HBA-KMH S.B. 893 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 893
By: Lucio
Higher Education
5/14/1999
Engrossed


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, Texas law does not provide for the naming of the University of
Texas Regional Academic Health Centers. S.B. 893 revises the list of
institutions comprising the University of Texas System and requires each
University of Texas Regional Academic Health Center to carry the name of
the community served by the center.  

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 Section 65.02(a), Education Code, to provide that the
University of Texas System is composed of certain institutions, including
the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston which includes the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Regional Academic
Health Center at Brownsville, the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio which includes the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio Regional Academic Health Center at Edinburg and the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Regional Academic
Health Center at Harlingen. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 74.613, Education Code, to require the facilities
and associated programs operated by the regional academic health center in
or near any municipality in the counties served by the center to be
designated as "the University of Texas (insert name of appropriate
component institution) Regional Academic Health Center at (insert name of
municipality)." 

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
                      Effective date: upon passage.