HBA-ALS H.B. 2782 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2782
By: Oliveira
Land & Resource Management
4/6/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

As the university systems in Texas have expanded, their interaction with
public junior colleges and junior college districts has increased.  As a
result of new partnerships between these entities, resources are being
shared by junior colleges and junior college districts and the university
systems in order to enhance student services and access to higher
education.  The purpose of this bill is to grant junior colleges and junior
college districts statutory authority to transfer real property to
university systems. 

H.B. 2782 allows a public junior college or a public junior college
district to donate, sell or lease any interest in real property to a
university system if it promotes a public purpose related to higher
education in the service area of the public junior college or the public
junior college district.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
 
SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, by adding Sec.
130.0021, as follows:  

Sec. 130.0021.  CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.  Authorizes a public
junior college or a public junior college district to donate, exchange,
convey, sell or lease land, improvements, or any other interest in real
property for less than the fair market value if it is made to a university
system and the governing board of the public junior college or the public
junior college district finds that it promotes a public purpose related to
higher education in the service area of the public junior college or the
public junior college district.  

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.