| 1 | 1 | | 86R8100 MM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Nevárez H.B. No. 1547 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund |
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| 8 | 8 | | capital projects at Sul Ross State University and Sul Ross State |
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| 9 | 9 | | University Rio Grande College. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Education Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 55.1794 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 55.1794. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL |
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| 14 | 14 | | BONDS. (a) In addition to the other authority granted by this |
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| 15 | 15 | | subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University |
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| 16 | 16 | | System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, |
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| 17 | 17 | | enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and |
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| 18 | 18 | | related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the |
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| 19 | 19 | | issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in |
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| 20 | 20 | | accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by |
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| 21 | 21 | | the board for the following institutions, not to exceed the |
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| 22 | 22 | | following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, |
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| 23 | 23 | | as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) Sul Ross State University, $25,550,000 for |
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| 25 | 25 | | expansion of a fine arts facility; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College, $20 |
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| 27 | 27 | | million for construction of an academic building. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds |
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| 29 | 29 | | authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of |
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| 30 | 30 | | an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State University |
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| 31 | 31 | | System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge |
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| 32 | 32 | | made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the |
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| 33 | 33 | | bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those |
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| 34 | 34 | | bonds, are outstanding. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to |
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| 36 | 36 | | meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer |
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| 37 | 37 | | funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State |
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| 38 | 38 | | University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient |
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| 39 | 39 | | allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or |
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| 40 | 40 | | entity to carry out its duties and purposes. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. This Act does not affect any authority or |
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| 42 | 42 | | restriction regarding the activities that a public institution of |
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| 43 | 43 | | higher education may conduct in connection with a facility financed |
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| 44 | 44 | | by bonds authorized by this Act. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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