CHAPTER 106. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE F. OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
CHAPTER 106. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 106.01. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. Texas Southern
University is a coeducational institution of higher education
located in the city of Houston.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.02. PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY. In addition to its
designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher
education, Texas Southern University is designated as a special
purpose institution of higher education for urban programming and
shall provide instruction, research, programs, and services as
are appropriate to this designation.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1594, ch. 575, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 520, Sec. 1,
eff. June 11, 2001.
SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 106.11. BOARD OF REGENTS. The government of the university
is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1247, ch. 450,
Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1973.
Sec. 106.12. TERMS OF OFFICE. Members of the board hold office
for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three
directors expiring on February 1 of odd-numbered years.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.13. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH. Each member of the board
shall be a qualified voter of the state. The members shall be
selected from different portions of the state. Each member shall
take the constitutional oath of office.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.14. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a chairman and a
vice chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board.
The board shall appoint a secretary. The comptroller shall be the
treasurer of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec.
5.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Sec. 106.15. EXPENSES. The reasonable expenses incurred by
members of the board in the discharge of their duties shall be
paid from any available funds of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.16. SEAL. The board may make, use, and alter a common
seal.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 106.31. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS. The board shall establish
the several departments in the university, determine the offices,
professorships, and other positions at the institution, appoint a
president, appoint the professors and other officers and
employees and prescribe their duties, and fix their respective
salaries. The board shall enact bylaws, rules, and regulations
deemed necessary for the successful management and government of
the institution. The board may remove any professor, instructor,
tutor, or other officer or employee connected with the
institution when, in its judgment, the best interests and proper
operation of the institution requires it.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.32. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures shall be made by
order of the board and shall be paid on warrants issued by the
comptroller based on vouchers approved by the chairman of the
board or some other officer of the university designated by him
in writing to the comptroller, and countersigned by the secretary
of the board or some other officer of the university designated
by the secretary in writing to the comptroller.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.33. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS. The board may
make proper arrangements by contract with other educational
institutions, hospitals, and clinics in Houston for the use of
any facilities and services it considers necessary and expedient
for the proper training and education of students in professional
courses.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.34. GIFTS, GRANTS. The board may accept from other
than state sources gifts and grants of money and property for the
benefit of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.35. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF LAND. (a) The
board on behalf of the university may acquire by purchase,
exchange, or otherwise any tract or parcel of land or other real
property necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes of
state-supported institutions of higher education, and may sell,
exchange, or lease any land owned by the university.
(b) The proceeds from any lease of land or other real property
shall be added to the general funds of the university. The
proceeds from any sale of land or other real property shall be
added to the capital funds of the board.
(c) The board has the power of eminent domain for land
acquisitions permitted by Subsection (a) of this section.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2204, ch. 869,
Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1059, ch.
489, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 237,
Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Sec. 106.36. MILITARY TRAINING. No student shall ever be
required to take any military training as a condition for
entrance into or graduation from the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3250, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.38. SUITS. Venue for a suit against the university is
in Harris County or Travis County. Process may be served on the
university only by service of citation on the president or one of
the university's vice-presidents.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 784, Sec. 1, eff. June 19,
1987.
SUBCHAPTER D. CONTROL OF UNIVERSITY FUNDS
Sec. 106.51. CONTROL OF MONEY COLLECTED. The board may retain
control of:
(1) money derived from student fees of all kinds;
(2) charges for use of rooms and dormitories;
(3) receipts from meals, cafes, and cafeterias;
(4) fees on deposit refundable to students under certain
conditions;
(5) receipts from school athletic activities;
(6) income from student publications and other student
activities;
(7) receipts from the sale of publication products and
miscellaneous supplies and equipment;
(8) students' voluntary deposits of money for safekeeping;
(9) funds, revenue, and accounts received from the University of
Houston and other institutions;
(10) gifts and grants to the university; and
(11) all other fees and local institutional income of a strictly
local nature arising out of, or incident to, the university's
educational activities.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3251, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.52. DEPOSITORIES. The board may select depository
banks as places of deposit of all funds of the kind and character
named in Section 106.51 of this code, which are collected by the
university, and the board shall require adequate surety bonds or
securities to be posted to secure the deposits and may require
additional security at any time the board deems any deposit
inadequately secured. All funds of the character named in Section
106.51 of this code, which are so collected, shall be deposited
in the depository bank or banks within five days from the date of
collection. Depository banks so selected are authorized to pledge
their securities to protect the funds. Any surety bond furnished
under the provisions of this section shall be payable to the
governor and his successors in office; and venue of suit to
recover any amount claimed by the state to be due on any of these
bonds is fixed in Travis County.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3251, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.53. ACCOUNTS; TRUST FUNDS. Separate accounts shall be
kept on the books of the university, showing the sources of all
sums collected and the purposes for which expended. All trust
funds handled by the board shall be deposited in separate
accounts and shall not be commingled with the general income from
student fees or other local institutional income, and all trust
funds shall be secured by separate bonds or securities.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3251, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 106.54. BIENNIAL REPORT. True and full accounts shall be
kept by the board and by the employees of the university of all
funds collected from all sources by the university, all the sums
paid out by it, and the persons to whom and the purposes for
which the sums are paid. The board shall print biennially a
complete report of all sums collected, all expenditures, and the
sums remaining on hand. The report shall be printed in
even-numbered years between September 1 and January 1. It shall
show the true condition of all funds as of the preceding August
1, and shall show all collections and expenditures for the
preceding two years. The board shall furnish copies of the
report to the governor, comptroller, state auditor, and attorney
general. The board shall furnish a copy to each member of the
House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and
the House and Senate committees on education of each regular
session of the legislature within one week after the committees
are appointed.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3251, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec.
5.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
937, Sec. 1.85, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 106.55. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The authority granted the
board under this subchapter is intended to be the same as the
authority granted to the governing boards of The University of
Texas System, Texas A & M University System, and similar
institutions with regard to the control and use of local funds.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3252, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.