Texas Education Code - Section 61.0651. Management Policies
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§ 61.0651. MANAGEMENT POLICIES. (a) The coordinating
board shall adopt and recommend management policies applicable to
institutions of higher education in relation to management of human
resources and physical plants. The policies shall be designed to
streamline operations and improve accountability.
(b) The human resources management policies shall be
designed to increase productivity. The policies may relate to any
human resources management issue, including:
(1) the improvement of health benefits for
institutional employees through statewide group health benefit
programs;
(2) the creation of a management training system to
assist institutions in developing personnel management systems, in
complying with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action
requirements, and in maintaining personnel records;
(3) the requirement of five-year plans to manage
personnel overhead, to establish position control systems for
administrative personnel, and to implement productivity
improvement programs; and
(4) the development of institutional plans to
identify, recruit, and develop outstanding administrators of
institutions of higher education.
(c) The physical plant management policies shall be
designed to maintain the state's investment in land and facilities.
The policies may require institutions to:
(1) include estimated maintenance costs for the life
of the building in any request for approval of new construction;
(2) end the practice of deferring building
maintenance;
(3) achieve maximum utilization of classroom and
laboratory facilities;
(4) prepare annual five-year plans for major repair
and rehabilitation projects and for new construction, regardless of
funding source; and
(5) implement policies and practices to reduce utility
costs.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, § 4.01, eff. June 20,
1987.
Section: 61.060 61.061 61.062 61.063 61.0631 61.064 61.065 61.0651 61.066 61.067 61.068 61.069 61.070 61.072 61.073
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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