By: Creighton S.R. No. 98
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 52 (the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital
projects at public institutions of higher education, the
oversight of certain capital projects at those institutions, and
the designation of certain appropriated funds allocated to those
institutions) to consider and take action on the following
matter:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to amend text not in disagreement in SECTION 2 of the
bill, in added Section 55.1791(a)(5), Education Code, by
striking "infrastructure upgrades to address accessibility for
persons with disabilities and health and safety issues" and
substituting "an Agricultural Multipurpose Education and
Training Center".
Explanation: This change is necessary to enable The Texas
A&M University System to issue revenue bonds to finance an
Agricultural Multipurpose Education and Training Center at Texas
A&M University--Commerce.
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill in SECTION 2 of the bill, in added
Section 55.1793(a)(2), Education Code, to read as follows:
and
(C) $52,409,972 for construction of the Sugar
Land Academic Building 2;
Explanation: This addition is necessary to enable the
University of Houston System to issue revenue bonds to finance
construction of the Sugar Land Academic Building 2 at the
University of Houston.