Bill Text: TX HB2285 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Institute for Coastal Prairie Research and Education at the University of Houston.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective immediately [HB2285 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2285-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 2285 | ||
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| relating to the establishment of the Texas Institute for Coastal | ||
| Prairie Research and Education at the University of Houston. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 111, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter J to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER J. TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR COASTAL PRAIRIE RESEARCH AND | ||
| EDUCATION | ||
| Sec. 111.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Board" means the board of regents of the | ||
| University of Houston System. | ||
| (2) "Institute" means the Texas Institute for Coastal | ||
| Prairie Research and Education established under this subchapter. | ||
| Sec. 111.142. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) The Texas Institute for | ||
| Coastal Prairie Research and Education is established at the | ||
| University of Houston. | ||
| (b) The organization, control, and management of the | ||
| institute are vested in the board. | ||
| Sec. 111.143. POWERS AND DUTIES. The institute shall: | ||
| (1) conduct environmental research and education on | ||
| coastal prairie and prairie restoration; | ||
| (2) provide a setting for other entities to conduct | ||
| environmental research and education on coastal prairie and prairie | ||
| restoration; and | ||
| (3) provide national leadership and education | ||
| regarding the best methods to restore coastal prairie. | ||
| Sec. 111.144. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. The | ||
| University of Houston shall encourage public or private entities to | ||
| participate in or support the operation of the institute and may | ||
| enter into an agreement with any public or private entity for that | ||
| purpose. An agreement may allow the institute to provide | ||
| information, services, or other assistance to an entity in exchange | ||
| for the entity's participation or support. | ||
| Sec. 111.145. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit, | ||
| accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private | ||
| source for the purposes of the institute. | ||
| Sec. 111.146. PERSONNEL. The board may employ personnel | ||
| for the institute as necessary. | ||
| 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, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 2285 was passed by the House on May 6, | ||
| 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 11, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 2285 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
