By: Campbell S.B. No. 974
(In the Senate - Filed February 28, 2013; March 12, 2013,
read first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education;
March 21, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
Nays 0; March 21, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the name of Texas State University--San Marcos.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 96,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]
SECTION 2. Section 96.41, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 96.41. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS]. Texas
State University[--San Marcos] is a coeducational institution of
higher education with campuses located in the city of San Marcos and
in the city of Round Rock. The university [It] is under the
management and control of the Board of Regents, Texas State
University System.
SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 54.511, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
System may charge each student enrolled at Texas State
University[--San Marcos] a fee initially set at $10 per semester or
$5 per six-week summer term to be used to finance bus service for
students attending the institution.
SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 54.5381, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student
enrolled at a component institution of the Texas State University
System, other than Texas State University[--San Marcos], in an
amount not to exceed:
(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular
semester; and
(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer
session.
SECTION 5. The heading to Section 54.5382, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54.5382. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE: TEXAS STATE
UNIVERSITY[--SAN MARCOS].
SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 54.5382, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The board of regents of the Texas State University
System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student
enrolled at Texas State University[--San Marcos] in an amount not
to exceed:
(1) $8.75 per semester credit hour for each regular
semester; and
(2) $4.50 per semester credit hour for each summer
session.
SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 55.1724, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate,
enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities,
roads, or related infrastructure for the following institutions to
be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this
subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing
program adopted by the board in aggregate principal amounts not to
exceed the following:
(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $8 million;
(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $2 million;
(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $3.5 million;
(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $2.75 million;
(5) Sam Houston State University, $7.5 million;
(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $19.7
million; and
(7) Sul Ross State University, $17.5 million.
SECTION 8. Subsection (a), Section 55.1734, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in
accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by
the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the
following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects
specified as follows:
(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to
renovate and repair campus buildings;
(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to
renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory
use;
(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for
campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical
plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics
Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant
building;
(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to
construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand
the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza;
(5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to
renovate and expand the Farrington Building;
(6) Texas State University[--San Marcos], $18,436,500
to construct a business building; and
(7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate
and expand the range animal science facility and science building
annex and to carry out other building renovations.
SECTION 9. Subsection (a), Section 55.1754, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this
subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University
System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate,
enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related
infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of
bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a
systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the
following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate
principal amounts for the projects specified as follows:
(1) Lamar University, $4,500,000 for renovations and
additions to the Lucas Engineering Building;
(2) Lamar State College--Orange, $1,837,280 for
Hibernia Bank Building acquisition and renovation;
(3) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $1,849,500 for a
computer/learning center;
(4) Texas State University[--San Marcos]:
(A) $42,700,000 for an undergraduate academic
center; and
(B) $36 million for facilities for the Round Rock
Higher Education Center in Williamson County (phase II); and
(5) Sam Houston State University, $10 million for the
construction of a center for the performing arts (phase I).
SECTION 10. Subdivision (3), Section 61.003, Education
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(3) "General academic teaching institution" means The
University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at El Paso;
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; The University of
Texas at Dallas; The University of Texas at San Antonio; Texas A&M
University, Main University; The University of Texas at Arlington;
Tarleton State University; Prairie View A&M University; Texas
Maritime Academy; Texas Tech University; University of North Texas;
Lamar University; Lamar State College--Orange; Lamar State
College--Port Arthur; Texas A&M University--Kingsville; Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi; Texas Woman's University; Texas
Southern University; Midwestern State University; University of
Houston; University of Texas--Pan American; The University of Texas
at Brownsville; Texas A&M University--Commerce; Sam Houston State
University; Texas State University[--San Marcos]; West Texas A&M
University; Stephen F. Austin State University; Sul Ross State
University; Angelo State University; The University of Texas at
Tyler; and any other college, university, or institution so
classified as provided in this chapter or created and so
classified, expressly or impliedly, by law.
SECTION 11. Subsection (a), Section 62.021, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, an eligible institution is
entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim to
be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the
delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII,
Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest
on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
follows:
(1) $3,559,433 to Midwestern State University;
(2) $27,846,476 to the University of North Texas;
(3) $8,771,265 to the University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth;
(4) $12,311,123 to The University of Texas--Pan
American;
(5) $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
Brownsville;
(6) $8,425,937 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
(7) to the following component institutions of the
Texas State University System:
(A) $8,330,933 to Lamar University;
(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of
Technology;
(C) $1,235,752 to Lamar State College--Orange;
(D) $1,244,694 to Lamar State College--Port
Arthur;
(E) $11,893,110 to Sam Houston State University;
(F) $21,863,258 to Texas State University[--San
Marcos];
(G) $1,625,061 to Sul Ross State University; and
(H) $445,380 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
Grande College;
(8) $8,894,700 to Texas Southern University;
(9) to the following component institutions of the
Texas Tech University System:
(A) $23,936,088 to Texas Tech University;
(B) $16,973,569 to Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center; and
(C) $3,743,027 to Angelo State University;
(10) $10,169,695 to Texas Woman's University;
(11) to the following component institutions of the
University of Houston System:
(A) $35,885,768 to the University of Houston;
(B) $2,393,921 to the University of
Houston--Victoria;
(C) $5,214,167 to the University of
Houston--Clear Lake; and
(D) $7,435,238 to the University of
Houston--Downtown;
(12) to the following component institutions of The
Texas A&M University System:
(A) $7,139,067 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
Christi;
(B) $3,796,436 to Texas A&M International
University;
(C) $5,046,885 to Texas A&M
University--Kingsville;
(D) $4,652,995 to West Texas A&M University;
(E) $5,193,232 to Texas A&M
University--Commerce; and
(F) $1,307,907 to Texas A&M
University--Texarkana; and
(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College
System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
its extension centers or programs:
(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
and
(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
SECTION 12. Section 411.050, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 411.050. CRIME STATISTIC MAPPING. The department, in
conjunction with Texas State University[--San Marcos], may
annually produce maps of the state that include information
regarding crime statistics correlated with the various regions of
the state.
SECTION 13. (a) The name of Texas State University--San
Marcos is changed to Texas State University.
(b) A reference in law to Texas State University--San Marcos
means Texas State University.
(c) An appropriation for the use and benefit of Texas State
University--San Marcos is available for the use and benefit of
Texas State University.
(d) The board of regents of the Texas State University
System and Texas State University--San Marcos shall ensure that the
change of the name made by this Act is implemented with as little
unnecessary cost as possible. The university shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, use all stationery and other consumable
supplies that are printed with the institution's former name and
are in its possession on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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