HBA-JLV H.B. 1211 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1211
By: Garcia
Higher Education
3/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there are few resources for pharmacy instruction in the state
and a shortage of pharmacists statewide.  There are no private and only
four public schools of pharmacy in Texas according to the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.  While Houston has two state supported
schools of pharmacy the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex has none.  House Bill
1211 establishes a school of pharmacy at the University of North Texas, but
specifies that the school of pharmacy be located within the Dallas city
limits, rather than in Denton. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1211 amends the Education Code to require the board of regents
of the University of North Texas to establish and maintain a school of
pharmacy as a professional school of the University of North Texas not
later than September 1, 2003.  The bill authorizes the board of regents to
prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at other leading
American schools of pharmacy and to award those degrees.  The bill requires
the school of pharmacy to be located in Dallas.  If the University of North
Texas maintains a campus in the city of Dallas, the school of pharmacy is
required to be located at that campus. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.