Source: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.86.htm
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 15:00:20+00:00

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(1)  "University" means Texas A & M University.
(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 86.02.  TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY.  Texas A & M University is an institution of higher education located in the city of College Station.  It is under the management and control of the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System.
Sec. 86.03.  LEADING OBJECT.  The leading object of the university shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanical arts, in such manner as the legislature may prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Sec. 86.11.  APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, OFFICERS, PROFESSORS.  The board shall appoint the president, the professors, and other officers it deems proper to keep the university in successful operation.  It may abolish any office it deems unnecessary.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 86.12.  ENTOMOLOGIST.  The president and board shall employ an expert entomologist, one or more, as may be deemed necessary, whose duty it shall be to devise, if possible, means of destroying the Mexican boll weevil, boll worm, caterpillar, sharpshooter, chinch bug, peach bug, fly and worm and other insect pests and to perform the duties of professor of entomology in the university.
Sec. 86.13.  CIVIL ENGINEER;  SOIL CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATIONS.  The board shall employ a graduate civil engineer of the university who has a practical and scientific knowledge of the conservation of moisture and soil fertility, who understands the practical art of terracing farmland to preserve the moisture and soil fertility and to prevent the washing away and the destruction of the properties of the soil, and who has had five years' actual experience in terracing farmlands in some southern state.  He shall make his headquarters at the university, where he shall instruct the students by lecture and practical demonstration in the best method of such conservation and terracing so as to enable them to do the work successfully.  He shall devote one-half of his time to such instruction, and the other half shall be spent in field work, giving practical demonstrations in terracing to farmers' institutes and other farmers' organizations;  and the president of the university shall require him to go over the state on the application of farmers desiring expert instruction in terracing farmlands and in conserving the moisture and soil fertility.  He shall be furnished with the necessary instruments and equipment for the demonstration and instruction.
Sec. 86.14.  SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL.  The board shall provide for a special summer school of at least two months each year for the training of special students who shall be admitted without an entrance examination, and may make provisions for the summer school, purchase the necessary equipment, and generally do and perform all acts necessary to establish and maintain the summer school.
Sec. 86.15.  SUMMER SESSIONS;  ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR TEACHERS.  The board shall require the teaching of elementary agriculture for teachers in the summer sessions.
Sec. 86.16.  FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL.  (a)  The Texas A&M University System shall conduct and maintain a firemen's training school through the Texas Engineering Extension Service as a unit of the university system in the manner deemed expedient and advisable by the system's board of regents.  The Texas Engineering Extension Service shall serve as the recognized statewide fire and rescue training agency liaison to the National Fire Academy.  In their capacity as the National Fire Academy liaison, the extension service shall distribute National Fire Academy student manuals on request to associations, fire departments, state agencies, and institutions of higher education which meet National Fire Academy qualifications.
(4)  one fire chief appointed by the president or other managing officer of the Texas Fire Chiefs Association or its successor.
(c)  The advisory board shall confer with and advise the engineering extension service with reference to the organization of the school, the purchasing of equipment, the curriculum and program, and the conduct and management of the school.
(d)  Expenditures for the per diem expenses of members of the advisory board and all other necessary expenses of the school shall be made only on the order of the system's board of regents, and no warrants shall be paid unless also approved in writing by the director of the engineering extension service.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1993.
Sec. 86.18.  GRADUATE PROGRAMS;  CONTRACTS WITH BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.  The university may enter into contracts and agreements with Baylor University for joint participation in graduate programs that may be designed to benefit the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 86.20.  AIRPORT.  The university may own and operate an airport, may accept federal aid and money for those purposes, and may enter into sponsor's assurance agreements with the federal government.  It may operate the airport separately or in cooperation with a city, a county, the state, or the federal government, with the approval of the appropriate governing body, but without any expense to or liability against the state in any manner.
Sec. 86.21.  PERPETUAL FUND.  The money arising from the sale of the 180,000 acres of land donated to this state by the United States under the provisions of an Act of Congress passed on the second day of July, 1862, and an amended Act of Congress of July 23, 1866, shall constitute a perpetual fund, under the conditions and restrictions imposed by the above recited Acts, for the benefit of Texas A & M University;  and the investment of the money, heretofore made in the bonds of the state, when those bonds are redeemed, may be made by the board in United States government securities in furtherance of the interests of the university and in accordance with the terms on which it was received.
Sec. 86.22.  ACCRUED INTEREST.  The interest heretofore collected by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the act of August 21, 1876, due at the end of the fiscal year of 1876, on the bonds belonging to the Agricultural and Mechanical College and invested in six percent state bonds, shall also constitute a part of the perpetual fund of the university until the legislature shall otherwise provide.  The state board shall collect the semiannual interest on the bonds as it becomes due, and place the money in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.  The interest on all such bonds is set apart exclusively for the use of the university and shall be drawn from the treasury by the board of directors on vouchers audited by the board, or approved by the governor and attested by the secretary of the board.  On the vouchers being filed with the comptroller, he shall draw his warrant on the state treasury as necessary to pay the directors, professors and officers of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3205, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 5.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Sec. 86.23.  NAME OF SYSTEM AND COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.  (a)  The board by resolution may change the name of the system or of any institution, agency, or service under the control and management of the board.
(2)  Prairie View A&M University.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1409), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Sec. 86.24.  ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEMETERY.  (a)  The board may dedicate land owned by The Texas A&M University System within the Bush Presidential Library site to be used as a cemetery.
(b)  Subchapter C, Chapter 711, Health and Safety Code, does not apply to a cemetery established under this section.
(c)  Appropriations from the general revenue fund may not be used to establish or operate a cemetery under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1995.
Sec. 86.51.  REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTER.  There is established at Texas A&M University a Real Estate Research Center, hereinafter referred to as the center.  The operating budget, staffing, and activities of the center shall be approved by the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 319, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1987.
Sec. 86.52.  REAL ESTATE RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Real Estate Research Advisory Committee is created.
(B)  a public member of the committee appointed after the effective date of this Act or a person related to the member within the second degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, acquires a real estate license or a financial interest in the practice of a licensed real estate broker or salesman.
(c)  Except for the initial appointees, members of the advisory committee hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.  In making the initial appointments, the governor shall designate three members, including two representatives of the real estate industry and one representative of the general public, for terms expiring in 1973, three for terms expiring in 1975, and three for terms expiring in 1977.  Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.  Each member shall serve until his successor is qualified.
(d)  The chairman of the Texas Real Estate Commission, or a member of the commission designated by him, shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the advisory committee.
(e)  The committee shall elect a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer from its membership, and each officer shall serve for a term of one year.
(f)  The first meeting of the advisory committee shall be called by the president of Texas A & M University or his designated representative.  The committee shall meet not less than semiannually, and in addition on call of its chairman, or on petition of any six of its members, or on call of the president of Texas A & M University or his designated representative.
(g)  The advisory committee shall review and approve proposals to be submitted to the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System relating to staffing and general policies including priority ranking of research studies and educational and other studies.
(h)  The president of Texas A & M University or his designated representative shall submit to the advisory committee in advance of each fiscal year a budget for expenditures of all funds provided for the center in a form that is related to the proposed schedule of activities for the review and approval of the advisory committee.  The proposed budget approved by the advisory committee shall be forwarded with the comments of the committee to the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System prior to its action on the proposed budget, and the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System shall not authorize any expenditure that has not had the prior approval of the advisory committee.
(i)  The president of Texas A & M University or his designated representative shall submit to the advisory committee for its review and approval a research agenda at the beginning of each fiscal year and shall continuously inform the advisory committee of changes in its substance and scheduling.
(j)  Each member of the board is entitled to a per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in the business of the board.  A member may not receive any compensation for travel expenses, including expenses for meals and lodging, other than transportation expenses.  A member is entitled to compensation for transportation expenses as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
(k)  The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the provisions of Chapter 572, Government Code.
(l)  The financial transactions of the center are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
(m)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(22), eff. June 17, 2011.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3251, ch. 856, Sec. 1, 2, eff. June 18, 1981;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 87, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), (39), (63), (81), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 641, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(22), eff. June 17, 2011.
(8)  to prepare information of consumer interest describing the functions of the center and to make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3252, ch. 856, Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 1981.
Sec. 86.54.  PUBLICATION CHARGES;  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The center may make a charge for its publications and may receive gifts and grants from foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the research center.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 86.55.  ANNUAL REPORT.  A report of the activities and accomplishments of the center shall be published annually.
Sec. 86.81.  CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES AND SHORES.  (a)  The Center for Texas Beaches and Shores is a component of Texas A&M University.
(b)  The center is under the management and direction of the board.
(4)  cooperate and consult with the General Land Office and other state agencies to manage coastal conservation areas.
(d)  The board may employ personnel for the center, including experts in coastal engineering, marine geology, ecology, biology, and economics.
(e)  The board may accept a gift or grant from any public or private source for the benefit of the center.
(1)  "Center" means the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores.
(2)  "Coastal conservation areas" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.052(d), Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

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