Bill Amendment: TX SB1126 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Woman's University System.

Status: 2021-05-26 - Effective immediately [SB1126 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB1126-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Seliger.html

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Amend SB 1126 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 107.01, Education Code (page 1), strike lines 30 through 34 and substitute:

(1)  Texas Woman's University; and

(2)  such other institutions as may be assigned by specific legislative act to the governance, control, jurisdiction, and management of the board of regents of the system [an institution of higher education for women with its main campus at Denton].

(2)  In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section 107.151, Education Code (page 4, between lines 31 and 32), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:

(_) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the university may operate as a general academic teaching institution only after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that the university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and has been approved by the coordinating board to offer one or more degree programs. Until the coordinating board certifies that the conditions of this subsection have been met, the board of regents may operate a branch campus of Texas Woman's University in the city of Dallas.

(3)  In SECTION 19 of the bill, in added Section 107.201, Education Code (page 4, between lines 37 and 38), insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:

(_) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the university may operate as a general academic teaching institution only after the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that the university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and has been approved by the coordinating board to offer one or more degree programs. Until the coordinating board certifies that the conditions of this subsection have been met, the board of regents may operate a branch campus of Texas Woman's University in the city of Houston.

(4)  Strike SECTION 30 of the bill, amending Section 61.003(3), Education Code (page 7, line 66 through page 8, line 18).

(5)  In SECTION 34 of the bill, strike Subsection (d) of that section (page 10, lines 26 through 31).

(6)  In SECTION 34 of the bill, strike Subsection (f) of that section (page 10, lines 36 through 41).

(7)  In SECTION 34 of the bill, in Subsection (g)(1) of that section, after the semicolon (page 10, line 48), insert "and".

(8)  In SECTION 34 of the bill, in Subsection (g) of that section, strike Subdivision (2) (page 10, lines 49 through 55) and renumber subdivisions of that subsection accordingly.

(9)  Renumber SECTIONS and reletter subsections of the bill appropriately.