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1	1	83R8347 KSD-F
2	2	By: Isaac, Branch, Gonzales H.B. No. 2238
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the name of Texas State University--San Marcos.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 96,
10	10	Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
11	11	SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]
12	12	SECTION 2. Section 96.41, Education Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 96.41. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]. Texas
15	15	State University[--San Marcos] is a coeducational institution of
16	16	higher education located in the city of San Marcos with a campus
17	17	located in the city of Round Rock. The university [It] is under the
18	18	management and control of the Board of Regents, Texas State
19	19	University System.
20	20	SECTION 3. Section 54.511(a), Education Code, is amended to
21	21	read as follows:
22	22	(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
23	23	System may charge each student enrolled at Texas State
24	24	University[--San Marcos] a fee initially set at $10 per semester or
25	25	$5 per six-week summer term to be used to finance bus service for
26	26	students attending the institution.
27	27	SECTION 4. Section 54.5381(a), Education Code, is amended
28	28	to read as follows:
29	29	(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
30	30	System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student
31	31	enrolled at a component institution of the Texas State University
32	32	System, other than Texas State University[--San Marcos], in an
33	33	amount not to exceed:
34	34	(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular
35	35	semester; and
36	36	(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer
37	37	session.
38	38	SECTION 5. The heading to Section 54.5382, Education Code,
39	39	is amended to read as follows:
40	40	Sec. 54.5382. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE: TEXAS STATE
41	41	UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS].
42	42	SECTION 6. Section 54.5382(a), Education Code, is amended
43	43	to read as follows:
44	44	(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
45	45	System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student
46	46	enrolled at Texas State University[--San Marcos] in an amount not
47	47	to exceed:
48	48	(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular
49	49	semester; and
50	50	(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer
51	51	session.
52	52	SECTION 7. Section 55.1724(a), Education Code, is amended
53	53	to read as follows:
54	54	(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
55	55	subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
56	56	System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate,
57	57	enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities,
58	58	roads, or related infrastructure for the following institutions to
59	59	be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this
60	60	subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing
61	61	program adopted by the board in aggregate principal amounts not to
62	62	exceed the following:
63	63	(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $8 million;
64	64	(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $2 million;
65	65	(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $3.5 million;
66	66	(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $2.75 million;
67	67	(5) Sam Houston State University, $7.5 million;
68	68	(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $19.7
69	69	million; and
70	70	(7) Sul Ross State University, $17.5 million.
71	71	SECTION 8. Section 55.1734(a), Education Code, is amended
72	72	to read as follows:
73	73	(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
74	74	subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
75	75	System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in
76	76	accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by
77	77	the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the
78	78	following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects
79	79	specified as follows:
80	80	(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to
81	81	renovate and repair campus buildings;
82	82	(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to
83	83	renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory
84	84	use;
85	85	(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for
86	86	campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical
87	87	plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics
88	88	Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant
89	89	building;
90	90	(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to
91	91	construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand
92	92	the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza;
93	93	(5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to
94	94	renovate and expand the Farrington Building;
95	95	(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $18,436,500
96	96	to construct a business building; and
97	97	(7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate
98	98	and expand the range animal science facility and science building
99	99	annex and to carry out other building renovations.
100	100	SECTION 9. Section 55.1754(a), Education Code, is amended
101	101	to read as follows:
102	102	(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
103	103	subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
104	104	System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate,
105	105	enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related
106	106	infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of
107	107	bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a
108	108	systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the
109	109	following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate
110	110	principal amounts for the projects specified as follows:
111	111	(1) Lamar University, $4,500,000 for renovations and
112	112	additions to the Lucas Engineering Building;
113	113	(2) Lamar State College--Orange, $1,837,280 for
114	114	Hibernia Bank Building acquisition and renovation;
115	115	(3) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $1,849,500 for a
116	116	computer/learning center;
117	117	(4) Texas State University[--San Marcos]:
118	118	(A) $42,700,000 for an undergraduate academic
119	119	center; and
120	120	(B) $36 million for facilities for the Round Rock
121	121	Higher Education Center in Williamson County (phase II); and
122	122	(5) Sam Houston State University, $10 million for the
123	123	construction of a center for the performing arts (phase I).
124	124	SECTION 10. Section 61.003(3), Education Code, is amended
125	125	to read as follows:
126	126	(3) "General academic teaching institution" means The
127	127	University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at El Paso;
128	128	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; The University of
129	129	Texas at Dallas; The University of Texas at San Antonio; Texas A&M
130	130	University, Main University; The University of Texas at Arlington;
131	131	Tarleton State University; Prairie View A&M University; Texas
132	132	Maritime Academy; Texas Tech University; University of North
133	133	Texas; Lamar University; Lamar State College--Orange; Lamar
134	134	State College--Port Arthur; Texas A&M University--Kingsville;
135	135	Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; Texas Woman's University;
136	136	Texas Southern University; Midwestern State University;
137	137	University of Houston; University of Texas--Pan American; The
138	138	University of Texas at Brownsville; Texas A&M
139	139	University--Commerce; Sam Houston State University; Texas State
140	140	University[--San Marcos]; West Texas A&M University; Stephen F.
141	141	Austin State University; Sul Ross State University; Angelo State
142	142	University; The University of Texas at Tyler; and any other
143	143	college, university, or institution so classified as provided in
144	144	this chapter or created and so classified, expressly or impliedly,
145	145	by law.
146	146	SECTION 11. Section 62.021(a), Education Code, is amended
147	147	to read as follows:
148	148	(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
149	149	fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, an eligible institution is
150	150	entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
151	151	section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
152	152	Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
153	153	funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
154	154	claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
155	155	Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim
156	156	to be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the
157	157	delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII,
158	158	Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest
159	159	on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
160	160	library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
161	161	Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
162	162	accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
163	163	elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
164	164	complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
165	165	College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
166	166	follows:
167	167	(1) $3,559,433 to Midwestern State University;
168	168	(2) $27,846,476 to the University of North Texas;
169	169	(3) $8,771,265 to the University of North Texas Health
170	170	Science Center at Fort Worth;
171	171	(4) $12,311,123 to The University of Texas--Pan
172	172	American;
173	173	(5) $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
174	174	Brownsville;
175	175	(6) $8,425,937 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
176	176	(7) to the following component institutions of the
177	177	Texas State University System:
178	178	(A) $8,330,933 to Lamar University;
179	179	(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of
180	180	Technology;
181	181	(C) $1,235,752 to Lamar State College--Orange;
182	182	(D) $1,244,694 to Lamar State College--Port
183	183	Arthur;
184	184	(E) $11,893,110 to Sam Houston State University;
185	185	(F) $21,863,258 to Texas State University[--San
186	186	Marcos];
187	187	(G) $1,625,061 to Sul Ross State University; and
188	188	(H) $445,380 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
189	189	Grande College;
190	190	(8) $8,894,700 to Texas Southern University;
191	191	(9) to the following component institutions of the
192	192	Texas Tech University System:
193	193	(A) $23,936,088 to Texas Tech University;
194	194	(B) $16,973,569 to Texas Tech University Health
195	195	Sciences Center; and
196	196	(C) $3,743,027 to Angelo State University;
197	197	(10) $10,169,695 to Texas Woman's University;
198	198	(11) to the following component institutions of the
199	199	University of Houston System:
200	200	(A) $35,885,768 to the University of Houston;
201	201	(B) $2,393,921 to the University of
202	202	Houston--Victoria;
203	203	(C) $5,214,167 to the University of
204	204	Houston--Clear Lake; and
205	205	(D) $7,435,238 to the University of
206	206	Houston--Downtown;
207	207	(12) to the following component institutions of The
208	208	Texas A&M University System:
209	209	(A) $7,139,067 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
210	210	Christi;
211	211	(B) $3,796,436 to Texas A&M International
212	212	University;
213	213	(C) $5,046,885 to Texas A&M
214	214	University--Kingsville;
215	215	(D) $4,652,995 to West Texas A&M University;
216	216	(E) $5,193,232 to Texas A&M
217	217	University--Commerce; and
218	218	(F) $1,307,907 to Texas A&M
219	219	University--Texarkana; and
220	220	(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College
221	221	System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
222	222	its extension centers or programs:
223	223	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
224	224	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
225	225	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
226	226	and
227	227	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
228	228	SECTION 12. Section 411.050, Government Code, is amended to
229	229	read as follows:
230	230	Sec. 411.050. CRIME STATISTIC MAPPING. The department, in
231	231	conjunction with Texas State University[--San Marcos], may
232	232	annually produce maps of the state that include information
233	233	regarding crime statistics correlated with the various regions of
234	234	the state.
235	235	SECTION 13. (a) The name of Texas State University--San
236	236	Marcos is changed to Texas State University.
237	237	(b) A reference in law to Texas State University--San Marcos
238	238	means Texas State University.
239	239	(c) An appropriation for the use and benefit of Texas State
240	240	University--San Marcos is available for the use and benefit of
241	241	Texas State University.
242	242	(d) The board of regents of the Texas State University
243	243	System and Texas State University--San Marcos shall ensure that the
244	244	change of the name made by this Act is implemented with as little
245	245	unnecessary cost as possible. The university shall, to the maximum
246	246	extent practicable, use all stationery and other consumable
247	247	supplies that are printed with the institution's former name and
248	248	are in its possession on the effective date of this Act.
249	249	SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.