BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1051 |
By: Wray |
Higher Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
According to interested parties, recent legislation authorized and funded the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) North Texas extension center in Ellis County at the request of the local community. TSTC North Texas is located in a fast-growth area with significant industrial expansion and adjacent to Red Oak High School, where it offers dual-credit programs. The local community, the parties note, has made a significant investment in TSTC North Texas, contributing the land and other resources for the facility, and wants the location to hold a full campus designation. The parties also suggest that a campus designation will afford TSTC more flexibility with regard to internal budgetary allocations, such as permitting the use of state appropriations for utilities and physical expenses, as opposed to the current reliance on local funds.
C.S.H.B. 1051 seeks to provide for the campus designation to afford TSTC more flexibility in allocating existing funding.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1051 amends the Education Code to replace as a component of the Texas State Technical College System the extension center located in Ellis County with a campus located in the city of Red Oak in Ellis County.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1051 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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