EDUCATION CODE
CHAPTER 86. TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 86.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "University" means Texas A & M University.
(2) "Board" means the board of directors of The Texas A &
M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.02. TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY. Texas A & M University
is an institution of higher education located in the city of College
Station. It is under the management and control of the board of
directors of The Texas A & M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.03. LEADING OBJECT. The leading object of the
university shall be, without excluding other scientific and
classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such
branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the
mechanical arts, in such manner as the legislature may prescribe,
in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the
industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
§ 86.11. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, OFFICERS,
PROFESSORS. The board shall appoint the president, the
professors, and other officers it deems proper to keep the
university in successful operation. It may abolish any office it
deems unnecessary.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.12. ENTOMOLOGIST. The president and board shall
employ an expert entomologist, one or more, as may be deemed
necessary, whose duty it shall be to devise, if possible, means of
destroying the Mexican boll weevil, boll worm, caterpillar,
sharpshooter, chinch bug, peach bug, fly and worm and other insect
pests and to perform the duties of professor of entomology in the
university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.13. CIVIL ENGINEER; SOIL CONSERVATION
DEMONSTRATIONS. The board shall employ a graduate civil engineer
of the university who has a practical and scientific knowledge of
the conservation of moisture and soil fertility, who understands
the practical art of terracing farmland to preserve the moisture
and soil fertility and to prevent the washing away and the
destruction of the properties of the soil, and who has had five
years' actual experience in terracing farmlands in some southern
state. He shall make his headquarters at the university, where he
shall instruct the students by lecture and practical demonstration
in the best method of such conservation and terracing so as to
enable them to do the work successfully. He shall devote one-half
of his time to such instruction, and the other half shall be spent
in field work, giving practical demonstrations in terracing to
farmers' institutes and other farmers' organizations; and the
president of the university shall require him to go over the state
on the application of farmers desiring expert instruction in
terracing farmlands and in conserving the moisture and soil
fertility. He shall be furnished with the necessary instruments
and equipment for the demonstration and instruction.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.14. SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL. The board shall provide
for a special summer school of at least two months each year for the
training of special students who shall be admitted without an
entrance examination, and may make provisions for the summer
school, purchase the necessary equipment, and generally do and
perform all acts necessary to establish and maintain the summer
school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.15. SUMMER SESSIONS; ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR
TEACHERS. The board shall require the teaching of elementary
agriculture for teachers in the summer sessions.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.16. FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL. (a) The Texas A&M
University System shall conduct and maintain a firemen's training
school through the Texas Engineering Extension Service as a unit of
the university system in the manner deemed expedient and advisable
by the system's board of regents. The Texas Engineering Extension
Service shall serve as the recognized statewide fire and rescue
training agency liaison to the National Fire Academy. In their
capacity as the National Fire Academy liaison, the extension
service shall distribute National Fire Academy student manuals on
request to associations, fire departments, state agencies, and
institutions of higher education which meet National Fire Academy
qualifications.
(b) The firemen's training school advisory board is
composed of:
(1) three members of the staff of the system appointed
by the system's board of regents, one of whom shall be the director
of the engineering extension service who serves ex officio as the
chairman of the advisory board;
(2) four members or representatives of the State
Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas or its successor,
appointed by the president or other managing officer of that
association;
(3) one person who is fire protection personnel as
defined by Section 419.021, Government Code, and who is the head of
a training division for the fire department of a political
subdivision, appointed by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection;
and
(4) one fire chief appointed by the president or other
managing officer of the Texas Fire Chiefs Association or its
successor.
(c) The advisory board shall confer with and advise the
engineering extension service with reference to the organization of
the school, the purchasing of equipment, the curriculum and
program, and the conduct and management of the school.
(d) Expenditures for the per diem expenses of members of the
advisory board and all other necessary expenses of the school shall
be made only on the order of the system's board of regents, and no
warrants shall be paid unless also approved in writing by the
director of the engineering extension service.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, § 6, eff.
Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 241, § 1, eff. May 22,
1993.
§ 86.17. ADJUNCT IN KIMBLE COUNTY. The board may
establish in Kimble County an adjunct of the university to be
located on land furnished without cost to the state. The board may
provide at the adjunct any services which conform to the leading
object of the university as prescribed by Section 86.03 of this
code, including research, subject to the exception that not more
than $300,000 may be expended from available plant funds for
buildings and improvements without the specific authorization of
the legislature.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.18. GRADUATE PROGRAMS; CONTRACTS WITH BAYLOR
UNIVERSITY. The university may enter into contracts and
agreements with Baylor University for joint participation in
graduate programs that may be designed to benefit the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.20. AIRPORT. The university may own and operate an
airport, may accept federal aid and money for those purposes, and
may enter into sponsor's assurance agreements with the federal
government. It may operate the airport separately or in
cooperation with a city, a county, the state, or the federal
government, with the approval of the appropriate governing body,
but without any expense to or liability against the state in any
manner.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.21. PERPETUAL FUND. The money arising from the
sale of the 180,000 acres of land donated to this state by the
United States under the provisions of an Act of Congress passed on
the second day of July, 1862, and an amended Act of Congress of July
23, 1866, shall constitute a perpetual fund, under the conditions
and restrictions imposed by the above recited Acts, for the benefit
of Texas A & M University; and the investment of the money,
heretofore made in the bonds of the state, when those bonds are
redeemed, may be made by the board in United States government
securities in furtherance of the interests of the university and in
accordance with the terms on which it was received.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971.
§ 86.22. ACCRUED INTEREST. The interest heretofore
collected by the State Board of Education in accordance with the
provisions of the act of August 21, 1876, due at the end of the
fiscal year of 1876, on the bonds belonging to the Agricultural and
Mechanical College and invested in six percent state bonds, shall
also constitute a part of the perpetual fund of the university until
the legislature shall otherwise provide. The state board shall
collect the semiannual interest on the bonds as it becomes due, and
place the money in the state treasury to the credit of the fund. The
interest on all such bonds is set apart exclusively for the use of
the university and shall be drawn from the treasury by the board of
directors on vouchers audited by the board, or approved by the
governor and attested by the secretary of the board. On the
vouchers being filed with the comptroller, he shall draw his
warrant on the state treasury as necessary to pay the directors,
professors and officers of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3205, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, § 5.23, eff.
Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 86.23. NAME OF SYSTEM AND COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS AND
AGENCIES. (a) The board by resolution may change the name of the
system or of any institution, agency, or service under the control
and management of the board.
(b) This section does not apply to Tarleton State
University.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 132, § 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
§ 86.24. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEMETERY. (a) The board
may dedicate land owned by The Texas A&M University System within
the Bush Presidential Library site to be used as a cemetery.
(b) Subchapter C, Chapter 711, Health and Safety Code, does
not apply to a cemetery established under this section.
(c) Appropriations from the general revenue fund may not be
used to establish or operate a cemetery under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 120, § 1, eff. May 17, 1995.
SUBCHAPTER C. REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTER
§ 86.51. REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTER. There is
established at Texas A & M University a Real Estate Research Center,
hereinafter referred to as the center. 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 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 12,
eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 319, §
1, eff. June 11, 1987.
§ 86.52. REAL ESTATE RESEARCH ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. (a) The Real Estate Research Advisory Committee is
created.
(b) The advisory committee is composed of nine persons
appointed by the governor, without regard to the race, creed, sex,
religion, or national origin of the appointee and with the advice
and consent of the senate, with the following representation:
(1) six members shall be real estate brokers, licensed
as such for at least five years preceding the date of their
appointment, who are representative of each of the following real
estate specialties:
(A) one member shall be principally engaged in
real estate brokerage;
(B) one member shall be principally engaged in
real estate financing;
(C) one member shall be principally engaged in
the ownership or construction of real estate improvements;
(D) one member shall be principally engaged in
the ownership, development or management of residential
properties;
(E) one member shall be principally engaged in
the ownership, development or management of commercial properties;
and
(F) one member shall be principally engaged in
the ownership, development or management of industrial properties;
(2) three members shall be representatives of the
general public;
(3) members representative of the general public who
are appointed after the effective date of this Act shall not be
licensed real estate brokers or salesmen and shall not have, other
than as consumers, a financial interest in the practice of a
licensed real estate broker or salesman; and
(4) it is grounds for removal from the advisory
committee if:
(A) a broker member of the committee ceases to be
a licensed real estate broker; or
(B) a public member of the committee appointed
after the effective date of this Act or a person related to the
member within the second degree by consanguinity or within the
second degree by affinity, as determined under Chapter 573,
Government Code, acquires a real estate license or a financial
interest in the practice of a licensed real estate broker or
salesman.
(c) Except for the initial appointees, members of the
advisory committee hold office for staggered terms of six years,
with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of each
odd-numbered year. In making the initial appointments, the
governor shall designate three members, including two
representatives of the real estate industry and one representative
of the general public, for terms expiring in 1973, three for terms
expiring in 1975, and three for terms expiring in 1977. Any vacancy
shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the
term. Each member shall serve until his successor is qualified.
(d) The chairman of the Texas Real Estate Commission, or a
member of the commission designated by him, shall serve as an ex
officio, nonvoting member of the advisory committee.
(e) The committee shall elect a presiding officer and an
assistant presiding officer from its membership, and each officer
shall serve for a term of one year.
(f) The first meeting of the advisory committee shall be
called by the president of Texas A & M University or his designated
representative. The committee shall meet not less than
semiannually, and in addition on call of its chairman, or on
petition of any six of its members, or on call of the president of
Texas A & M University or his designated representative.
(g) The advisory committee shall review and approve
proposals to be submitted to the board of directors of The Texas A &
M University System relating to staffing and general policies
including priority ranking of research studies and educational and
other studies.
(h) The president of Texas A & M University or his
designated representative shall submit to the advisory committee in
advance of each fiscal year a budget for expenditures of all funds
provided for the center in a form that is related to the proposed
schedule of activities for the review and approval of the advisory
committee. The proposed budget approved by the advisory committee
shall be forwarded with the comments of the committee to the board
of directors of The Texas A & M University System prior to its
action on the proposed budget, and the board of directors of The
Texas A & M University System shall not authorize any expenditure
that has not had the prior approval of the advisory committee.
(i) The president of Texas A & M University or his
designated representative shall submit to the advisory committee
for its review and approval a research agenda at the beginning of
each fiscal year and shall continuously inform the advisory
committee of changes in its substance and scheduling.
(j) Each member of the board is entitled to a per diem as set
by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages
in the business of the board. A member may not receive any
compensation for travel expenses, including expenses for meals and
lodging, other than transportation expenses. A member is entitled
to compensation for transportation expenses as prescribed by the
General Appropriations Act.
(k) The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 551,
Government Code, Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the provisions
of Chapter 572, Government Code.
(l) The financial transactions of the center are subject to
audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321,
Government Code.
(m) On or before January 1 of each year, the center shall
file with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of
the legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting
for all funds received and disbursed by the center during the
preceding year.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 12,
eff. Sept 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3251, ch.
856, § 1, 2, eff. June 18, 1981; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 584,
§ 87, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, § 13,
eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 5.95(27),
(39), (63), (81), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch.
641, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 86.53. PURPOSES, OBJECTIVES, AND DUTIES OF THE
CENTER. The purposes, objectives, and duties of the center are as
follows:
(1) to conduct studies in all areas that relate
directly or indirectly to real estate and/or urban or rural
economics and to publish and disseminate the findings and result of
the studies;
(2) to assist the teaching program in real estate
offered by the colleges and universities in the State of Texas when
requested to do so, and to award scholarships and establish real
estate chairs when funds are available;
(3) to supply material to the Texas Real Estate
Commission for the preparation of the examinations for real estate
salesmen and brokers, if requested to do so by the commission;
(4) to develop and from time to time revise and update
materials for use in the extension courses in real estate offered by
the universities and colleges in the State of Texas when requested
to do so;
(5) to assist the Texas Real Estate Commission in
developing standards for the accreditation of vocational schools
and other teaching agencies giving courses in the field of real
estate, and standards for the approval of courses in the field of
real estate, as and when requested to do so by the commission;
(6) to make studies of and recommend changes in state
statutes and municipal ordinances, providing however that no staff
member of the center shall directly contact legislators or locally
elected officials concerning the recommendations except to provide
a factual response to an inquiry as to the method of research or
nature of the findings;
(7) provided and except, however, that those
conducting such research and studies shall periodically review
their progress with the advisory committee or its designated
representative, and the results of any research project, or study,
shall not be published or disseminated until it has been reviewed
and approved in writing by the advisory committee or its designated
representative; and
(8) to prepare information of consumer interest
describing the functions of the center and to make the information
available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 2,
eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3252, ch.
856, § 4, eff. June 18, 1981.
§ 86.54. PUBLICATION CHARGES; GIFTS AND GRANTS. The
center may make a charge for its publications and may receive gifts
and grants from foundations, individuals, and other sources for the
benefit of the research center.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 12,
eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
§ 86.55. ANNUAL REPORT. A report of the activities and
accomplishments of the center shall be published annually.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 12,
eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER D. INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
§ 86.61. INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY. There is established at Texas A&M University the
Institute of Biosciences and Technology. The operating budget,
staffing, and activities of the institute shall be approved by the
board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
§ 86.62. PURPOSES, OBJECTIVES, AND DUTIES OF THE
INSTITUTE. The purposes, objectives, and duties of the institute
are as follows:
(1) to conduct pioneering biotechnology research at
the interface between agriculture, veterinary science, and human
medicine;
(2) to provide a setting for exploratory life science
research that encourages the development of new technologies of
importance for human health care and facilitates the transfer of
these technologies to synergistic areas of production animal
agriculture;
(3) to provide national leadership in scientific areas
such as animal genetics that will result in the coupling of
agriculture, food modifications and nutrition, and health
promotion; and
(4) to establish interdisciplinary programs with
Texas research institutions that will provide a technology and
education base to strengthen state industries in biotechnology and
related areas and attract new biotechnology-based industries to
Texas.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
§ 86.63. RESEARCH AGREEMENTS. In fulfilling its
purposes, objectives, and duties, the institute may enter into
agreements and cooperate with private and public research entities.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
§ 86.64. GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS. In addition to funds
appropriated to the institute, the board of regents on behalf of the
institute may receive and accept gifts, grants, donations, and any
other type of funds or things of value from any source, including
the United States government and any private sources.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
§ 86.65. EXPENDITURE OF STATE FUNDS. The board of
regents is authorized to expend funds appropriated to it by the
legislature for all lawful purposes of the institute as well as
funds available under the authority of Article VII, Section 18, of
the Texas Constitution for the purposes expressed therein in
support of the institute and its programs.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
§ 86.66. PERSONNEL. Persons employed by the institute
shall be employees of Texas A&M University for all purposes.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 905, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
SUBCHAPTER E. OTHER COMPONENTS OF UNIVERSITY
§ 86.81. CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES AND SHORES. (a) The
Center for Texas Beaches and Shores is a component of Texas A&M
University.
(b) The center is under the management and direction of the
board.
(c) The center shall:
(1) research problems at coastal conservation areas;
(2) study the effects of nature and humans on coastal
conservation areas;
(3) develop ways to control the loss of shoreline in
coastal conservation areas and to avoid ecological damage to
coastal conservation areas using innovative technologies; and
(4) cooperate and consult with the General Land Office
and other state agencies to manage coastal conservation areas.
(d) The board may employ personnel for the center, including
experts in coastal engineering, marine geology, ecology, biology,
and economics.
(e) The board may accept a gift or grant from any public or
private source for the benefit of the center.
(f) In this section:
(1) "Center" means the Center for Texas Beaches and
Shores.
(2) "Coastal conservation areas" has the meaning
assigned by Section 33.052(d), Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 832, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
SUBCHAPTER F. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COASTAL BEND HEALTH
EDUCATION CENTER
§ 86.91. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M
University System.
(2) "Center" means The Texas A&M University System
Coastal Bend Health Education Center.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.92. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER. The board shall
establish The Texas A&M University System Coastal Bend Health
Education Center.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.93. ROLE AND SCOPE OF CENTER. (a) The center
shall develop and provide community-based instructional sites for
the education of health care professionals.
(b) The center may include any public or private medical,
dental, nursing, or other health care or educational institutions
for participation in its programs in the area served by the center.
(c) The center may operate educational facilities located
throughout the Coastal Bend area as determined appropriate by the
board.
(d) The board may execute and carry out affiliation or
coordination agreements with any other educational entity or
institution in the region, including a traditional or any other
health service provider, to establish or to participate in the
establishment or operation of the center.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.94. MANAGEMENT OF CENTER. (a) The board shall
assign responsibility for the management of the center to The Texas
A&M University System Health Science Center.
(b) The operating costs of the center shall be paid from
operating funds of The Texas A&M University System Health Science
Center or any participating institution and from available funds of
any other public or private entity.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.95. AREAS OF CENTER EDUCATION. (a) The center may
be used to provide undergraduate clinical education, graduate
education, or other levels of health care education work, including
work in areas related to the education of medical, dental, nursing,
public health, or other health-related professionals, in the area
served by the center in connection with any component institution
or institutions of The Texas A&M University System as the board
determines appropriate.
(b) The center, in providing education under this
subchapter, may:
(1) utilize community outreach programs to provide
persons receiving education at the center with any necessary
experience; and
(2) conduct research programs related to:
(A) areas in which education is provided by the
center; or
(B) public health issues arising in or prevalent
in the area served by the center.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.96. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit,
accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private
person or entity for the use and benefit of the center.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 86.97. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The center is
subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and to the rules of the
coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1216, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER G. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
SOUTH TEXAS CENTER FOR RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH
§ 86.981. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M
University System.
(2) "Center" means The Texas A&M University System
Health Science Center South Texas Center for Rural Public Health.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.982. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER. The board shall
establish The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
South Texas Center for Rural Public Health.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.983. ROLE AND SCOPE OF CENTER. (a) The center
shall develop and provide community-based instructional sites for
the education of public health professionals and the delivery of
health education outreach programs.
(b) The center may include any public or private medical,
dental, nursing, or other health care or educational institutions
for participation in its programs in the area served by the center.
(c) The center may operate educational facilities located
throughout the Rio Grande Valley area as determined appropriate by
the board.
(d) The board may execute and carry out affiliation or
coordination agreements with any other educational entity or
institution in the region, including a traditional or other health
service provider, to establish or to participate in the
establishment or operation of the center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.984. MANAGEMENT OF CENTER. (a) The board shall
assign responsibility for the management of the center to The Texas
A&M University System Health Science Center.
(b) The operating costs of the center shall be paid from
operating funds of The Texas A&M University System Health Science
Center or of any other participating institution and from available
funds of any other public or private entity.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.985. AREAS OF CENTER EDUCATION. (a) The center
may be used to provide public health graduate education or other
levels of health education in the area served by the center in
connection with any component institution or institutions of The
Texas A&M University System as the board determines appropriate.
(b) The center, in providing education under this
subchapter, may:
(1) use community outreach programs to provide persons
receiving education at the center with any necessary experience;
and
(2) conduct research programs related to:
(A) areas in which education or outreach programs
are provided by the center; or
(B) public health issues arising in or prevalent
in the area served by the center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.986. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit,
accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private
person or entity for the use and benefit of the center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.987. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The center
is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and to the rules of
the coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 86.988. IMPLEMENTATION OF CENTER.
Text of section effective until the last day of the first state
fiscal year for which an appropriation is specifically made to
implement the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
South Texas Center for Rural Public Health
(a) The board is required to implement the center only if
the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose.
(b) This section expires on the last day of the first state
fiscal year for which an appropriation is specifically made to
implement the center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
