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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter A. Control of Funds › Section 51.009. Defining and Accounting for Certain Income

Sec. 51.009.  DEFINING AND ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INCOME.  (a)  "Local funds" are the items to be accounted for as "educational and general funds" as described in Subsection (c) of this section, but do not include general revenue funds.  These funds shall be accounted for in a manner recommended by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and approved by the comptroller of public accounts and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)  "Institutional funds" means all funds collected at the institution that are not "educational and general funds" as described in Subsection (c) of this section.  These funds shall be accounted for in a manner recommended by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and approved by the comptroller of public accounts and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(c)  Each of the following shall be accounted for as educational and general funds:
(1)  net tuition, special course fees charged under Sections 54.051(e) and (l), lab fees, student teaching fees, organized activity fees, and proceeds from the sale of educational and general equipment; and
(2)  hospital and clinic fees received by a state-owned clinical care facility that is operated using general revenue fund appropriations for patient care.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 36, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 481, Sec. 5, eff. June 8, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1324 (S.B. 1446), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter A. Control of Funds › Section 51.010. Collection of Delinquent Obligations

Sec. 51.010.  COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT OBLIGATIONS.  If under the rules adopted by the attorney general under Chapter 2107, Government Code, an institution of higher education is not required to refer a delinquent obligation for collection to the attorney general, the institution is not required to expend resources for further collection efforts if, considering the amount, security, likelihood of collection, expense, and available resources, the institution determines that further collection should not be actively pursued.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter A. Control of Funds › Section 51.011. Disposition of Small Credit Balances

Sec. 51.011.  DISPOSITION OF SMALL CREDIT BALANCES.  (a)  This section applies to a credit balance of less than $25 held by an institution of higher education that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 72, Property Code.
(b)  An institution of higher education may maintain an unclaimed money fund and transfer to that fund a credit balance to which this section applies.  A deposit to the unclaimed money fund does not affect the ownership of the amount deposited.  The institution shall:
(1)  adopt procedures for owners to make and receive payments of claims against the fund; and
(2)  maintain a database that permits members of the public to search for ownership of unclaimed funds.
(c)  The institution of higher education shall use the fund to pay the claims of persons establishing ownership of amounts transferred to the fund and shall hold and account for the unclaimed money fund as educational and general funds of the institution.  If the fund balance is insufficient to pay a valid claim, the institution shall pay the claim from the institution's other educational and general funds.
(d)  Each fiscal year, after deducting funds sufficient to pay anticipated expenses of and claims against the unclaimed money fund, the institution shall use the balance of the fund as other educational and general funds of the institution.
(e)  In consultation with institutions of higher education, the comptroller by rule may establish minimum requirements for notice to owners of unclaimed money deposited in the unclaimed money fund and for charges for that notice.  The rules may not provide stricter requirements than the comptroller applies for amounts of less than $25 in the custody of the comptroller under Chapter 74, Property Code.
(f)  If an institution of higher education maintains an unclaimed money fund under this section, Chapter 74, Property Code, does not apply to a credit balance to which this section applies.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter A. Control of Funds › Section 51.012. Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer or Electronic Pay Card

Sec. 51.012.  PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OR ELECTRONIC PAY CARD.  An institution of higher education may make any payment through electronic funds transfer or by electronic pay card.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.101. Definitions

Sec. 51.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 61.003 of this code, except that Texas State Technical College System is included and the Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service is excluded for the purposes of this subchapter.
(2)  "Governing board" means the body charged with policy direction of an institution of higher education.
(3)  "Faculty member" means a person who is employed by an institution of higher education on a full-time basis as a member of the faculty or staff and whose duties include teaching, research, administration, including professional librarians, or the performance of professional services.  However, the term does not include a person employed in a position which is in the institution's classified personnel system or a person employed in a similar type of position if the institution does not have a classified personnel system.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.102. Legislative Findings and Purpose

Sec. 51.102.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.  The legislature finds that higher education is vitally important to the welfare, if not the survival, of Texas and the United States at this stage in history and that the quality of higher education is dependent upon the quality of college and university faculties.  The legislature finds, therefore, that money spent on recognized means for producing an excellent system of public higher education is money spent to serve a public purpose of great importance.  The legislature finds further that a sound program of faculty development leaves of absence designed to enable the faculty member to engage in study, research, writing, and similar projects for the purpose of adding to the knowledge available to himself, his students, his institution, and society generally is a well-recognized means for improving a state's program of public higher education.  The legislature's purpose in establishing the faculty development leave program provided for by this subchapter is to improve further the higher education available to the youth at the state-supported colleges and universities and to establish this program of faculty development leaves as part of the plan of compensation for the faculty of these colleges and universities.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.103. Granting Leaves of Absence; Procedures

Sec. 51.103.  GRANTING LEAVES OF ABSENCE;  PROCEDURES.  (a)  On the application of a faculty member, the governing board of an institution of higher education may grant a faculty development leave of absence for study, research, writing, field observations, or other suitable purpose, to a faculty member if it finds that he is eligible by reason of service, that the purpose for which he seeks a faculty development leave is one for which a faculty development leave may be granted, and that granting leave to him will not place on faculty development leave a greater number of faculty members than that authorized.
(b)  The governing board by regulation shall establish a procedure whereby the applications for faculty development leaves of absence are received by a committee elected by the general faculty for evaluation and whereby this faculty committee then makes recommendations to the chief administrative officer of the institution of higher education, who shall then make recommendations to the governing board as to which applications should be granted.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.104. Service Required

Sec. 51.104.  SERVICE REQUIRED.  A faculty member is eligible by reason of service to be considered for a faculty development leave when he has served as a member of the faculty of the same institution of higher education for at least two consecutive academic years.  This service may be as an instructor or as an assistant, associate, or full professor, or an equivalent rank, and must be full-time academic duty but need not include teaching.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.105. Duration and Compensation

Sec. 51.105.  DURATION AND COMPENSATION.  (a)  The governing board may grant to a faculty member a faculty development leave either for one academic year at one-half of his regular salary or for one-half academic year at his full regular salary.  Payment of salary to the faculty member on faculty development leave may be made from the funds appropriated by the legislature specifically for that purpose, or from such other funds as might be available to the institution.
(b)  A faculty member on faculty development leave may accept a grant for study, research, or travel from any institution of higher education, from a charitable, religious, or educational corporation or foundation, from any business enterprise, or from any federal, state, or local governmental agency.  An accounting of all grants shall be made to the governing board of the institution by the faculty member.  A faculty member on faculty development leave may not accept employment from any other person, corporation, or government, unless the governing board determines that it would be in the public interest to do so and expressly approves the employment.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3351, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1971;  Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1640, ch. 597, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 890, ch. 316, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.106. Number on Leave at One Time

Sec. 51.106.  NUMBER ON LEAVE AT ONE TIME.  Not more than six percent of the faculty members of any institution of higher education may be on faculty development leave at any one time.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.107. Rights Retained

Sec. 51.107.  RIGHTS RETAINED.  (a)  A faculty member on faculty development leave shall continue to be a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas or of the Optional Retirement Program of the institution of higher education, or of both, just as any other member of the faculty on full-time duty.
(b)  The institution of higher education shall cause to be deducted from the compensation paid to a member of the faculty on faculty development leave the deposit and membership dues required to be paid by him to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas or to the Optional Retirement Program, or both, the contribution for Old Age and Survivors Insurance, and any other amounts required or authorized to be deducted from the compensation paid any faculty member.
(c)  A member of the faculty on faculty development leave is a faculty member for purposes of participating in the programs and of receiving the benefits made available by or through the institution of higher education or the state to faculty members.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter C. Faculty Development Leaves of Absence › Section 51.108. Regulations Concerning Absence

Sec. 51.108.  REGULATIONS CONCERNING ABSENCE.  (a)  The governing board of each college or university supported in whole or in part by state funds shall issue regulations concerning the authorized and unauthorized absence from duty of faculty members, including teaching assistants and research assistants.
(b)  Each governing board shall file a copy of these regulations with the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.  Each governing board shall file any amendment to its regulations with the coordinating board not later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendment.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3352, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.151. Definitions

Sec. 51.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Association" means the Western Information Network Association or any other regional network association created and named by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
(2)  "Member" means one of the institutions of higher education which compose an association.
(3)  "Associate member" means an organization other than an institution of higher education admitted to associate membership in an association.
(4)  "Board" means the board of directors of an association.
(5)  "Director" means a member of a board.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.152. Purpose

Sec. 51.152.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the educational programs of state-supported institutions of higher education in Texas by authorizing the establishment and operation of a cooperative system for communication and information retrieval and transfer between the institutions and between the institutions and private educational institutions, industry, and the public.  The system, employing two-way, closed-circuit television and other electronic communication facilities, is to provide a means of effecting the interchange of ideas, talents, faculties, libraries, and data processing equipment and a means of carrying out an approved program of instructional television.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.1521. Interagency Contracts for Networks

Sec. 51.1521.  INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS FOR NETWORKS.  Any institution of higher education may enter into an interagency contract with one or more other institutions of higher education for the establishment and operation of a telecommunications network for the transmission of audio or video signals or electronic data, but only to the extent that the telecommunications services are not available through a system of telecommunications services established for state agencies generally.  Each of those interagency contracts shall be reviewed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 4.05, eff. June 20, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.153. Western Information Network Association

Sec. 51.153.  WESTERN INFORMATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION.  (a)  The Western Information Network Association is an agency of the state composed of the following state-supported member institutions of higher education:  Amarillo College, Angelo State University, Clarendon Junior College, Frank Phillips College, Howard County Junior College, Midwestern University, Odessa College, South Plains College, Sul Ross State University, Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at El Paso, and West Texas State University.
(b)  The board by a majority vote may admit other state-supported institutions of higher education to membership in the association on the approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
(c)  The board by unanimous vote may admit private institutions of higher education to membership in the association on the approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
(d)  The board by unanimous vote may admit other organizations to associate membership in the association.
(e)  The Western Information Network Association is subject to the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325, Government Code).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that Act, the association is abolished September 1, 1989.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1854, ch. 735, Sec. 2.157, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 197, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.154. Board of Directors

Sec. 51.154.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  The association is governed by a board of directors.  The chief administrative officer, or a person designated by the chief administrative officer, of each institution of higher education holding membership in the association shall serve as a director of the board.  Service on the board is an additional duty of employment of the chief administrative officers or the persons designated by the chief administrative officers of state-supported institutions and is not an additional position of honor, trust, or profit.  The legislature finds that this service is necessary in accomplishing the purpose of this subchapter;  is compatible with their employment;  and will benefit the educational program of the institution and of the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.155. Director's Expenses

Sec. 51.155.  DIRECTOR'S EXPENSES.  A director is entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and in attending to the business of the association which is authorized by a resolution of the board.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.156. Meetings of the Board; Quorum; Action by Board

Sec. 51.156.  MEETINGS OF THE BOARD;  QUORUM;  ACTION BY BOARD.  (a)  The board shall hold a meeting at least once each quarter and may hold meetings at other times at the call of the chairman of the board or at the request of a majority of the other directors.
(b)  A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum at a meeting of the board.
(c)  Action may be taken by the board by the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.157. Chairman, Vice Chairman

Sec. 51.157.  CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN.  The board shall select a director to serve as chairman and a director to serve as vice chairman of the board.  The chairman shall preside at meetings of the board.  If the chairman is not present, or is unable to act, the vice chairman shall preside at the meeting.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.158. General Manager, Employees

Sec. 51.158.  GENERAL MANAGER, EMPLOYEES.  The board may employ a general manager who shall serve as the chief executive officer of the association.  The board may employ other employees it considers necessary in carrying on the association's duties and functions.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.159. Delegation of Authority

Sec. 51.159.  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.  The board may delegate any of the powers, duties, or functions of the association to the general manager or to any other employee.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.160. Bond of Officer, Agent, or Employee

Sec. 51.160.  BOND OF OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE.  (a)  The general manager and every agent or employee of the association charged with the collection, custody, or payment of any money of the association shall execute a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties.
(b)  The board shall approve the form, amount, and surety of the bond.
(c)  The surety may be a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
(d)  The association shall pay the premium on the bond.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.161. Powers and Duties of Association

Sec. 51.161.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF ASSOCIATION.  (a)  The association may acquire, operate, and maintain, or obtain by contracting with any communications common carrier in accordance with its tariffs, a multichannel, two-way communications system, including closed-circuit television, linking classrooms, libraries, computer facilities, information retrieval systems, and communications facilities located at the member institutions.
(b)  The association may lease, acquire, operate, and maintain, or obtain by contracting with any communications common carrier in accordance with its tariffs, any facilities in addition to those described in Subsection (a) of this section, which the board considers necessary or desirable in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.
(c)  The association is authorized to lease, as lessor or lessee, acquire, operate, maintain, and equip a dormitory or dormitories located on or near the campus of any member institution of the association that is a state-supported institution of higher education, and to issue its revenue bonds therefor as provided in this subchapter.
(d)  The association may interchange educational information with private educational institutions, school districts, the United States government, and other parties engaged in education or participating in educational projects, and use the facilities of the association only in the exchange, retrieval, and transfer of information and the interchange of approval course offering and instruction between member-institutions and other parties engaged in education or participating in educational projects.  Any dormitories leased, acquired, operated, and maintained by the association shall not be subject to the use limitation of this subsection that applies to all other facilities of the association.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.162. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 51.162.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The association may accept gifts, grants, or donations of real or personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation.  It may accept grants from the United States government subject to the limitations or conditions provided by law.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.163. Information Network Association Fund

Sec. 51.163.  INFORMATION NETWORK ASSOCIATION FUND.  The Information Network Association Fund is a special fund in the state treasury.  All money deposited in the treasury by the Western Information Network Association or any other regional network association created by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall be credited to the special fund and disbursed as provided by legislative appropriation.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.164. Rules and Regulations

Sec. 51.164.  RULES AND REGULATIONS.  The association shall adopt and publish rules to govern the conduct of its business.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.165. Principal Office

Sec. 51.165.  PRINCIPAL OFFICE.  The board for Western Information Network Association shall maintain its principal office in Lubbock, at or near Texas Tech University.  The boards for other regional information network associations created by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall maintain their principal offices at locations designated by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.166. Facilities

Sec. 51.166.  FACILITIES.  Each member institution shall furnish suitable space to the association for a classroom-studio, a lecture studio, and a control room.  It may also furnish any additional physical plant facility needed by the association in carrying on its functions at the institution.  The facilities may with the approval of the association board and the governing body of the state-supported member institutions be located in a dormitory owned and operated by the association.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.167. Designation of Regions for Additional Associations

Sec. 51.167.  DESIGNATION OF REGIONS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.  (a)  In addition to the Western Information Network Association, the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall at such times as the board shall determine, divide the state into information network association regions consisting of state-supported institutions of higher education located within geographical boundaries prescribed by the coordinating board.
(b)  The coordinating board shall give due consideration to the geographical proximity and number of institutions of higher education to be included within a proposed region.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.168. Creation of Additional Associations

Sec. 51.168.  CREATION OF ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.  (a)  The coordinating board shall create and name an information network association within an information network region if:
(1)  a majority of the institutions of higher education within a region apply to create an association;  and
(2)  the institutions applying show good cause for creating an association.
(b)  The coordinating board may not create more than one information network association in an information network region.
(c)  Each information network association created is an agency of the state.
(d)  An information network association created under this section is subject to the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325, Government Code).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that Act, the association is abolished September 1, 1989.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1854, ch. 735, Sec. 2.158, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 198, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.169. Provisions Applicable to Additional Associations

Sec. 51.169.  PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.  Except for Subsection (a), Section 51.153 of this Code, the provisions of this subchapter apply to any additional information network association created by the coordinating board.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.171. Revenue Refunding Bonds

Sec. 51.171.  REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS.  Any revenue bonds issued by the board under this subchapter may be refunded, and in that case all pertinent and appropriate provisions of this subchapter are applicable to the refunding bonds.  In refunding any of the bonds the board may, in the same authorizing proceedings, refund bonds issued under this subchapter and may combine all the refunding bonds with any other additional new bonds to be issued under this subchapter into one or more issues or series of bonds, and may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds, or subordinate lien bonds, under terms and conditions set forth in the authorizing proceedings.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.172. Approval of Bonds; Registration

Sec. 51.172.  APPROVAL OF BONDS;  REGISTRATION.  All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be submitted to the attorney general for examination.  If he finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, he shall approve them, and thereupon they shall be registered by the comptroller of public accounts.  After the approval and registration the bonds are incontestable for any reason and are valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms for all purposes.  If the bonds recite that they are secured partially or otherwise by a pledge of the proceeds of a contract or lease made between the board and another party or parties, public agencies, or otherwise, a copy of the contract or lease and of the proceedings authorizing it may or may not be submitted to the attorney general along with the bond records.  If submitted, then the approval by the attorney general of the bonds shall constitute an approval of the contract or lease, and thereafter the contract or lease shall be incontestable.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter D. Information Network Associations › Section 51.173. Bonds as Legal Investments

Sec. 51.173.  BONDS AS LEGAL INVESTMENTS.  All bonds issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for all banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies of all kinds and types, fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians, and for all interest and sinking funds and other public funds of the State of Texas, and all agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities thereof, including all counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic.  The bonds are eligible and lawful security for all deposits of public funds of the State of Texas and all agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities thereof, including all counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic, to the extent of the market value of the bonds, when accompanied by any unmatured interest coupons appurtenant to them.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.201. Applicability of Criminal Laws

Sec. 51.201.  APPLICABILITY OF CRIMINAL LAWS.  All the general and criminal laws of the state are declared to be in full force and effect within the areas under the control and jurisdiction of the state institutions of higher education of this state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.202. Rules and Regulations

Sec. 51.202.  RULES AND REGULATIONS.  (a)  The governing board of each state institution of higher education, including public junior colleges, may promulgate rules and regulations for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property, and other rules and regulations it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and the governance of the institution, providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on the grounds, streets, drives, alleys, and any other institutional property under its control, including but not limited to the following:
(1)  limiting the rate of speed;
(2)  assigning parking spaces and designating parking areas and their use and assessing a charge for parking;
(3)  prohibiting parking as it deems necessary;
(4)  removing vehicles parked in violation of institutional rules and regulations or law at the expense of the violator;  and
(5)  instituting a system of registration for vehicle identification, including a reasonable charge.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 2629), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 2629), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.203. Campus Peace Officers

Sec. 51.203.  CAMPUS PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  The governing boards of each state institution of higher education and public technical institute may employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.  The primary jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes all counties in which property is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under the control of the institution of higher education or public technical institute that employs the peace officer.
(b)  Within a peace officer's primary jurisdiction, a peace officer commissioned under this section:
(1)  is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers;
(2)  may, in accordance with Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure, arrest without a warrant any person who violates a law of the state;  and
(3)  may enforce all traffic laws on streets and highways.
(c)  Outside a peace officer's primary jurisdiction a peace officer commissioned under this section is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers and may arrest any person who violates any law of the state if the peace officer:
(1)  is summoned by another law enforcement agency to provide assistance;
(2)  is assisting another law enforcement agency;  or
(3)  is otherwise performing his duties as a peace officer for the institution of higher education or public technical institute that employs the peace officer.
(d)  Any officer assigned to duty and commissioned shall take and file the oath required of peace officers.
(e)  Any person commissioned under this Act must be a certified police officer under the requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 468, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.12, eff. May 18, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.204. Trespass, Damage, Defacement

Sec. 51.204.  TRESPASS, DAMAGE, DEFACEMENT.  (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  It is unlawful for any person to:
(1)  trespass on the grounds of an institution of higher education or of a private or independent institution of higher education; or
(2)  damage or deface any of the buildings, statues, monuments, memorials, trees, shrubs, grasses, or flowers on the grounds of an institution of higher education or of a private or independent institution of higher education.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 2629), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.205. Parking; Blocking or Impeding Traffic

Sec. 51.205.  PARKING;  BLOCKING OR IMPEDING TRAFFIC.  It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any property under the control and jurisdiction of a state institution of higher education of this state except in the manner designated by the institution and in the spaces marked and designated by the governing board, or to block or impede traffic through any driveway of that property.  All laws regulating traffic on highways and streets apply to the operation of vehicles within the property of the institution, except as may be modified in this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.206. Parking and Traffic Tickets; Summons; Arrest Warrants

Sec. 51.206.  PARKING AND TRAFFIC TICKETS;  SUMMONS;  ARREST WARRANTS.  In connection with traffic and parking violations, only the officers authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter have the authority to issue and use traffic tickets and summons of the type used by the Texas Highway Patrol, with any changes that are necessitated by reason of this subchapter.  On the issuance of any parking or traffic ticket or summons, the same procedures shall be followed as prevail in connection with the use of parking and traffic violation tickets by the cities of this state and the Texas Highway Patrol.  Nothing in this subchapter restricts the application and use of regular arrest warrants.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education › Subchapter E. Protection of Buildings and Grounds › Section 51.207. Vehicle Identification Insignia; Vehicle Permits

Sec. 51.207.  VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION INSIGNIA;  VEHICLE PERMITS.  (a)  Each public institution of higher education may provide for the issuance and use of suitable vehicle identification insignia.  The institution may bar or suspend the permit of any vehicle from driving or parking on any institutional property for the violation of any rule or regulation promulgated by the board as well as for any violation of this subchapter.  Reinstatement of the privileges may be permitted and a reasonable fee assessed.
(b)  This subsection applies only to a public institution of higher education campus that is located in whole or part in an area in which a motor vehicle registered in the area is required to undergo a vehicle emissions inspection under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code.  The institution may not issue a permit to a student enrolled at the institution to park or drive a motor vehicle that is not registered in this state on institutional property unless the institution has provided written notice to the student concerning requirements for vehicle emissions inspections pursuant to Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code.
(c)  The Public Safety Commission shall adopt rules providing for the inspection under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, of motor vehicles not registered in this state for purposes of Subsection (b).
(d)  This subsection applies only to a public institution of higher education campus that is not covered by Subsection (b).  The institution may not issue a permit to a student of the institution for driving or parking a motor vehicle on institutional property unless the institution provides written notice to the student that failure to register the vehicle in this state may violate state law if the owner of the vehicle resides in this state.
(e)  Each institution of higher education that maintains a campus police force shall adopt procedures for enforcing State of Texas vehicle inspection laws for vehicles parking or driving on the campus of the institution.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1147, Sec. 1.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 3, eff. March 1, 2015.