By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1788
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment of costs associated with certain education
programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 660.004, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Funds appropriated for the education of university
students at the Laredo Regional Campus of The University of Texas
Health Science Center may be used to pay for costs associated with
the educational programs for the campus' university-level
students, including registration fees, ground or air
transportation, lodging, meals, training costs, and related
expenses.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.