| 1 | 1 | | By: Merritt H.B. No. 3652 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The |
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| 7 | 7 | | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Education Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 55.175 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 55.175. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL |
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| 12 | 12 | | BONDS. (a) In addition to the other authority granted by this |
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| 13 | 13 | | subchapter, the board of regents of The University of Texas System |
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| 14 | 14 | | may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or |
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| 15 | 15 | | equip property, buildings, structures, or other facilities, |
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| 16 | 16 | | including roads and related infrastructure, for The University of |
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| 17 | 17 | | Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, be financed by the issuance of |
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| 18 | 18 | | bonds in accordance with this subchapter, including bonds issued in |
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| 19 | 19 | | accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program and secured |
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| 20 | 20 | | as provided by that program, in the aggregate principal amount of |
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| 21 | 21 | | $13.3 million. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds |
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| 23 | 23 | | authorized by Subsection (a) all or any part of the revenue funds of |
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| 24 | 24 | | an institution, branch, or entity of The University of Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge |
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| 26 | 26 | | made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the |
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| 27 | 27 | | bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those |
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| 28 | 28 | | bonds, are outstanding. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to |
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| 30 | 30 | | meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer |
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| 31 | 31 | | funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The University |
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| 32 | 32 | | of Texas System to ensure the most equitable and efficient |
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| 33 | 33 | | allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or |
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| 34 | 34 | | entity to carry out its constitutional and statutory duties and |
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| 35 | 35 | | purposes. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. Section 61.0572(e), Education Code, is amended |
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| 37 | 37 | | to read as follows: |
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| 38 | 38 | | (e) Approval of the board is not required to acquire real |
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| 39 | 39 | | property that is financed by bonds issued under Section 55.17(e)(3) |
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| 40 | 40 | | or (4), 55.1713-55.1718, 55.1721-55.1728, 55.1735(a)(1) 55.174, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 55.1742, 55.1743, [or] 55.1744, or 55.175, except that the board |
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| 42 | 42 | | shall review all real property to be financed by bonds issued under |
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| 43 | 43 | | those sections to determine whether the property meets the |
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| 44 | 44 | | standards adopted by the board for cost, efficiency, and space use. |
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| 45 | 45 | | If the property does not meet those standards, the board shall |
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| 46 | 46 | | notify the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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| 47 | 47 | | house of representatives, and the Legislative Budget Board. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 3. Section 61.058(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 49 | 49 | | read as follows: |
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| 50 | 50 | | (b) This section does not apply to construction, repair, or |
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| 51 | 51 | | rehabilitation financed by bonds issued under Section 55.17(e)(3) |
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| 52 | 52 | | or (4), 55.1713-55.1718, 55.1721-55.1728, 55.174, 55.1742, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 55.1743, [or] 55.1744, or 55.175, except that the board shall |
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| 54 | 54 | | review all construction, repair, or rehabilitation to be financed |
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| 55 | 55 | | by bonds issued under those sections to determine whether the |
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| 56 | 56 | | construction, rehabilitation, or repair meets the standards |
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| 57 | 57 | | adopted by board rule for cost, efficiency, and space use. If the |
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| 58 | 58 | | construction, rehabilitation, or repair does not meet those |
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| 59 | 59 | | standards, the board shall notify the governor, the lieutenant |
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| 60 | 60 | | governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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| 61 | 61 | | Legislative Budget Board. |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 63 | 63 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 64 | 64 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 65 | 65 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 66 | 66 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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