By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 884
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the management and operation of a multi-institution
health education center in the City of Laredo.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter M, Chapter 74,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER M. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM MULTI-INSTITUTION
[HEALTH SCIENCE] CENTER [AT SAN ANTONIO CAMPUS EXTENSION]
SECTION 2. Sections 74.701-74.704, Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 74.701. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CENTERCAMPUS
EXTENSION. The board of regents of The University of Texas System
shall establish and operate a multi-institution centercampus
extension of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio in the city of Laredo if:
(1) a public or private entity offers the board of
regents sufficient land in that city to construct a centercampus
extension; and
(2) public or private entities agree to provide funds
necessary to construct an administrative building for the center
campus extension.
Sec. 74.702. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CENTERCAMPUS
EXTENSION. (a) The board of regents may exercise any power granted
to the board under Subchapter D in establishing and operating the
centercampus extension.
(b) The board of regents shall may assign responsibility for
management of the centercampus extension to The University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio an institution of higher
education.
(c) The operating costs of the centercampus extension shall
be paid from the operating funds of The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio for that purpose and from available
funds from any public or private entity.
Sec. 74.703. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board of regents may
accept and administer gifts and grants from any public or private
person or entity for the use and benefit of the centercampus
extension, including accepting and administering gifts and grants
of land and physical facilities.
Sec. 74.704. FACILITIES. (a) The physical facilities of
the centercampus extension used in teaching and research programs,
including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and health
education buildings, may be provided by a public or private entity.
The board of regents is authorized to lease the facilities that are
to be used as the physical facilities of the centercampus
extension.
(b) A teaching hospital considered suitable by the board of
regents may be provided by a public or private entity. The hospital
may not be constructed, maintained, or operated with state funds.
SECTION 3. Section 74.705, Education Code, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.