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AN ACT
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relating to service areas of the Amarillo College District, the |
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Borger Junior College District, the Midland Community College |
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District, and the Odessa College District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.164, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.164. AMARILLO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The |
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service area of the Amarillo College District includes[:
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[(1)] the territory within Potter, Randall, Carson, |
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Oldham, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Castro, [and] Swisher, and Moore |
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counties[; and
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[(2)
the territory within Moore County that is within
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the Dumas Independent School District]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.169, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.169. BORGER JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. |
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The service area of the Borger Junior College District includes: |
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(1) the territory within the Borger Independent School |
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District; |
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(2) the territory within the Spring Creek Independent |
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School District that is also within the junior college district's |
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taxing district; and |
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(3) the territory within Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, |
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Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill |
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counties[; and
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[(4)
the territory within Moore County, except the
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territory within the Dumas Independent School District]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 130.188, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.188. MIDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE |
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AREA. The service area of the Midland Community College District |
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includes the territory within: |
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(1) Midland County, except the territory within the |
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Greenwood Community; and |
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(2) Reagan, Pecos, Terrell, and Crockett counties[;
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and
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[(3) the municipality of Iraan]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 130.193, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.193. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. The |
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service area of the Odessa College District includes the territory |
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within: |
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(1) Ector, Brewster, Andrews, Crane, Jeff Davis, Ward, |
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Winkler, Presidio, Upton, Reeves, Culberson, and Loving[, and
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Terrell] counties; and |
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(2) [Pecos County, except the municipality of Iraan;
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and
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[(3)] the Seminole Independent School District in |
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Gaines County. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2007 fall semester, except that during the |
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2007-2008 academic year the Borger Junior College District or the |
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Odessa College District may continue to treat an area removed by |
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this Act from the district's service area as if the area were still |
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in the district's service area as necessary to avoid an |
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unreasonable interruption of junior college services in the areas. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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______________________________ |
______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1374 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1374 on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1374 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 18, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |