Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 63.102. ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUNDS. (a) The governing board of an institution or component for which a fund is established under this subchapter may administer the fund of that institution. If a governing board elects not to administer the fund, the comptroller shall ad…

Sec. 63.103. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A health-related institution of higher education listed in Section 63.101(a) is eligible for distribution of money from a fund established under this subchapter only if the institution: (1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements bas…

Sec. 63.201. PERMANENT FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS. (a) The permanent fund for higher education nursing, allied health, and other health-related programs is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund. (b…

Sec. 63.202. ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUND. (a) The comptroller may contract with the governing board of any institution or component that is eligible to receive a grant under Subsection (c) to administer the fund. If a governing board administers the fund, the governing board m…

Sec. 63.2025. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A health-related institution providing graduate medical education is eligible for a grant award under this subchapter only if the institution: (1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended b…

Sec. 63.203. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide a report on the permanent fund established under this subchapter to the Legislative Budget Board no later than November 1 of each year. The report shall include the total amount of mon…

Sec. 63.301. PERMANENT FUND FOR MINORITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. (a) The permanent fund for minority health research and education is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund. (b) The fund is composed of: (1) money transferred to the fund at the dire…

Sec. 63.302. ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUND. (a) The comptroller may contract with the governing board of any institution or component that is eligible to receive a grant under Subsection (c) to administer the fund. If a governing board administers the fund, the governing board m…

Sec. 63.303. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM. A health-related institution providing graduate medical education is eligible for a grant award under this subchapter only if the institution: (1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by…

Sec. 65.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "System" or "university system" means The University of Texas System. (2) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.02. ORGANIZATION. (a) The University of Texas System is composed of the following institutions and entities: (1) The University of Texas at Arlington; (2) The University of Texas at Austin; (3) The University of Texas at Dallas; (4) The University of Texas at El Paso; (5)…

Sec. 65.11. BOARD OF REGENTS. The government of the university system is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The board may provide for the administration, organization, and names of the institutions and entities i…

Sec. 65.12. QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS. Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter; and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state. The members hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three expiring February 1 of odd-numbered ye…

Sec. 65.13. BOARD OFFICERS. The board shall elect a chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board. The comptroller shall be the treasurer of the university system. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1997, 75t…

Sec. 65.14. EXPENSES. The reasonable expenses incurred by members of the board in the discharge of their duties shall be paid from the available university fund. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.15. SEAL. The board may make and use a common seal and may alter it at will. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.16. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The board shall establish a central administration of the university system to provide oversight and coordination of the activities of the system and each component institution within the system. (b) The boa…

Sec. 65.31. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board is authorized and directed to govern, operate, support, and maintain each of the component institutions that are now or may hereafter be included in a part of The University of Texas System. (b) The board is authorized to presc…

Sec. 65.32. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS, ETC. The board may remove any officer, member of the faculty, or employee connected with the system when in its judgment the interest of the system requires the removal. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.33. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university system any land that may be necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code. (b) Whenever the board has been…

Sec. 65.34. CONTRACTS. A contract must be approved by the board or otherwise entered into in accordance with rules of the board relating to contracting authority. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3146, p. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 562, …

Sec. 65.35. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures may be made by the order of the board and shall be paid on warrants from the comptroller based on vouchers approved by the chairman of the board or his delegate, or by the institutional head or his delegate of the component institution m…

Sec. 65.36. DONATIONS FOR PROFESSORSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. (a) Donations of property may be made and accepted by the board for the purpose of establishing or assisting in the establishment of a professorship or scholarship in the university system or any of its component institut…

Sec. 65.37. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES. The board may deposit in an appropriate university account all funds received as administrative fees or charges for services rendered in the management and administration of any trust estate under the control of the university system…

Sec. 65.38. NONSECTARIAN. No religious qualification shall be required for admission to any office or privilege in the university system. No course of instruction of a sectarian character shall be taught in the system. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 65.39. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS OTHER THAN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND LANDS. The board of regents of The University of Texas System has the sole and exclusive management and control of the lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by, The University of Texas System. The boa…

Sec. 65.40. M.D. ANDERSON SCIENCE PARK. (a) The board is hereby authorized to establish, maintain, and support an environmental science park in Bastrop County, Texas, on lands owned or controlled by it, the administration and business management of which shall be delegated to The…

Sec. 65.41. MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICIES. The Board of Regents shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations pertaining to the admission of students to medical schools which will provide for admission of those students to its entering class each year who are equally or …

Sec. 65.42. DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; VENUE. A suit by The University of Texas System on its own behalf or on behalf of a component institution of The University of Texas System to recover a delinquent loan, account, or debt owed to The University of Texas System or a component instit…

Sec. 65.43. SALE OF OBSOLETE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. The board shall have the authority to sell and transfer, after due notification by journal or mail, on fair and reasonable terms, to any hospital within the State of Texas operated by the state, a city, a county, a hospital district…

Sec. 65.45. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSFER. (a) The legislature finds that it is essential to the economic growth of the state that the potential for the development and growth of high technology industry be promoted and expanded. As a means of accom…

Sec. 65.46. POWERS RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES. (a) In this section: (1) "Bond" or "note" means a bond or note that the board is authorized to issue according to law, including Article VII, Section 18, of the Texas Constitution, Chapter 55 or 66 of this code, or other …

Sec. 65.461. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Bond" or "note" means a bond or note that the board is authorized to issue according to law, including Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution, Chapter 55 or 66 of this code, or other applicable law. (2) "Bon…

Sec. 66.01. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND. The composition, investment, purposes, and use of the permanent university fund are governed by Article VII, Sections 10, 11, 11a, 15, and 18, of the Texas Constitution. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3149, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, …

Sec. 66.02. AVAILABLE UNIVERSITY FUND. Distributions from the permanent university fund shall constitute the available university fund. All distributions from the permanent university fund shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the available university fund by …

Sec. 66.04. VALIDITY OF BONDS PURCHASED BY BOARD. Whenever the board has purchased the bonds of any city, county, or municipality, approved by the attorney general, the certificate of the attorney general attesting their validity shall be admitted and received as prima facie evid…

Sec. 66.05. REPORTS. (a) Before December 1 of each year the board of regents of The University of Texas System shall prepare a written report providing statements of assets and a schedule of changes in book value of the investments from the permanent university fund during the ye…

Sec. 66.06. WRITTEN OBJECTIVES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. (a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System shall develop written investment objectives concerning the investment of the permanent university fund. The objectives may address desired rates of return, risks inv…

Sec. 66.07. CUSTODY AND INVESTMENT OF ASSETS PENDING TRANSACTIONS. With the approval of the comptroller, the board of regents of The University of Texas System may appoint one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as a custodian or custo…

Sec. 66.08. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. (a) The board may delegate investment authority for the investment of the permanent university fund to the same extent as an institution with respect to an institutional fund under Chapter 163, Property Code. (b) The board may enter into a contr…

Sec. 66.09. COST VALUE OF INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND. If substantially all of the assets of the permanent university fund are invested in an internal investment fund established by the board of regents of The University of Texas System, the cost…

Sec. 66.21. REGISTRATION. All bonds and notes issued pursuant to the provisions of Article VII, Section 18, of the Texas Constitution, as originally adopted or as amended, shall be registered by the comptroller of public accounts after they have been approved by the attorney gene…

Sec. 66.22. REFUNDING BONDS AND NOTES. Any bonds or notes issued pursuant to the constitutional provisions described in Section 66.21 of this code, or issued pursuant to this subchapter, may be refunded by the governing board which issued the bonds or notes, upon such terms and c…

Sec. 66.23. REFUNDING BONDS AND NOTES: APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. All refunding bonds or notes authorized to be issued under this subchapter and the records relating to their issuance, including any proceedings relating to the redemption of any outstanding bonds or notes, shall be s…

Sec. 66.24. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. All bonds and notes, whether original or refunding, issued pursuant to the constitutional provisions or issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall be fully negotiable instruments, and all bonds and notes are declared to be…

Sec. 66.25. TAX EXEMPT. The carrying out of the purposes of the constitutional provisions and of this subchapter will be performing an essential public function under the constitution, and all bonds and notes, whether original or refunding, heretofore or hereafter issued pursuant…