81R10656 KEL-D
By: Williams S.J.R. No. 38
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Lamar Institute
of Technology to participate in the allocation of certain
constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements at
agencies and institutions of higher education.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 17(b), Article VII, Texas Constitution,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) The funds appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
section shall be for the use of the following eligible agencies and
institutions of higher education (even though their names may be
changed):
(1) [East Texas State University including East Texas
State University at Texarkana;
[(2) Lamar University including Lamar University at
Orange and Lamar University at Port Arthur;
[(3)] Midwestern State University;
(2) [(4)] University of North Texas;
(3) the University of North Texas Health Science
Center at Fort Worth;
(4) [(5)] The University of Texas--Pan American
including The University of Texas at Brownsville;
(5) [(6)] Stephen F. Austin State University;
(6) [(7) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine;
[(8)] Texas State University System Administration
and the following component institutions:
(7) [(9)] Sam Houston State University;
(8) [(10) Southwest] Texas State University;
(9) [(11)] Sul Ross State University including Uvalde
Study Center;
(10) Lamar University including Lamar State
College--Orange and Lamar State College--Port Arthur;
(11) Lamar Institute of Technology;
(12) Texas Southern University;
(13) Texas Tech University;
(14) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;
(15) Angelo State University;
(16) Texas Woman's University;
(17) University of Houston System Administration and
the following component institutions:
(18) University of Houston;
(19) University of Houston--Victoria;
(20) University of Houston--Clear Lake;
(21) University of Houston--Downtown;
(22) Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi;
(23) Texas A&M International University;
(24) Texas A&M University--Kingsville;
(25) Texas A&M University--Commerce including Texas
A&M University--Texarkana;
(26) [25] West Texas A&M University; and
(27) [26] Texas State Technical College System and its
campuses, but not its extension centers or programs.
SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to
the Texas Constitution:
TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies
to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 81st Legislature,
Regular Session, 2009, to allow the Lamar Institute of Technology
to participate in the allocation of certain constitutionally
dedicated funds for capital improvements at agencies and
institutions of higher education.
(b) For any remaining portion of the 10-year allocation
period established under Section 17(d), Article VII, of this
constitution that ends in 2015, the legislature may include the
Lamar Institute of Technology in the agencies and institutions
participating in the allocation of the constitutionally dedicated
funds provided by Section 17 of that article and, if the institute
is included, shall allocate the constitutionally dedicated funds by
equitable formula among all participating agencies and
institutions for the remainder of that 10-year period.
(c) Section 1 of the constitutional amendment takes effect
January 1, 2010.
(d) This section expires January 1, 2016.
SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow the
Lamar Institute of Technology to participate in the allocation of
certain constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements
at agencies and institutions of higher education."