S.B. No. 1662 AN ACT relating to the payment of costs associated with certain educational programs of Prairie View A&M University. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 660.004, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Funds appropriated for Prairie View A&M University may be used to pay for costs associated with the university's Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success program and Research Apprentice Program and the Prairie View A&M Undergraduate Medical Academy, including participant and employee travel expenses and related expenses. 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, 2011. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1662 passed the Senate on April 26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1662 passed the House on May 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 4, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor