S.B. No. 596
AN ACT
relating to the name of Stephen F. Austin State University.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 101.01, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 101.01. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY.
(a) Stephen F. Austin State University is a coeducational
institution of higher education located in the city of Nacogdoches.
(b) The name of the university may not be changed.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 596 passed the Senate on
April 2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 596 passed the House on
May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor