Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 135.05. SERVICES FOR THE DEAF. (a) The system shall provide qualified interpreters for deaf students in attendance at each campus. In order to be qualified, an interpreter must: (1) be capable of giving verbatim transliteration or interpretation of the spoken word through fi…

Sec. 135.06. EXTENSION PROGRAM. (a) Texas State Technical College System is authorized to provide extension programs of training in the fields of Technical-Vocational Education as temporary programs to address current unemployment problems. (b) The system may accept in the name o…

Sec. 135.07. FUNDING; GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The legislature shall appropriate funds for administration, instruction, and physical plant operations and utilities for each campus of the system and for each extension program created before September 1, 1991, on the basis of formulas…

Sec. 135.08. AIRPORT. (a) The Waco campus may operate its airport as a public airport. (b) The system may not use legislative appropriations for the airport but may use federal or public agency grants for aviation or economic development. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, S…

Sec. 135.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public junior college" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 2760), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Sec. 135.102. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. (a) With the approval of the coordinating board, the board and a public junior college may enter into a partnership agreement designed to coordinate the management and operations of the institutions and to enhance the delivery of technical ed…

Sec. 135.103. JOINT USE OF PERSONNEL. The governing boards of the participating institutions may fill by joint appointment any administrative, faculty, or support position necessary for the operation of the institutions. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 2760), S…

Sec. 135.104. SUPPORT SERVICES. The governing boards of the participating institutions may assign the management and operation of selected services, including maintenance of buildings and grounds, operation of auxiliary enterprises, and operation of a jointly supported library, t…

Sec. 135.105. FACILITIES. (a) The participating institutions may, under the terms of the partnership agreement, make provisions for adequate physical facilities for use by the institutions. (b) The participating institutions may individually or collectively lease, purchase, finan…

Sec. 135.106. STATE FUNDING. The system is entitled to receive state appropriations on the same formula basis as if the system did not enter into a partnership agreement under this subchapter, and any other participating institution of higher education is entitled to state approp…

Sec. 135.21. BOARD OF REGENTS. The organization and control of the system is vested in a board of nine regents. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3317, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Sec. 135.22. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. The governor shall appoint members of the board with the advice and consent of the senate. In appointing members of the board the governor shall include persons representing agriculture, business, industry, and labor. Each member of the board sh…

Sec. 135.23. TERMS OF OFFICE. The term of office of each regent is six years. Any vacancy that occurs on the board is filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3317, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, 7…

Sec. 135.24. ORGANIZATION; BYLAWS. The board shall elect one of the members chairman; elect other officers as it deems necessary; and enact bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for the successful management and operation of the system. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 331…

Sec. 135.25. MEETINGS. The board shall meet as prescribed by its bylaws. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3317, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Sec. 135.26. COMPENSATION. Members of the board may not receive salary or compensation for their services, but they shall receive reimbursement for their actual expenses incurred in attending to the work of the board. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3317, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. …

Sec. 135.27. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The central administration office of the system shall provide oversight and coordination of the activities of each component of the system. (b) The board shall appoint an executive officer of the system and…

Sec. 135.51. CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES. (a) The board shall prescribe and award associate of applied science degrees, certificates, and diplomas limited to those appropriate to technical education. (b) The board may offer and award an associate of science degr…

Sec. 135.52. FEES AND TUITION. (a) The board shall collect tuition at the rates provided by law and registration fees. (b) The board may charge a student a higher rate of tuition than the tuition that would otherwise be charged for a course in which the student enrolls if: (1) th…

Sec. 135.53. NONRESIDENT FEE EXEMPTIONS. The board may enter into cooperative agreements which exempt technical students from nonresident fees when there are reciprocal privileges granted to Texas residents. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3318, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1…

Sec. 135.54. CONTRACTS. The board may contract with individuals, federal, state, and local agencies and departments, corporations, and associations to provide: (1) educational programs designed to meet the need for trained personnel in Texas; or (2) programs for economic developm…

Sec. 135.55. SUITS; VENUE. The board may sue, and may be sued, in the name of the Texas State Technical College System, with venue being in either McLennan County or Travis County. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3318, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, …

Sec. 135.56. BONDS AND NOTES; PLEDGE OF REVENUE. (a) The board may irrevocably pledge the fees, charges, revenues, and the proceeds of the lease, sale, transfer, or exchange of or from the buildings, land, structures, and the additions to the existing buildings and structures aut…

Sec. 135.561. USE OF PROPERTY. The board may lease, sell, transfer, or exchange land and permanent improvements owned by the system as the board determines is in the best interest of fulfilling the mission of the system. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 19, eff. Sept.…

Sec. 135.57. INSURANCE. The board may procure the property and liability insurance coverages required by the United States to protect it and its agencies against the possibility of loss or liability in connection with property owned by the United States and loaned to the system p…

Sec. 135.58. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The board may provide workers' compensation insurance for its employees according to the provisions of Chapter 229, Acts of the 50th Legislature, 1947, as amended (Article 8309b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p…

Sec. 135.59. CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. The board may enter into any contracts and agreements with an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, or a private or independent college or university that is accredited by a recogn…

Sec. 135.60. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land, clearance easements for airport zoning, and facilities in any of the counties in which a campus is located or in a county adjacent to one of those counties. (b) The board must exe…

Sec. 135.61. FORECASTING TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM NEEDS. (a) The board shall develop and administer a program to forecast the types of technical education programs that are needed to maintain and improve the state's economic and technological competitiveness. (b) The program s…