H.B. No. 1374
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to service areas of the Amarillo College District, the
  Borger Junior College District, the Midland Community College
  District, and the Odessa College District.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 130.164, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 130.164.  AMARILLO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.  The
  service area of the Amarillo College District includes[:
               [(1)]  the territory within Potter, Randall, Carson,
  Oldham, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Castro, [and] Swisher, and Moore
  counties[; and
               [(2)     the territory within Moore County that is within
  the Dumas Independent School District].
         SECTION 2.  Section 130.169, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 130.169.  BORGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.  
  The service area of the Borger Junior College District includes:
               (1)  the territory within the Borger Independent School
  District;
               (2)  the territory within the Spring Creek Independent
  School District that is also within the junior college district's
  taxing district; and
               (3)  the territory within Dallam, Sherman, Hansford,
  Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill
  counties[; and
               [(4)     the territory within Moore County, except the
  territory within the Dumas Independent School District].
         SECTION 3.  Section 130.188, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 130.188.  MIDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE
  AREA.  The service area of the Midland Community College District
  includes the territory within:
               (1)  Midland County, except the territory within the
  Greenwood Community; and
               (2)  Reagan, Pecos, Terrell, and Crockett counties[;
  and
               [(3)  the municipality of Iraan].
         SECTION 4.  Section 130.193, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 130.193.  ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.  The
  service area of the Odessa College District includes the territory
  within:
               (1)  Ector, Brewster, Andrews, Crane, Jeff Davis, Ward,
  Winkler, Presidio, Upton, Reeves, Culberson, and Loving[, and
  Terrell] counties; and
               (2)  [Pecos County, except the municipality of Iraan;
  and
               [(3)]  the Seminole Independent School District in
  Gaines County.
         SECTION 5.  The change in law made by this Act applies
  beginning with the 2007 fall semester, except that during the
  2007-2008 academic year the Borger Junior College District or the
  Odessa College District may continue to treat an area removed by
  this Act from the district's service area as if the area were still
  in the district's service area as necessary to avoid an
  unreasonable interruption of junior college services in the areas.
         SECTION 6.  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, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1374 was passed by the House on April
  27, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 1374 on May 23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 0,
  2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1374 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 18, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor