EDUCATION CODE
CHAPTER 71. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
§ 71.01. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO. The
University of Texas at San Antonio is a coeducational institution
of higher education in Bexar County. The site of the university
shall be on land selected by the board of regents and provided or
donated for that purpose.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3165, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 71.02. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL. The organization
and control of The University of Texas at San Antonio is vested in
the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 71.03. COURSES AND DEGREES. The board may prescribe
courses leading to such customary degrees as are offered at leading
American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent
of the legislature that those degrees include bachelor's, master's,
and doctor's degrees and their equivalents, and that there be
established a standard four-year undergraduate program; but no
department, school, or degree program may be instituted except with
the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and
University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 71.04. OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board shall
make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and
management of the university, including the determination of the
number of students that shall be admitted to any school, college, or
degree-granting program, as may be necessary for the conduct of the
university as one of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 71.05. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board is specifically
authorized to make joint appointments in the university and in
other institutions under its governance. The salary of any such
person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the
appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 71.06. BOARD MAY ACCEPT GRANTS AND GIFTS. The board
may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to
it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate or money,
that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment,
conduct, and operation of The University of Texas at San Antonio,
and in aid of research and teaching at the university. The board
may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust
fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants,
including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories,
apparatus, equipment, records, or money for the use and benefit of
the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.