session. |
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SECTION 7. Section 55.1724(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this |
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subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, |
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enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, |
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roads, or related infrastructure for the following institutions to |
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be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this |
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subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing |
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program adopted by the board in aggregate principal amounts not to |
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exceed the following: |
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(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $8 million; |
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(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $2 million; |
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(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $3.5 million; |
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(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $2.75 million; |
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(5) Sam Houston State University, $7.5 million; |
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(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $19.7 |
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million; and |
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(7) Sul Ross State University, $17.5 million. |
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SECTION 8. Section 55.1734(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this |
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subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in |
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accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by |
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the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the |
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following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects |
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specified as follows: |
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(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to |
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renovate and repair campus buildings; |
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(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to |
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renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory |
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use; |
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(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for |
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campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical |
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plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics |
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Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant |
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building; |
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(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to |
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construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand |
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the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza; |
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(5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to |
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renovate and expand the Farrington Building; |
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(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $18,436,500 |
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to construct a business building; and |
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(7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate |
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and expand the range animal science facility and science building |
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annex and to carry out other building renovations. |
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SECTION 9. Section 55.1754(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this |
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subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, |
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enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related |
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infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of |
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bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a |
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systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the |
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following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate |
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principal amounts for the projects specified as follows: |
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(1) Lamar University, $4,500,000 for renovations and |
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additions to the Lucas Engineering Building; |
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(2) Lamar State College--Orange, $1,837,280 for |
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Hibernia Bank Building acquisition and renovation; |
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(3) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $1,849,500 for a |
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computer/learning center; |
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(4) Texas State University[--San Marcos]: |
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(A) $42,700,000 for an undergraduate academic |
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center; and |
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(B) $36 million for facilities for the Round Rock |
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Higher Education Center in Williamson County (phase II); and |
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(5) Sam Houston State University, $10 million for the |
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construction of a center for the performing arts (phase I). |
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SECTION 10. Section 61.003(3), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "General academic teaching institution" means The |
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University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at El Paso; |
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; The University of |
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Texas at Dallas; The University of Texas at San Antonio; Texas A&M |
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University, Main University; The University of Texas at Arlington; |
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Tarleton State University; Prairie View A&M University; Texas |
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Maritime Academy; Texas Tech University; University of North |
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Texas; Lamar University; Lamar State College--Orange; Lamar |
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State College--Port Arthur; Texas A&M University--Kingsville; |
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Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; Texas Woman's University; |
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Texas Southern University; Midwestern State University; |
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University of Houston; University of Texas--Pan American; The |
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University of Texas at Brownsville; Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; Sam Houston State University; Texas State |
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University[--San Marcos]; West Texas A&M University; Stephen F. |
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Austin State University; Sul Ross State University; Angelo State |
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University; The University of Texas at Tyler; and any other |
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college, university, or institution so classified as provided in |
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this chapter or created and so classified, expressly or impliedly, |
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by law. |
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SECTION 11. Section 62.021(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state |
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fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, an eligible institution is |
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entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this |
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section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), |
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Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute |
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funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a |
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claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071, |
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Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim |
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to be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the |
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delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII, |
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Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest |
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on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published |
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library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government |
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Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in |
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accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following |
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elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional |
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complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical |
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College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as |
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follows: |
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(1) $3,559,433 to Midwestern State University; |
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(2) $27,846,476 to the University of North Texas; |
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(3) $8,771,265 to the University of North Texas Health |
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Science Center at Fort Worth; |
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(4) $12,311,123 to The University of Texas--Pan |
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American; |
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(5) $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at |
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Brownsville; |
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(6) $8,425,937 to Stephen F. Austin State University; |
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(7) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas State University System: |
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(A) $8,330,933 to Lamar University; |
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(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of |
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Technology; |
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(C) $1,235,752 to Lamar State College--Orange; |
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(D) $1,244,694 to Lamar State College--Port |
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Arthur; |
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(E) $11,893,110 to Sam Houston State University; |
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(F) $21,863,258 to Texas State University[--San
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Marcos]; |
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(G) $1,625,061 to Sul Ross State University; and |
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(H) $445,380 to Sul Ross State University-Rio |
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Grande College; |
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(8) $8,894,700 to Texas Southern University; |
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(9) to the following component institutions of the |
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Texas Tech University System: |
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(A) $23,936,088 to Texas Tech University; |
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(B) $16,973,569 to Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center; and |
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(C) $3,743,027 to Angelo State University; |
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(10) $10,169,695 to Texas Woman's University; |
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(11) to the following component institutions of the |
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University of Houston System: |
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(A) $35,885,768 to the University of Houston; |
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(B) $2,393,921 to the University of |
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Houston--Victoria; |
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(C) $5,214,167 to the University of |
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Houston--Clear Lake; and |
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(D) $7,435,238 to the University of |
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Houston--Downtown; |
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(12) to the following component institutions of The |
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Texas A&M University System: |
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(A) $7,139,067 to Texas A&M University--Corpus |
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Christi; |
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(B) $3,796,436 to Texas A&M International |
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University; |
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(C) $5,046,885 to Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville; |
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(D) $4,652,995 to West Texas A&M University; |
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(E) $5,193,232 to Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; and |
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(F) $1,307,907 to Texas A&M |
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University--Texarkana; and |
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(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College |
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System Administration and the following component campuses, but not |
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its extension centers or programs: |
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(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen; |
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(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall; |
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(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas; |
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and |
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(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco. |
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SECTION 12. Section 411.050, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.050. CRIME STATISTIC MAPPING. The department, in |
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conjunction with Texas State University[--San Marcos], may |
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annually produce maps of the state that include information |
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regarding crime statistics correlated with the various regions of |
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the state. |
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SECTION 13. (a) The name of Texas State University--San |
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Marcos is changed to Texas State University. |
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(b) A reference in law to Texas State University--San Marcos |
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means Texas State University. |
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(c) An appropriation for the use and benefit of Texas State |
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University--San Marcos is available for the use and benefit of |
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Texas State University. |
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(d) The board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System and Texas State University--San Marcos shall ensure that the |
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change of the name made by this Act is implemented with as little |
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unnecessary cost as possible. The university shall, to the maximum |
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extent practicable, use all stationery and other consumable |
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supplies that are printed with the institution's former name and |
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are in its possession on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |