BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1033 By: Perry Higher Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties report that legislative authorization is needed for the conveyance of certain real property from Texas Tech University to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. S.B. 1033 seeks to provide that authorization. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 1033 amends the Education Code to authorize the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System to execute a conveyance of real property that is part of the original main campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Lubbock County, to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center under terms and conditions that the board determines are in the best interest of both institutions. The bill requires the transaction to be in the form of an agreement and appropriate conveyancing documents between the two institutions. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 1033
By: Perry
Higher Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 1033
By: Perry
Higher Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties report that legislative authorization is needed for the conveyance of certain real property from Texas Tech University to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. S.B. 1033 seeks to provide that authorization.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 1033 amends the Education Code to authorize the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System to execute a conveyance of real property that is part of the original main campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Lubbock County, to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center under terms and conditions that the board determines are in the best interest of both institutions. The bill requires the transaction to be in the form of an agreement and appropriate conveyancing documents between the two institutions.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties report that legislative authorization is needed for the conveyance of certain real property from Texas Tech University to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. S.B. 1033 seeks to provide that authorization.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 1033 amends the Education Code to authorize the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System to execute a conveyance of real property that is part of the original main campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Lubbock County, to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center under terms and conditions that the board determines are in the best interest of both institutions. The bill requires the transaction to be in the form of an agreement and appropriate conveyancing documents between the two institutions.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.