HBA-MPM, KMH H.B. 1049 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1049 By: Sadler Higher Education 7/21/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Texas State Technical College (TSTC) extension center in Marshall, Texas was established in 1991, by the 72nd Legislature. The school teaches technical and vocational classes that assist in the advancement of the students in the professional arena. Prior to the 76th Legislative Session, the extension center operated under the administration of a campus. H.B. 1049 officially designates the extension center in Marshall as a campus of the TSTC System which may grant associate degrees and certificates. 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 135.02(a), Education Code, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 359, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, to specify that the education facility located in the city of Marshall in Harrison County is a campus of the Texas State Technical College System, rather than an extension center. SECTION 2. Amends Section 62.021(a), Education Code, to add the Texas State Technical College-Marshall under the budget appropriated for the Texas State Technical College System Administration. SECTION 3. Repealer: Sections 135.02(d) and (e), Education Code. Section 135.02(d) authorizes the board of regents of the Texas State Technical College System to establish an extension center in the city of Marshall and accept and acquire land for that purpose if approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Section 135.02(e) sets forth the intent of the legislature in allowing the establishment of an extension center in the city of Marshall, Texas. SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 5. Emergency clause.