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1	1	By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 974
2	2	(Isaac, Branch, Gonzales)
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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 with campuses located in the city of San Marcos and
17	17	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. Subsection (a), Section 54.511, Education Code,
21	21	is amended to 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. Subsection (a), Section 54.5381, Education Code,
28	28	is amended 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. Subsection (a), Section 54.5382, Education Code,
43	43	is amended 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. Subsection (a), Section 55.1724, Education Code,
53	53	is amended 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. Subsection (a), Section 55.1734, Education Code,
72	72	is amended 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. Subsection (a), Section 55.1754, Education Code,
101	101	is amended 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. Subdivision (3), Section 61.003, Education
125	125	Code, is amended 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 Texas;
133	133	Lamar University; Lamar State College--Orange; Lamar State
134	134	College--Port Arthur; Texas A&M University--Kingsville; Texas A&M
135	135	University--Corpus Christi; Texas Woman's University; Texas
136	136	Southern University; Midwestern State University; University of
137	137	Houston; University of Texas--Pan American; The University of Texas
138	138	at Brownsville; Texas A&M University--Commerce; Sam Houston State
139	139	University; Texas State University[--San Marcos]; West Texas A&M
140	140	University; Stephen F. Austin State University; Sul Ross State
141	141	University; Angelo State University; The University of Texas at
142	142	Tyler; and any other college, university, or institution so
143	143	classified as provided in this chapter or created and so
144	144	classified, expressly or impliedly, by law.
145	145	SECTION 11. Subsection (a), Section 62.021, Education Code,
146	146	is amended to read as follows:
147	147	(a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state
148	148	fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, an eligible institution is
149	149	entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this
150	150	section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a),
151	151	Article VII, Texas Constitution. The comptroller shall distribute
152	152	funds allocated under this subsection only on presentation of a
153	153	claim and issuance of a warrant in accordance with Section 403.071,
154	154	Government Code. An eligible institution may not present a claim to
155	155	be paid from any funds allocated under this subsection before the
156	156	delivery of goods or services described in Section 17, Article VII,
157	157	Texas Constitution, except for the payment of principal or interest
158	158	on bonds or notes or for a payment for a book or other published
159	159	library material as authorized by Section 2155.386, Government
160	160	Code. The allocation of funds under this subsection is made in
161	161	accordance with an equitable formula consisting of the following
162	162	elements: space deficit, facilities condition, institutional
163	163	complexity, and a separate allocation for the Texas State Technical
164	164	College System. The annual amounts allocated by the formula are as
165	165	follows:
166	166	(1) $3,559,433 to Midwestern State University;
167	167	(2) $27,846,476 to the University of North Texas;
168	168	(3) $8,771,265 to the University of North Texas Health
169	169	Science Center at Fort Worth;
170	170	(4) $12,311,123 to The University of Texas--Pan
171	171	American;
172	172	(5) $5,057,420 to The University of Texas at
173	173	Brownsville;
174	174	(6) $8,425,937 to Stephen F. Austin State University;
175	175	(7) to the following component institutions of the
176	176	Texas State University System:
177	177	(A) $8,330,933 to Lamar University;
178	178	(B) $2,332,463 to the Lamar Institute of
179	179	Technology;
180	180	(C) $1,235,752 to Lamar State College--Orange;
181	181	(D) $1,244,694 to Lamar State College--Port
182	182	Arthur;
183	183	(E) $11,893,110 to Sam Houston State University;
184	184	(F) $21,863,258 to Texas State University[--San
185	185	Marcos];
186	186	(G) $1,625,061 to Sul Ross State University; and
187	187	(H) $445,380 to Sul Ross State University-Rio
188	188	Grande College;
189	189	(8) $8,894,700 to Texas Southern University;
190	190	(9) to the following component institutions of the
191	191	Texas Tech University System:
192	192	(A) $23,936,088 to Texas Tech University;
193	193	(B) $16,973,569 to Texas Tech University Health
194	194	Sciences Center; and
195	195	(C) $3,743,027 to Angelo State University;
196	196	(10) $10,169,695 to Texas Woman's University;
197	197	(11) to the following component institutions of the
198	198	University of Houston System:
199	199	(A) $35,885,768 to the University of Houston;
200	200	(B) $2,393,921 to the University of
201	201	Houston--Victoria;
202	202	(C) $5,214,167 to the University of
203	203	Houston--Clear Lake; and
204	204	(D) $7,435,238 to the University of
205	205	Houston--Downtown;
206	206	(12) to the following component institutions of The
207	207	Texas A&M University System:
208	208	(A) $7,139,067 to Texas A&M University--Corpus
209	209	Christi;
210	210	(B) $3,796,436 to Texas A&M International
211	211	University;
212	212	(C) $5,046,885 to Texas A&M
213	213	University--Kingsville;
214	214	(D) $4,652,995 to West Texas A&M University;
215	215	(E) $5,193,232 to Texas A&M
216	216	University--Commerce; and
217	217	(F) $1,307,907 to Texas A&M
218	218	University--Texarkana; and
219	219	(13) $5,775,000 to the Texas State Technical College
220	220	System Administration and the following component campuses, but not
221	221	its extension centers or programs:
222	222	(A) Texas State Technical College-Harlingen;
223	223	(B) Texas State Technical College--Marshall;
224	224	(C) Texas State Technical College--West Texas;
225	225	and
226	226	(D) Texas State Technical College--Waco.
227	227	SECTION 12. Section 411.050, Government Code, is amended to
228	228	read as follows:
229	229	Sec. 411.050. CRIME STATISTIC MAPPING. The department, in
230	230	conjunction with Texas State University[--San Marcos], may
231	231	annually produce maps of the state that include information
232	232	regarding crime statistics correlated with the various regions of
233	233	the state.
234	234	SECTION 13. (a) The name of Texas State University--San
235	235	Marcos is changed to Texas State University.
236	236	(b) A reference in law to Texas State University--San Marcos
237	237	means Texas State University.
238	238	(c) An appropriation for the use and benefit of Texas State
239	239	University--San Marcos is available for the use and benefit of
240	240	Texas State University.
241	241	(d) The board of regents of the Texas State University
242	242	System and Texas State University--San Marcos shall ensure that the
243	243	change of the name made by this Act is implemented with as little
244	244	unnecessary cost as possible. The university shall, to the maximum
245	245	extent practicable, use all stationery and other consumable
246	246	supplies that are printed with the institution's former name and
247	247	are in its possession on the effective date of this Act.
248	248	SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.