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TX Educ Code § 73.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter C. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center|Section 73.115. Acquisition of Goods and Services

Sec. 73.115.  ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES.  (a)  The institution may acquire goods or services by the method that provides the best value to the institution, including:(1)  competitive bidding;(2)  competitive sealed proposals;(3)  catalogue purchase;(4)  a group purchasing program;  or(5)  an open market contract.(b)  In determining what is the best value to the institution, the institution shall consider:(1)  the purchase price;(2)  the reputation of the vendor and of the vendor's goods or services;(3)  the quality of the vendor's goods or services;(4)  the extent to which the goods or services meet the institution's needs;(5)  the vendor's past relationship with the institution;(6)  the impact on the ability of the institution to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses;(7)  the total long-term cost to the institution of acquiring the vendor's goods or services;  and(8)  any other relevant factor that a private business entity would consider in selecting a vendor.(c)  The state auditor may audit purchases of goods or services by the institution.(d)  The institution may adopt rules and procedures for the acquisition of goods or services.(e)  To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over any other law relating to the purchasing of goods and services other than Section 51.9337 and a law relating to contracting with historically underutilized businesses.(f)  Except as otherwise provided by this section and Section 51.9337, Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, and Chapter 2254, Government Code, do not apply to purchases of goods and services made under this section.(g)  In any contract for the acquisition of goods or services to which the institution is a party, a provision required by applicable law to be included in the contract is considered to be a part of the executed contract without regard to:(1)  whether the provision appears on the face of the contract; or(2)  whether the contract includes any provision to the contrary.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 3, Sec. 3, eff. March 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1195), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1366 (S.B. 1604), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 5.008, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 73.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.151. Dean

Sec. 73.151.  DEAN.  (a)  The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston is under the direction of a dean appointed by the board of regents.(b)  To be qualified for appointment as dean, a person must have a doctor of medicine degree or a doctor of philosophy degree in one of the biomedical sciences.(c)  The dean is responsible through the chancellor or other executive officer of the system to the board.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.152. Scope; Degree Programs; Rules and Regulations

Sec. 73.152.  SCOPE;  DEGREE PROGRAMS;  RULES AND REGULATIONS.  (a)  The board of regents may prescribe courses and conduct graduate and postdoctoral programs at the master's and doctoral levels in the sciences and other academic areas directly related to medical education and research, but the board shall not operate this institution as a general academic graduate school.  The degree programs to be offered by the graduate school are subject to approval by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.(b)  The board of regents may make rules and regulations necessary for the operation, control, and management of the graduate school.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.153. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 73.153.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The board may accept and administer grants and gifts from any source for the benefit of the graduate school.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.154. Research and Graduate Instruction; Joint Appointments

Sec. 73.154.  RESEARCH AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION;  JOINT APPOINTMENTS.  (a)  The board may expend funds appropriated by the legislature to the graduate school and grant, gift, and contract funds of the school in support of research and graduate instruction, within approved areas and programs, to be carried out either in its own facilities or in the facilities of other component units of The University of Texas at Houston.(b)  The board may make joint appointments in the graduate school and in one or more of the other component units of The University of Texas System.  The salary of a person who is receiving a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the different units on the basis of services rendered.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.155. Affiliation and Cooperation With Other Units

Sec. 73.155.  AFFILIATION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER UNITS.  The graduate school shall maintain the closest possible affiliation with the science programs at The University of Texas at Austin and with the other medical units of The University of Texas System.  It shall cooperate with other institutions, private and public, in furtherance of research in the biomedical sciences and related fields.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter D. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston|Section 73.156. Division of Continuing Education

Sec. 73.156.  DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION.  The board may establish as a part of the graduate school a separate division of continuing education for physicians.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter E. The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston|Section 73.201. Location

Sec. 73.201.  LOCATION.  The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston is located in the Texas Medical Center in the city of Houston.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter E. The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston|Section 73.202. Gifts and Donations

Sec. 73.202.  GIFTS AND DONATIONS.  The board of regents may accept gifts and donations for the benefit of the school.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter F. The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston|Section 73.301. Composition, Location

Sec. 73.301.  COMPOSITION, LOCATION.  The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston is composed of The University of Texas Dental School at Houston, The University of Texas Dental Science Institute at Houston, The University of Texas School of Dental Hygiene at Houston, The University of Texas Postgraduate School of Dentistry at Houston, and other institutions and activities assigned to it from time to time.  It is located in the Texas Medical Center.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter F. The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston|Section 73.302. Purpose

Sec. 73.302.  PURPOSE.  The principal purpose of the dental school is to teach the subjects of dental education that will give a thorough knowledge of dentistry and related subjects and that meet the requirements of the Council on Dental Education, the American Association of Dental Schools, and other educational associations of similar standards concerned with dental education.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter F. The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston|Section 73.303. Faculty

Sec. 73.303.  FACULTY.  The board of regents shall appoint the faculty of the dental school.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter F. The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston|Section 73.304. Courses and Degrees; Rules and Regulations

Sec. 73.304.  COURSES AND DEGREES;  RULES AND REGULATIONS.  (a)  The board may confer degrees and issue diplomas, and may fix a standard of grades for students.(b)  The dental school shall have regular courses leading to degrees and special courses deemed necessary by the board.(c)  The board may make other rules and regulations it deems necessary for the proper control and management of the dental school.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3175, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter F. The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston|Section 73.305. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 73.305.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The board may accept gifts and grants from any source for the benefit of the dental branch.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3176, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 73.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.401. Establishment

Sec. 73.401.  ESTABLISHMENT.  The Harris County Psychiatric Center has been developed and built by Harris County, Texas, and a former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities.  The facilities of the Harris County Psychiatric Center to be operated by The University of Texas System shall be operated consistent with the rules and regulations of the board of regents and with the provisions of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 73.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.402. Mission

Sec. 73.402.  MISSION.  The Harris County Psychiatric Center has been established with the mission of caring for mentally ill persons;  other major parts of this mission include research into the causes and cures of mental illness and the education of professionals in the care of the mentally ill.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 73.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.403. Operation of Commitment Center

Sec. 73.403.  OPERATION OF COMMITMENT CENTER.  Harris County, the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, or both of those entities, may operate on the premises of the Harris County Psychiatric Center a commitment center, the functions of which may include patient screening, intake, and admissions (both voluntary and involuntary) to the Harris County Psychiatric Center as may be provided for in a lease and operating agreement or a sublease and operating agreement as authorized under Section 73.405.  The functions of the Harris County Psychiatric Commitment Center located on the premises of the Harris County Psychiatric Center both in terms of operation and in terms of funding shall not be the responsibility of the Health and Human Services Commission or The University of Texas System.  As may be provided for in a lease and operating agreement or a sublease and operating agreement, The University of Texas System may charge for any support services provided by the Harris County Psychiatric Center to the commitment center.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 73.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.404. Funding

Sec. 73.404.  FUNDING.  (a)  Funding for the state-supported facilities and operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center shall be provided through legislative appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission and to The University of Texas System, and any appropriations to the commission for the Harris County Psychiatric Center shall be transferred to The University of Texas System in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and the lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement provided for in Section 73.405.  Legislative appropriations may be for any further construction at the Harris County Psychiatric Center;  for equipment, both fixed and movable;  for utilities, including data processing and communications;  for maintenance, repairs, renovations, and additions;  for any damage or destruction;  and for operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center;  provided, however, that as to funding for Harris County Psychiatric Center operations, legislative appropriations shall not exceed 85 percent of the total operating costs of the entire Harris County Psychiatric Center, exclusive of any costs of the commitment center.(b)  Any funding, under a lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement wherein The University of Texas System is the lessee, for facilities and operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center supported by the county or the Health and Human Services Commission, which may be provided through county appropriations, including funds made available by the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, or from gifts and grants, shall be transferred in accordance with the lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement provided for in Section 73.405.  Such funds may be for any further construction at the Harris County Psychiatric Center;  for equipment, both fixed and movable;  for utilities, including data processing and communications;  for maintenance, repairs, renovations, and additions;  for any damage or destruction;  and for Harris County Psychiatric Center operations which latter funding may be proportional to the total costs of The University of Texas System operating the entire Harris County Psychiatric Center, exclusive of any additional cost incurred by Harris County or the Health and Human Services Commission for operating the commitment center, which costs shall remain the sole responsibility of the entity or entities that incurred those costs.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 73.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.405. Operations

Sec. 73.405.  OPERATIONS.  (a)  The state-supported facilities of the Harris County Psychiatric Center shall be leased to and operated and administered by The University of Texas System in accordance with a lease and operating agreement.  The facilities supported by the county or the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, exclusive of the commitment center, may be leased or subleased by The University of Texas System in the same lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement.  Any lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement shall provide for a lease payment by The University of Texas System of no more than $1 per year plus other good and valuable consideration as provided for in Section 73.406.(b)  In any lease and/or sublease and operating agreement, the board of regents of The University of Texas System shall be the governing board of the Harris County Psychiatric Center facilities that are leased and/or subleased and operated by The University of Texas System.(c)  Any lease and/or sublease and operating agreement may provide all necessary or desirable terms for the operation of the Harris County Psychiatric Center and may provide for duties and powers with respect to medical and legal matters, Harris County Psychiatric Center administration, staffing, patient services, reports, annual operating budgets of the Harris County Psychiatric Center, and transfers of appropriated funds as provided for in Section 73.404 of this code.(d)  Any lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement shall provide that The University of Texas System shall cause the Harris County Psychiatric Center to be operated in accordance with the standards for accreditation of The Joint Commission; that all financial transactions and performance programs may be appropriately audited; that an admission, discharge, and transfer coordination policy be established; that appropriate patient data be made available to the Health and Human Services Commission, the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and the county, including but not limited to diagnosis and lengths of stay; and that a priority of patient treatment policy be established.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 73.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter G. Harris County Psychiatric Center|Section 73.406. Revenues

Sec. 73.406.  REVENUES.  That portion of any revenues related to the provision of patient services through the operation of the Harris County Psychiatric Center facilities that are leased or subleased by and to The University of Texas System shall be accounted for and expended in accordance with the rules, regulations, and bylaws of The University of Texas System and in such manner that such revenues will reduce appropriated and funded requirements by both the state and county or the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD on a prorated basis, all as may be provided for in a lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 73.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle C - The University of Texas System|Chapter 73 - The University of Texas at Houston|Subchapter H. Research Institute|Section 73.501. Transfer and Lease of Facilities

Sec. 73.501.  TRANSFER AND LEASE OF FACILITIES.  (a)  The governance, operation, management, and control of the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences and all land, buildings, improvements thereon, and major fixed equipment comprising said institute shall be leased from the Health and Human Services Commission or a former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities and transferred to the board of regents of The University of Texas System for $1 a year and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 65.02(a)(9).(b)  All land, buildings, and improvements thereon and major fixed equipment comprising said institute leased by The University of Texas System shall be utilized only for purposes of patient care services, research, and education related to mental health, intellectual disability, and developmental disability.  The Health and Human Services Commission or a former state agency that provided services to persons with mental illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, and persons with developmental disabilities may sell or otherwise dispose of the land, buildings, improvements thereon, or major fixed equipment provided that the proceeds from the sale or other disposition shall be used for the same purposes in Harris County; and further provided, that the board of regents of The University of Texas System, prior to such sale or other disposition, has approved of such sale or disposition and the allocation of proceeds.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 965), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.|