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1		-	S.B. No. 884
	1	+	By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 884
	2	+	(Raymond)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to the management and operation by The University of Texas
6	8		System of a multi-institution center in the city of Laredo.
7	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	10		SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter M, Chapter 74,
9	11		Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
10	12		SUBCHAPTER M. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM MULTI-INSTITUTION [HEALTH
11	13		SCIENCE] CENTER IN LAREDO [AT SAN ANTONIO CAMPUS EXTENSION]
12	14		SECTION 2. Section 74.701, Education Code, is amended to
13	15		read as follows:
14	16		Sec. 74.701. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CENTER [CAMPUS
15	17		EXTENSION]. The board of regents of The University of Texas System
16	18		shall establish and operate a multi-institution center [campus
17	19		extension of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San
18	20		Antonio] in the city of Laredo if:
19	21		(1) a public or private entity offers the board of
20	22		regents sufficient land in that city to construct a center [campus
21	23		extension]; and
22	24		(2) public or private entities agree to provide funds
23	25		necessary to construct an administrative building for the center
24	26		[campus extension].
25	27		SECTION 3. Section 74.702, Education Code, is amended to
26	28		read as follows:
27	29		Sec. 74.702. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CENTER [CAMPUS
28	30		EXTENSION]. (a) The board of regents may exercise any power
29	31		granted to the board under Subchapter D in establishing and
30	32		operating the center [campus extension].
31	33		(b) The board of regents may [shall] assign responsibility
32	34		for management of the center to a component institution of the
33	35		system [campus extension to The University of Texas Health Science
34	36		Center at San Antonio].
35	37		(c) The operating costs of the center [campus extension]
36	38		shall be paid from [the operating funds of The University of Texas
37	39		Health Science Center at San Antonio for that purpose and from]
38	40		available funds from any public or private entity.
39	41		(d) The primary purpose of the center [campus extension] is
40	42		to host [support] educational activities, conduct and facilitate
41	43		research, and engage in community outreach. Component institutions
42	44		of the system may use the center in accordance with its primary
43	45		purpose [The campus extension may be used] to provide undergraduate
44	46		and graduate medical and dental education, including residency
45	47		training programs, and other levels of health education work in
46	48		collaboration with any public institution of higher education
47	49		considered appropriate by the board of regents [Texas A&M
48	50		International University or any component institution of The Texas
49	51		A&M University System or The University of Texas System].
50	52		SECTION 4. Section 74.703, Education Code, is amended to
51	53		read as follows:
52	54		Sec. 74.703. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board of regents may
53	55		accept and administer gifts and grants from any public or private
54	56		person or entity for the use and benefit of the center [campus
55	57		extension], including accepting and administering gifts and grants
56	58		of land and physical facilities.
57	59		SECTION 5. Section 74.704(a), Education Code, is amended to
58	60		read as follows:
59	61		(a) The physical facilities of the center [campus
60	62		extension] used in teaching and research programs, including
61	63		libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and health education
62	64		buildings, may be provided by a public or private entity. The board
63	65		of regents may [is authorized to] lease the facilities that are to
64	66		be used as the physical facilities of the center [campus
65	67		extension].
66	68		SECTION 6. Section 63.102(c), Education Code, is amended to
67	69		read as follows:
68	70		(c) The amount available for distribution from each fund may
69	71		be appropriated only for research and other programs that are
70	72		conducted by the institution or components for which the fund is
71	73		established and that benefit the public health. The comptroller or
72	74		the governing board shall report to the legislature the amount of
73	75		funds that are eligible for appropriation. An amount appropriated
74	76		from the fund established for The University of Texas Health
75	77		Science Center at San Antonio may be used to establish, maintain,
76	78		and operate a children's cancer center. An amount appropriated
77	79		from the funds established for the component institutions of The
78	80		University of Texas System may be used to maintain, operate, and
79	81		conduct health education programs and other related work at the
80	82		system's multi-institution center [and the campus extension] in the
81	83		city of Laredo. An amount appropriated from the funds established
82	84		for the components of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
83	85		Center located in El Paso and for The University of Texas at El Paso
84	86		may be used for the establishment and operation of an institute of
85	87		public health in El Paso. An amount appropriated from the fund
86	88		established for the components of the Texas Tech University Health
87	89		Sciences Center at locations other than El Paso may be used for
88	90		research and other programs that benefit the public health in areas
89	91		outside El Paso. An amount appropriated from the fund established
90	92		for The Texas A&M University Health Science Center may be used for
91	93		the establishment and operation of the Coastal Bend Health
92	94		Education Center in Corpus Christi.
93	95		SECTION 7. Section 74.705, Education Code, is repealed.
94	96		SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
95		-	______________________________ ______________________________
96		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
97		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 884 passed the Senate on
98		-	March 31, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
99		-	______________________________
100		-	Secretary of the Senate
101		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 884 passed the House on
102		-	May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 22, one
103		-	present not voting.
104		-	______________________________
105		-	Chief Clerk of the House
106		-	Approved:
107		-	______________________________
108		-	Date
109		-	______________________________
110		-	Governor