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TX Educ Code § 51.951 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.951. Confidentiality of Certain Information Related to Purchase or Sale of Real Estate

Sec. 51.951.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL ESTATE.  (a)  Information related to the location, purchase price, or sale price of real property purchased or sold by or for an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until a deed for the property is executed.  Information that is confidential and exempted from disclosure under this subsection includes an appraisal, completed report, evaluation, investigation conducted for the purpose of locating or determining the purchase or sale price of the property, or any report prepared in anticipation of purchasing or selling real property.(b)  Information that is confidential and excluded from disclosure under Subsection (a) is not subject to a subpoena directed to an institution of higher education, its governing board, or any officer, agent, or employee of an institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1317, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.961 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(29), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.952 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.952. Student Health Insurance

Sec. 51.952.  STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE.  (a)  The governing board of a medical and dental unit may require a student enrolled at a medical and dental unit to have in effect during the calendar year of enrollment a health insurance policy for health care services received by the student.(b)  The governing board of a medical and dental unit shall determine the minimum coverage standards for health insurance required under this section.(c)  If the student agrees in writing, the medical and dental unit shall provide a reasonable estimate of the cost of the health insurance coverage within the student's cost of education for financial aid purposes.(d)  If a governing board of a medical and dental unit requires health insurance coverage for students under Subsection (a), a student may be provisionally enrolled at the medical and dental unit for one academic session without the coverage in order to allow the student time to obtain the coverage.(e)  The governing board of a medical and dental unit may adopt such other rules and regulations as it determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.(f)  In this section, "governing board" and "medical and dental unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 711, Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code, Sec. 51.961 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(30), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.953 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.953. Certain Revenue Received From Student Health Center Services

Sec. 51.953.  CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED FROM STUDENT HEALTH CENTER SERVICES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Health benefit plan" means any health benefit plan regulated under the Insurance Code, including:(A)  an individual or group health insurance policy; or(B)  an evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  Amounts received by an institution of higher education from a health benefit plan issuer as a result of a claim filed with the issuer by or on behalf of the institution's student health center are institutional funds under Section 51.009 and may be used only for the construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the student health center or to increase or enhance the services offered by the student health center.  It is the intent of the legislature that those amounts be in addition to other amounts of money allocated to the student health center and those other amounts not be reduced.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1270 (H.B. 3430), Sec. 7, eff. October 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.954 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.954. Disclosure of Sponsors of Contracted Research in Public Communications

Text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 24For text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 51.954.Sec. 51.954.  DISCLOSURE OF SPONSORS OF CONTRACTED RESEARCH IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  In any public communication the content of which is based on the results of sponsored research, a faculty member or other employee or appointee of an institution of higher education who conducted or participated in conducting the research shall conspicuously disclose the identity of each sponsor of the research.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "Public communication" means oral or written communication intended for public consumption or distribution, including:(A)  testimony in a public administrative, legislative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding;(B)  printed matter including a magazine, journal, newsletter, newspaper, pamphlet, or report; or(C)  posting of information on a website or similar Internet host for information.(3)  "Sponsor" means an entity that contracts for or provides money or materials for research.(4)  "Sponsored research" means research:(A)  that is conducted under a contract with, or that is conducted under a grant awarded by and pursuant to a written agreement with, an individual or entity other than the institution conducting the research; and(B)  in which payments received or the value of materials received under that contract or grant, or under a combination of more than one such contract or grant, constitutes at least 50 percent of the cost of conducting the research.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 51.954 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.954. Disclosure of Sponsors of Research in Public Communications

Text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 24, see other Sec. 51.954.Sec. 51.954.  DISCLOSURE OF SPONSORS OF RESEARCH IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  In any public communication the content of which is based on the results of sponsored research, a faculty member or other employee or appointee of an institution of higher education who conducted or participated in conducting the research shall conspicuously disclose the identity of each sponsor of the research.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "Public communication" means oral or written communication intended for public consumption or distribution, including:(A)  testimony in a public administrative, legislative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding;(B)  printed matter including a magazine, journal, newsletter, newspaper, pamphlet, or report; or(C)  posting of information on a website or similar Internet host for information.(3)  "Sponsor" means an entity that contracts for or provides money or materials for research.(4)  "Sponsored research" means research:(A)  that is conducted under a contract with or a grant from an individual or entity, other than the institution conducting the research, for the purpose of the research; and(B)  in which payments received or the value of materials received under that contract or grant, or under a combination of more than one such contract or grant, constitutes at least 50 percent of the cost of conducting the research.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 51.955 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.955. Prohibited State Agency Actions Related to Disclosure of Publicly Funded Research

Sec. 51.955.  PROHIBITED STATE AGENCY ACTIONS RELATED TO DISCLOSURE OF PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCH.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  A state agency that expends appropriated funds may not:(1)  enter into a research contract with an institution of higher education if that contract contains a provision precluding public disclosure of any final data generated or produced in the course of executing the contract unless the agency reasonably determines that the premature disclosure of such data would adversely affect public safety, the protection of intellectual property rights of the institution of higher education, publication rights in professional scientific publications, or valuable confidential information of the institution of higher education or a third party; or(2)  adopt a rule that is based on research conducted under a contract entered into with an institution of higher education unless the agency:(A)  has made the results of the research and all data supporting the research publicly available; or(B)  reasonably determines that the premature disclosure of such data would adversely affect public safety, the protection of intellectual property rights of the institution of higher education, publication rights in professional scientific publications, or valuable confidential information of the institution of higher education or a third party.(c)  Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a research contract between an institution of higher education and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.(d)  A response to a request for information regarding research described by Subsection (b) must be made in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.(e)  This section does not require the public disclosure of personal identifying information or any other information the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 51.960 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.960. Grievance Rights on Certain Personnel Issues

Sec. 51.960.  GRIEVANCE RIGHTS ON CERTAIN PERSONNEL ISSUES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Faculty member" means a person employed full-time by an institution of higher education as a member of the institution's faculty, including professional librarians, whose duties include teaching, research, administration, or the performance of professional services.  The term does not include a person who holds faculty rank but who spends the majority of the person's time for the institution engaged in managerial or supervisory activities, including a chancellor, vice chancellor, president, vice president, provost, associate or assistant provost, dean, or associate or assistant dean.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  A faculty member at an institution of higher education has a right to present a grievance, in person, to a member of the institution's administration designated by the governing board of the institution on an issue related to the nonrenewal or termination of the faculty member's employment at the institution.(c)  An institution may not, by contract, policy, or procedure, restrict a faculty member's right to present a grievance under this section.  An institution may adopt a method for presenting, reviewing, and acting on a grievance filed under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 51.961 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.961. Leave Provisions for Employees of University System or Component Institution of System

Sec. 51.961.  LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR COMPONENT INSTITUTION OF SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Governing board" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "Leave" includes vacation leave, sick leave, and holidays.(b)  The governing board of a university system may adopt a comprehensive leave policy that applies to employees of the university system or any component institution of the system.(c)  A policy adopted under this section may combine vacation, sick, and holiday leave into a paid leave system that does not distinguish or separate the types of leave to be awarded and may award leave in an amount determined by the governing board to be appropriate and cost-effective.(d)  Chapters 661 and 662, Government Code, do not apply to employees covered by a policy adopted under this section.  The policy must include provisions addressing the subject matter of each subchapter of Chapters 661 and 662, Government Code, and the intended effect of the policy on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of employees and the employing entity under those subchapters.(e)  A policy adopted under this section must include provisions for:(1)  payment for accrued leave to:(A)  the estates or heirs of deceased employees;(B)  employees separating from the employing entity;  and(C)  contributing members of state retirement systems who retire;  and(2)  awards of accrued leave to employees separating from the employing entity who are to be employed by other state agencies or institutions of higher education.(f)  A policy authorized by this section may include other matters as determined relevant and appropriate by the governing board.(g)  A policy authorized by this section must be adopted by a governing board in an open meeting of the board.(h)  Before implementing a policy adopted under this section, the governing board shall make reasonable efforts to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the office of the state auditor, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board concerning awards of accrued leave for the purposes of retirement and other issues of concern related to the implementation of the policy.(i)  On or after September 15, 2005, the governing board of an institution of higher education may adopt a leave policy as provided by this section for employees of the institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.09, 2.10, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9611. Payroll Deductions for Employees of University System or Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 51.9611.  PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  The governing board of a university system, or of an institution of higher education that is not a component institution of a university system, may authorize employees of the system or institution, as applicable, to elect a payroll deduction for any purpose that the governing board determines serves a public purpose and benefits employees.  The board may adopt policies and procedures governing payroll deductions under this section.  A payroll deduction under this section is in addition to payroll deductions authorized by other law.(c)  A payroll deduction under this section must be at the written request of the employee, and the request must state the amount to be deducted and the entity to which the deducted amount is to be transferred.  A payroll deduction is in effect until revoked in writing by the employee, but the policies and procedures of the university system or institution of higher education, as applicable, may provide for enrollment periods.(d)  A university system or institution of higher education may collect an administrative fee to cover the costs of making a deduction.(e)  This section does not authorize a payroll deduction for dues or membership fees payable to a labor union or employees association.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 51.962 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.962. Merit Salary Increases

Sec. 51.962.  MERIT SALARY INCREASES.  (a)  An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may grant merit salary increases, including one-time merit payments, to employees described by this section.(b)  A merit salary increase made under this section is compensation for purposes of Chapter 659, Government Code, and salary and wages and member compensation for purposes of Title 8, Government Code.(c)  An institution of higher education may pay merit salary increases under this section from any funds.(d)  Before awarding a merit salary increase under this section, an institution of higher education must adopt criteria for the granting of merit salary increases.(e)  To be eligible for a merit salary increase under this section, an employee must have been employed by the institution of higher education for the six months immediately preceding the effective date of the increase and at least six months must have elapsed since the employee's last merit salary increase.(f)  This subsection applies to an employee employed by the institution of higher education for more than six months.  The requirement that six months elapse between merit salary increases prescribed by Subsection (e) does not apply to a one-time merit payment if the chief administrative officer of the institution of higher education determines in writing that the one-time merit payment is made in relation to the employee's performance during a natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstance.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (S.B. 2298), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.963 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.963. Employee With Multiple Appointments

Sec. 51.963.  EMPLOYEE WITH MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS.  A full-time employee of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 who has appointments to more than one position at the same institution may receive pay for working more than 40 hours in a week if the institution determines that pay in lieu of compensatory time is in the best interests of the institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.964 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.964. Hiring of Certain Retirees

Sec. 51.964.  HIRING OF CERTAIN RETIREES.  (a)  An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may employ a person who has retired under the Teacher Retirement System (Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code) or the optional retirement program (Chapter 830, Government Code) if:(1)  the governing board of the institution determines that the employment is in the best interests of the institution;  and(2)  the person has been retired for at least 30 days before the effective date of the employment, except that a person retired under the optional retirement program may be rehired after retirement without a break in service.(b)  The governing board may pay a person employed under this section an amount considered by the governing board to be appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision of law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.06, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.9645 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.9645. Prohibition Against Certain Activities by Financial Aid Employees

Sec. 51.9645.  PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY FINANCIAL AID EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "Student loan" means a loan for which the loan agreement requires that all or part of the loan proceeds be used to assist a person in attending an institution of higher education or other postsecondary institution.(3)  "Student loan lender" means a person whose primary business is:(A)  making, brokering, arranging, or accepting applications for student loans; or(B)  a combination of activities described by Paragraph (A).(b)  A person employed by an institution of higher education in the financial aid office of the institution may not:(1)  own stock or hold another ownership interest in a student loan lender, other than through ownership of shares in a publicly traded mutual fund or similar investment vehicle in which the person does not exercise any discretion regarding the investment of the assets of the fund or other investment vehicle; or(2)  solicit or accept any gift from a student loan lender.(c)  A person who violates this section is subject to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 194), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.965 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 51.965. Employee Notification

Sec. 51.965.  EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION.  (a)  If a state law requires an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 to provide written notification to its officers or employees of any requirement, right, duty, or responsibility provided by state law, the institution may provide the notification by use of electronic media.(b)  An institution of higher education may adopt rules and guidelines to ensure that notification provided by electronic media under this section is effective and that any required notification is provided to officers and employees who do not have access to electronic media.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|