TX HB3730

Creates the Texas Southern University College of Dentistry as a new college under the management and control of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents, with degrees offered under TSU's name and authority

Authorizes the board to prescribe courses leading to customary dentistry degrees and adopt rules for operating a "college of dentistry of the first class"

Permits the college dean to execute affiliation agreements with other entities in the region, and allows the board to solicit gifts and grants from public or private sources

Adds Texas Southern University and its College of Dentistry to existing Education Code provisions governing self-insurance funds for health care liability claims at university systems

Officially designates the Texas Southern University College of Dentistry as a "medical and dental unit" eligible for appropriations from the permanent fund for higher education health-related institutions