81R2622 KJM-D
By: Estes S.B. No. 255
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public
liberal arts university.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 103.07, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 103.07. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall
build and operate a public liberal arts university [state college]
of the first rank to offer the university's students, consistent
with the university's mission, preparation for excellence in a
variety of careers and exploration of a variety of interests. The
university [that will compare favorably with the other splendid
colleges in Texas in the preparation of youth for the varied
interests and industries in the section in which the university is
located, and this college] shall be equipped as necessary
[adequately] to do its work as well as comparable public
institutions of higher education in this state [other state
colleges].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.