CHAPTER 105. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE F. OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
CHAPTER 105. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Text of section effective until June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
Sec. 105.001. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM. The University
of North Texas System is composed of:
(1) the University of North Texas;
(2) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort
Worth; and
(3) the University of North Texas at Dallas.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1213, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
Sec. 105.001. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM. The University
of North Texas System is composed of:
(1) the University of North Texas;
(2) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort
Worth;
(3) the University of North Texas at Dallas; and
(4) the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1213, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 105.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of
North Texas System.
(2) "Health Science Center" means the University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
(3) "System" means the University of North Texas System
including its components and entities.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 105.051. BOARD OF REGENTS. The organization, control, and
management of the University of North Texas System and each
component institution of the system is vested in a board of nine
regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.052. TERM OF OFFICE; REMOVAL; VACANCY. The term of
office of each regent is six years, with the terms of three
regents expiring every two years. Members of the board may be
removed from office for inefficiency or malfeasance of office.
Any vacancy that occurs on the board shall be filled by the
governor for the unexpired term.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.053. OATH. Each member of the board shall take the
constitutional oath of office before assuming the duties of his
office.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.054. OFFICERS; MEETINGS. The board shall elect a
chairman and any other officers it considers necessary. The
chairman may convene the board when the chairman considers it
expedient to consider any business related to the system.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
Sec. 105.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board may
direct, govern, operate, support, maintain, manage, and control
the system.
(b) The board may:
(1) erect, equip, maintain, and repair system buildings;
(2) purchase libraries, furniture, equipment, fuel, and supplies
necessary to operate the system;
(3) employ and discharge personnel, including faculty, to carry
out the board's powers and duties;
(4) adopt rules and policies for the administration of the
board's powers and duties;
(5) in accordance with the rules of the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, prescribe for each component institution
programs and courses leading to customary degrees as are offered
at outstanding American universities and award those degrees,
including baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees and their
equivalents;
(6) establish admission standards for each component
institution;
(7) perform other acts that contribute to the development of the
system or to the welfare of students of component institutions;
and
(8) delegate a power or assign a duty of the board to an
officer, employee, or committee designated by the board.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.102. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. (a) The board shall
appoint a chancellor who serves as chief executive officer of the
system.
(b) The board shall appoint a president of each component
institution who serves as chief executive officer of the
institution. The president of the University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth must be a licensed physician
who possesses a doctor of osteopathy degree from an accredited
college of osteopathic medicine and must have been licensed to
practice medicine in a state of the United States for at least
five years
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.103. EMINENT DOMAIN: RESTRICTION. (a) The board may
exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land for the use
of the system.
(b) The board must exercise the power of eminent domain in the
manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the board is
not required to provide a bond for appeal or a bond for costs.
(c) The board may not use the power of eminent domain to acquire
land that is dedicated to a public use by another governmental
entity.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.104. DONATIONS, GIFTS, GRANTS, AND ENDOWMENT. (a)
From any source, including the federal government, a
municipality, a foundation, a trust fund, a corporation, another
education agency, or any other person, the board may accept
donations, gifts, grants, and endowments of money or property,
real or personal, for the system to be held in trust and
administered by the board for the purposes and under the
direction, limitations, and provisions declared in writing in the
donation, gift, grant, or endowment.
(b) The donation, gift, grant, or endowment must be consistent
with the laws of this state and with the objectives and proper
management of the system.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.105. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES. (a) The board
may deposit in an appropriate system account outside the state
treasury all funds received as administrative fees or charges for
services rendered in the management or administration of a trust
estate under the control of the system.
(b) The funds under Subsection (a) may be spent by the board for
any educational purpose of the system.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.106. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. (a) Except as otherwise
provided by law, the board shall disburse all appropriations to
the system.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may adopt
rules for:
(1) the disbursal of appropriations and other funds;
(2) the auditing and approval of system accounts; and
(3) the issuance of system vouchers and warrants.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.107. SYSTEM PROPERTY. (a) The board has the sole and
exclusive management and control of system lands.
(b) The board may acquire by purchase, donation, exchange,
condemnation, or otherwise:
(1) land, including improvements, for the use of the system; and
(2) other real property that is necessary or convenient to carry
out the purposes of state-supported institutions of higher
education.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may sell,
exchange, lease, or dispose of any land or other real property
owned by or acquired for the board or the system.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.108. CONTRACTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection
(b), a contract with the system must be approved by the board.
(b) The board by rule may delegate to a representative of the
board or an employee of the system the authority to negotiate,
execute, and approve a contract with the system.
(c) A contract that is not approved in accordance with this
section is void.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.109. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board may make joint
appointments in the component institutions of the system, with
the salary of any person who receives a joint appointment to be
apportioned to the appointing institution on the basis of
services rendered.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.110. RESEARCH PARK. (a) The board may authorize the
establishment of a research park by one or more component
institutions of the system.
(b) The administrator of the research park may use private or
public entities for scientific and technological research and
development in the surrounding region.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
SUBCHAPTER D. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 105.151. MANDATORY VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) Venue
for a suit filed against the system, the board, the University of
North Texas, or officers or employees of the University of North
Texas is in Denton County.
(b) Venue for a suit filed solely against the health science
center or officers or employees of the health science center is
in Tarrant County.
(c) Venue for a suit filed solely against the University of
North Texas at Dallas or against officers or employees of the
University of North Texas at Dallas is in Dallas County.
Text of subsection effective on June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
(c-1) Venue for a suit filed solely against the University of
North Texas at Dallas College of Law or against officers or
employees of the University of North Texas at Dallas College of
Law is in Dallas County.
Text of subsection effective until June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
(d) In case of a conflict between Subsection (a), (b), or (c)
and any other law, Subsection (a), (b), or (c) controls.
Text of subsection effective on June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
(d) In case of a conflict between Subsection (a), (b), (c), or
(c-1) and any other law, Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (c-1)
controls.
(e) Service of citation or other required process must be made
on the attorney general and on an individual named by board rule
as a representative of the board.
(f) This section does not waive any defense or any immunity to
suit or liability that may be asserted by an entity or other
person described by Subsection (a), (b), or (c).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1213, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 105.152. POLICE JURISDICTION. Campus peace officers shall
have the same jurisdiction, powers, privileges, and immunities as
specified in Section 51.203, Education Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.153. DELEGATION OF MUNICIPAL PARKING REGULATION
AUTHORITY. (a) By contract between the municipality and the
component institution, the governing body of the municipality may
delegate to the institution the authority to regulate the parking
of vehicles on any public street running through or immediately
adjacent to property owned or occupied and controlled by the
institution.
(b) The contract may authorize the component institution to
assign and regulate parking spaces for its use, to charge and
collect a fee from its personnel and students for parking, to
prohibit parking, and to charge and collect a fee for removing
vehicles parked in violation of law or ordinance or in violation
of a rule governing the parking of vehicles adopted by the board.
(c) The contract must be approved by resolution of the board and
the governing body of the municipality.
(d) The component institution shall have jurisdiction over
property owned or controlled by the institution to the extent
that it may:
(1) assign and regulate parking spaces for its use and charge
and collect appropriate fees for parking and improper parking;
(2) prohibit parking where it considers necessary; and
(3) set and collect fees for and remove vehicles parked in
violation of its rules and regulations or of state law.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.154. CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS REGARDING CAMPUS
SECURITY PERSONNEL. Sections 105.152 and 105.153 do not:
(1) limit the police powers of the municipality or its law
enforcement jurisdiction;
(2) render a campus peace officer an employee of the
municipality or entitle a campus peace officer to compensation
from the municipality; or
(3) restrict the power of the component institution under other
law to enforce laws, ordinances, or rules regulating traffic or
parking.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER E. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Sec. 105.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "university"
means the University of North Texas.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.202. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. The University of
North Texas is a coeducational institution of higher education
located in the city of Denton.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.203. CONTRACTS WITH CITY FOR UTILITY SERVICES. The
board may contract with the City of Denton for the furnishing of
water and other utility services to the university. The rates to
be charged the university may not exceed those regularly
established, published, and declared rates for similar customers.
If there are no similar customers, the rates to be charged shall
be those established by the City of Denton for commercial users.
The city may make any adjustments, discounts, and special rates
that the governing authorities of the city may consider
appropriate to provide for the university.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.204. MENTORING PROGRAM. (a) The board may establish a
mentoring program at the university. The program may provide
mentoring, tutoring, and other resources to students at all
levels of the educational system to assist students to:
(1) succeed in their education and achieve appropriate
educational goals; and
(2) prepare for the transition from being a student to becoming
an independent adult member of society.
(b) The program may recruit, train, coordinate, and support
mentors and tutors and may provide other resources to students in
the communities primarily served by the university who are
students at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section
29.081, or who are otherwise in need of services to assist them
in successfully completing their education and becoming
productive members of the community.
(c) The board shall establish in connection with the program a
continuing study and evaluation of mentoring activities and
research into the best practices and methods of mentoring.
(d) At the times determined by the board, the board shall
prepare a report relating to the operation of the program. The
report must include:
(1) a description of the program;
(2) information relating to the students served by the program;
(3) an analysis of the effects of the program on student
performance, including effects on dropout rates, school
attendance, grades, performance on assessment tests, graduation
rates, and entry into higher education programs;
(4) the costs of the program and the sources of funds used to
support the program; and
(5) the board's recommendations for continuing the program and
for any changes in the law authorizing the program.
(e) The board may use available institutional funds, as defined
by Section 51.009, to support the program. The board may solicit
and accept gift, grants, and donations from any public or private
source to support the program.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER F. STATE HISTORICAL COLLECTION
Sec. 105.251. DESIGNATION. The historical collection of the
University of North Texas, consisting of books, documents,
stamps, coins, firearms, implements of warfare, relics,
heirlooms, and other items of historical importance, is
designated as a State Historical Collection, to be known as "The
State Historical Collection of the University of North Texas."
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.252. GIFTS AND DONATIONS. The board may accept and
receive gifts, donations, and collections of books, documents,
stamps, coins, firearms, implements of warfare, relics,
heirlooms, and collections of all kinds having historical
importance and value, to be used in teaching the youth of this
state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.253. RULES REGARDING GIFTS AND DONATIONS. The board
may adopt any rules regarding the receiving and holding of these
gifts, donations, and collections that it considers necessary and
advisable.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER G. TEXAS ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Sec. 105.301. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE. (a) The Texas Academy of
Mathematics and Science is established as a division of the
University of North Texas for the following purposes:
(1) to provide an enriched school for gifted and talented high
school juniors and seniors to complete their high school
education and to attend college courses for credit;
(2) to identify exceptionally gifted and intelligent high school
students at the junior and senior levels and offer them a
challenging education to maximize their development;
(3) to provide a rigorous academic program emphasizing
mathematics and science, but also including a strong and varied
humanities curriculum; and
(4) to reduce the shortage of mathematics and science
professionals in this state.
(b) The academy is a residential, coeducational institution for
selected Texas high school students with interest and potential
in mathematics and science under the control and management of
the board. Faculty members of the university shall teach all
academic classes at the academy.
(c) A student of the academy may attend a college course offered
by the university and receive college credit for that course.
(d) The board shall set aside adequate space on the university
campus in Denton to be used for the operation of the academy and
to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(e) The academy is not subject to the provisions of this code,
or to the rules of the Texas Education Agency, regulating public
schools, except that:
(1) professional employees of the academy are entitled to the
limited liability of an employee under Section 22.0511, 22.0512,
or 22.052;
(2) a student's attendance at the academy satisfies compulsory
school attendance requirements; and
(3) for each student enrolled, the academy is entitled to
allotments from the foundation school program under Chapter 42 as
if the academy were a school district without a tier one local
share for purposes of Section 42.253.
(f) If in any academic year the amount of the allotments under
Subsection (e)(3) exceeds the amount of state funds paid to the
academy under this section in the fiscal year ending August 31,
2003, the commissioner shall set aside from the total amount of
funds to which school districts are entitled under Section
42.253(c) an amount equal to the excess amount and shall
distribute that amount to the academy. After deducting the amount
set aside and paid to the academy by the commissioner under this
subsection, the commissioner shall reduce the amount to which
each district is entitled under Section 42.253(c) in the manner
described by Section 42.253(h). A determination of the
commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.05, eff. Sept. 1,
2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 105.302. SUPERVISION BY ADVISORY BOARD. (a) In operating
the academy the board shall consider the advice of an advisory
board composed of nine members.
(b) Each of the following shall appoint one member to serve on
the advisory board:
(1) the chairman of the State Board of Education;
(2) the commissioner of higher education;
(3) the president of the Texas Association of School
Administrators;
(4) the president of the Texas Association for the Gifted and
Talented;
(5) the governor;
(6) the lieutenant governor; and
(7) the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
(c) The president of the University of North Texas shall appoint
two members to the advisory board.
(d) A member of the advisory board serves for a term of six
years. If reappointed, a member may serve for more than one term.
(e) A member of the advisory board may not receive compensation
for the performance of duties on the advisory board, but a member
is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in carrying out official duties from funds appropriated
for the academy.
(f) The advisory board shall make recommendations to the dean of
the academy concerning the following:
(1) admission criteria;
(2) extracurricular activities;
(3) programs of study;
(4) rules for the discipline of students and for the management
of the academy and academy programs;
(5) a formula of admission that ensures the admission of
students from the various geographical areas of the state; and
(6) acceptance of nominations for and the selection of students
to be admitted to the academy.
(g) The advisory board shall conduct an annual evaluation of the
programs of the academy.
(h) A rule recommended by the advisory board under Subsection
(f) shall be consistent with the law and, if adopted, shall be
enforced by the staff and faculty of the academy.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.011, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Sec. 105.303. PROGRAM AND OPERATION. (a) The academy shall
operate on the same fall and spring semester basis as the
University of North Texas. Full-time students of the academy must
be enrolled for both the fall and spring semesters.
(b) In addition to academic classes, the academy may offer short
courses, workshops, seminars, weekend instructional programs,
summer programs, and other innovative programs.
(c) The pupil-teacher ratio in all regular academic classes at
the academy may not exceed 30 students for each classroom
teacher, except that the pupil-teacher ratio may exceed that
limit:
(1) in programs provided under Subsection (b), in physical
education courses, or in special enrichment courses; or
(2) if the board determines that a class with more than 30
students for each classroom teacher would contribute to the
educational development of the students in the class.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.304. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. The academy may offer
any extracurricular activity that a public secondary school could
offer. Students attending the academy may participate in all
extracurricular activities sanctioned by the university
interscholastic league.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.305. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b), the academy shall admit only high school juniors
and seniors.
(b) The academy may provide for an early admission year to allow
the admission of a student who is not yet a high school junior if
the abilities of the student warrant early entry.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.306. FUNDING. (a) The board is hereby authorized to
use available funds or to enter into contracts and accept grants
or matching grants for the purpose of establishing an academy of
mathematics and science.
(b) Any money received by the academy shall be expended to
further the functions and purposes of the academy listed in
Section 105.301.
(c) This section does not prevent the board from accepting
federal funds or money from any corporation or other private
contributor for use in operating or providing programs to the
academy.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.307. DEAN. (a) The board may appoint a dean of the
academy who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(b) The dean shall report to the provost of the University of
North Texas and shall have a seat on the council of deans.
(c) The dean shall prepare an annual budget for the operation of
the academy and submit the budget to the provost of the
university.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
Sec. 105.308. LIABILITY. (a) The liability of the state under
Chapters 101 and 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
limited for the academy and employees assigned to the academy and
acting on behalf of the academy to the same extent that the
liability of a school district and an employee of the school
district is limited under Sections 22. 051 and 22.052 of this
code and Section 101.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(b) An employee assigned to the academy is entitled to
representation by the attorney general in a civil suit based on
an action or omission of the employee in the course of the
employee's employment, limits on liability, and indemnity under
Chapters 104 and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2,
2001.
SUBCHAPTER H. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT
FORT WORTH
Sec. 105.401. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT
FORT WORTH. The University of North Texas Health Science Center
at Fort Worth is a coeducational institution of higher education
that consists of a college of osteopathic medicine and other
programs as prescribed by the board in accordance with the rules
of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.402. PROHIBITED DEGREES. The board may not award an
M.D. degree.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.403. TEACHING HOSPITAL; FACILITIES. (a) A complete
teaching hospital for the health science center shall be
furnished without cost or expense to the state.
(b) The board shall provide for adequate physical facilities for
use by the health science center in its teaching and research
programs.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Sec. 105.404. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES. The board may
execute and carry out affiliation or coordinating agreements with
any other entity, school, or institution in this state to provide
clinical, postgraduate, including internship and residency, or
other levels of medical educational work for the health science
center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER J. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS
Sec. 105.501. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS. (a) The
University of North Texas at Dallas is established as an
institution of higher education and component institution of the
University of North Texas System in the city of Dallas on
property designated by the board.
(b) The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations and may
acquire land for the University of North Texas at Dallas.
(c) The board may plan for the development of the University of
North Texas at Dallas and for the academic programs offered by
the university.
Text of subsection effective until May 23, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 129, Sec. 4, which states: This Act does not
make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a specific
appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a
general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
University of North Texas at Dallas may operate as a general
academic teaching institution with its own chief executive
officer, administration, and faculty only after the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the
University of North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an
enrollment equivalent to 1,000 full-time students for one
semester. Until that enrollment level is reached, the board may
operate a system center of the University of North Texas in the
city of Dallas. Prior to reaching 2,500 full-time equivalent
students, the University of North Texas at Dallas may not receive
general revenue in excess of the 2003 expended amount with the
exception of funding provided through the General Academic
Instruction and Operations Formula for semester credit hour
increases and the Tuition Revenue Bond debt service for bonds
approved in the 78th Legislature. The institution will not be
eligible to receive the small school supplement in the General
Academic Instruction and Operations Formula until it reaches
2,500 full-time equivalent student enrollment.
Text of subsection effective on May 23, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 129, Sec. 4, which states: This Act does not
make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a specific
appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a
general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
University of North Texas at Dallas may operate as a general
academic teaching institution with its own chief executive
officer, administration, and faculty only after the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the
University of North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an
enrollment equivalent to 1,000 full-time students for one
semester. Until that enrollment level is reached, the board may
operate a system center of the University of North Texas in the
city of Dallas.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 25, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 2001.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 7.01, eff. June
20, 2003. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 105.451 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(49), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
129, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 2009.
Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only if a
specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009,
81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213, Sec. 6, which states: This Act does
not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a
specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is
provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
Sec. 105.502. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM COLLEGE OF LAW.
(a) The board may establish and operate a school of law in the
city of Dallas as a professional school of the University of
North Texas System.
(b) In administering the law school, the board may prescribe
courses leading to customary degrees offered at other leading
American schools of law and may award those degrees.
(c) Until the University of North Texas at Dallas has been
administered as a general academic teaching institution for five
years, the board shall administer the law school as a
professional school of the system. After that period, the law
school shall become a professional school of the University of
North Texas at Dallas. Until the law school becomes a
professional school of the University of North Texas at Dallas,
the law school:
(1) is considered an institution of higher education under
Section 61.003 for all purposes under other law; and
(2) is entitled to formula funding as if the law school were a
professional school of a general academic teaching institution.
(d) Before the board establishes a law school under this
section, but not later than June 1, 2010, the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board shall prepare a feasibility study to
determine the actions the system must take to obtain
accreditation of the law school. The Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board shall deliver a copy of the study to the chair
of each legislative standing committee or subcommittee with
jurisdiction over higher education.
(e) The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
donations from any public or private source for the purposes of
this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1213, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.