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TX Educ Code § 88.541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter G. Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning|Section 88.541. Duties of Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning

Sec. 88.541.  DUTIES OF TEXAS CENTER FOR ADULT LITERACY AND LEARNING.  (a)  The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning shall evaluate instructional videotapes or similar recorded materials generally available for use in providing adult literacy instruction and from time to time shall publish a guide describing and evaluating those videotapes and materials.  The center shall encourage cable companies and other appropriate entities to use the guide in selecting materials to use in broadcasting and may take other action to promote the broadcast or dissemination of workbooks and other materials the center considers effective in teaching adult literacy.(b)  The center shall develop voluntary standards for the curriculum and workbooks and other materials used in adult literacy programs, including programs for teaching English as a second language.  To develop the standards, the center shall organize an advisory group and shall encourage the participation of major providers of adult literacy programs in this state, including private nonprofit organizations, institutions of education, and correctional facilities.  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall designate an employee of the department to participate in the initial development of the standards.(c)  In connection with the standards developed under Subsection (b), the center shall develop workbooks and other materials to be used by teachers and students in adult literacy programs to track the progress of the student and to allow the student to understand and maintain a record of the student's progress and proficiency.(d)  The center shall develop and update as necessary informational brochures, promotional posters, workbooks, or similar materials suitable for distribution to state employees or the general public describing the need for adult literacy and education services in this state and encouraging qualified persons to support or volunteer to assist programs that provide those services.  As the center determines is appropriate, the center may provide samples of those workbooks and other materials to the governing boards or chief executive officers of state agencies, including institutions of higher education, and to other employers and institutions in this state and shall encourage those entities to distribute or make available the workbooks and other materials to their employees.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 7.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.601. Definitions

Sec. 88.601.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Center" means the Center for Ports and Waterways.(2)  "Consortium" means Lamar University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University at Galveston, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas A&M University, Texas Transportation Institute, and the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.(3)  "Director" means the director of the Center for Ports and Waterways.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (S.B. 1467), Sec. 9, eff. May 30, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 88.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.602. Establishment

Sec. 88.602.  ESTABLISHMENT.  The Center for Ports and Waterways is established as a component of the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University System.  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 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.603. Purpose

Sec. 88.603.  PURPOSE.  The center shall carry out a program of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in the inland waterway and port system in Texas.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.604. Program

Sec. 88.604.  PROGRAM.  The program of the center shall be authorized to include:(1)  the development and testing of new marine and maritime technologies and supporting their implementation;(2)  aiding transportation planners to better prepare for future inland and coastal waterway transportation needs;(3)  studying complex policy issues and assisting the state in defining roles of marine and intermodal transportation for sustainable development;(4)  conducting research and studies that foster productivity and competitiveness in the maritime/marine industry;(5)  fostering public awareness of the importance of ports and waterways to the economy of Texas;(6)  transferring knowledge and technology to industry, state and local governments, and the public;(7)  establishing programs and partnerships with public or private entities to develop and implement new policies, technology, strategies, relationships, and sources of funding;(8)  studying environmental conflicts, complements, and risks associated with water transportation;  and(9)  other services consistent with the purpose of the program.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.605. Director

Sec. 88.605.  DIRECTOR.  The center is under the supervision and direction of the director and shall be operated and managed as a joint program between the consortium.  The director of the center is under the supervision and direction of the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.606. Steering Committee

Sec. 88.606.  STEERING COMMITTEE.  (a)  The steering committee is appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute and shall include a representative of each member of the consortium and others.  The president or the director of each consortium member shall recommend an individual to serve as a member of the steering committee.(b)  The steering committee is established to advise and make recommendations to the director on the operations and activities of the center.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.607. Maritime/marine Industry Council

Sec. 88.607.  MARITIME/MARINE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.  (a)  The Maritime/Marine Industry Council is composed of at least nine persons appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute with at least the following representation:(1)  one member shall be the President of the Texas Waterway Operators or the president's designated representative;(2)  one member shall be the President of the Texas Ports Association or the president's designated representative;(3)  four members shall be representatives from Texas ports to be selected by the membership of the Texas Ports Association;(4)  three members shall be representatives from the barge industry;(5)  the director of the center shall be an ex officio member;(6)  a representative from the Texas Department of Transportation designated by the Texas Department of Transportation shall be an ex officio member;  and(7)  two registered professional engineers having relevant marine experience shall be ex officio members.(b)  The Maritime/Marine Industry Council shall make program priority recommendations to the director and serve as a resource group for the center.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.608 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.608. Funding

Sec. 88.608.  FUNDING.  The center is authorized to receive state appropriated funds as deemed appropriate by the legislature.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.609 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.609. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 88.609.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The center shall seek and may receive gifts and grants from federal sources, foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the center.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.610 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter H. Center for Ports and Waterways|Section 88.610. Contracts

Sec. 88.610.  CONTRACTS.  The center is authorized to enter into interagency contracts and agreements and to contract with local, state, county, federal, and private sources for work under the center's programs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 88.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.701. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

Sec. 88.701.  TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.  The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is a state agency under the jurisdiction and supervision of the board.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.702. Executive Director and Employees

Sec. 88.702.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board shall staff the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory with an executive director and other employees necessary for the agency to properly function.(b)  The executive director and employees are eligible to participate in the retirement systems and personnel benefits available to employees of The Texas A&M University System.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.704. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 88.704.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not serve as the executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and may not be an employee of the laboratory employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of veterinary medicine; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of veterinary medicine.(c)  A person may not serve as the executive director or act as the general counsel to the laboratory if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the laboratory.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.705. Use of Technology

Sec. 88.705.  USE OF TECHNOLOGY.  The executive director shall implement a policy requiring the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the laboratory's ability to perform its functions.  The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the laboratory on the Internet.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.706. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 88.706.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules by the laboratory; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the laboratory's jurisdiction.(b)  The laboratory's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The executive director shall designate a trained person to:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the laboratory.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.707. Fees

Sec. 88.707.  FEES.  (a)  The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory may charge and collect fees for goods and services the laboratory provides to any person, including a governmental entity.(b)  The laboratory may adopt a fee or change the amount of a fee only after the laboratory:(1)  at least 30 days before the date the laboratory adopts the fee or changes the amount of the fee, provides notice of the proposed fee:(A)  in any newsletter distributed by the laboratory; and(B)  on the laboratory's Internet website;(2)  provides the public a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments on the proposed fee or fee amount; and(3)  considers all public comments received under Subdivision (2).|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.708 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.708. Powers and Duties

Sec. 88.708.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall:(1)  provide diagnostic testing to aid in the identification of diseases affecting animals;(2)  provide testing to facilitate the international, intrastate, or interstate shipment of animals;(3)  identify and monitor disease epidemics in animals;(4)  assist livestock owners and veterinarians to identify, diagnose, and treat disease and other animal health matters, including matters that could affect human health;(5)  report the identification of a disease or other animal health matter, including a matter that could affect human health, to the appropriate state or federal agency or official as required by law;(6)  disseminate to veterinarians, animal owners, and the public news and other information, including information relating to general trends in animal health derived from diagnostic testing, that the laboratory determines appropriate concerning animal disease outbreaks and other animal health matters, including matters that could affect human health; and(7)  perform other functions as provided by law or that the laboratory determines necessary or appropriate to provide diagnostics, surveillance, and reporting of diseases affecting animals.(b)  The laboratory may provide diagnostic testing services for pets and other domestic animals or out-of-state clients only when and to the extent that laboratory resources are not required for diagnostic testing services for livestock in this state.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.709 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.709. Complaints

Sec. 88.709.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the laboratory.  The laboratory shall maintain information about each complaint that includes:(1)  the parties to the complaint;(2)  the subject matter of the complaint;(3)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(4)  the disposition of the complaint.(b)  The laboratory shall make information available describing the laboratory's procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The laboratory shall periodically notify the parties to a complaint of the status of the complaint until final disposition.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.710 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter I. -1. Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory|Section 88.710. Plan Coordinator; National Poultry Improvement Plan

Sec. 88.710.  PLAN COORDINATOR; NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.  (a)  The poultry programs administrator for the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory serves as the state plan coordinator for the National Poultry Improvement Plan.(b)  The state plan coordinator shall work with the Texas Poultry Improvement Board in the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.|Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 88 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 111 (H.B. 2024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 88.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter J. Center for Transportation Safety|Section 88.801. Definitions

Sec. 88.801.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Center" means the Center for Transportation Safety.(2)  "Institute" means the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University System.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 714, Sec. 2, eff. June 13, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 88.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System|Chapter 88 - Agencies and Services of the Texas a & M University System|Subchapter J. Center for Transportation Safety|Section 88.802. Establishment

Sec. 88.802.  ESTABLISHMENT.  The Center for Transportation Safety is established as a component of the institute and shall be administered in the same manner as other programs of the institute.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 714, Sec. 2, eff. June 13, 2001.|