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Texas Education Code - Chapter 88 Agencies And Services Of The Texas A &Amp; M University SystemLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 88 Agencies And Services Of The Texas A &Amp; M University System The agencies and services of the Texas A & M University System are: (1) the Texas Forest Service (see Subchapter B of this chapter); (2) ... In this chapter, "board" means the board of regents of The Texas A & M University System. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 488, ... The board shall appoint a director of the Texas Forest Service, who shall be a technically trained forester with not less than two years of ... In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service. (2) "Wildfire" means any fire occurring on wildland except a fire that ... Under the general supervision of the board, the director shall: (1) assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the ... The director may appoint not to exceed 25 employees of the Texas Forest Service who are certified by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards ... Authority is hereby granted to every employee of the Texas Forest Service and any outside labor or assistance the employee deems necessary to enter upon ... On request, under the sanction of the board, and whenever he deems it essential to the best interests of the people of the state, the ... (a) The director, under the supervision of the board, may cooperate on forestry projects with the National Forest Service and other federal agencies; and, subject ... (a) On the recommendation of the board, the governor may accept gifts of land to the state to be held, protected, and administered by the ... (a) The board may accept gifts, donations, or contributions of land suitable for forestry purposes and may enter into agreements with the federal government or ... The several tracts of land in Cherokee County near Maydelle, consisting of approximately 2,150 acres, owned by the Texas Department of Corrections, is set aside ... The board may acquire by purchase in the name of the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the Texas Forest Service, and ... ... When pine forest land is sold to the state for the payment of taxes, interest, penalty, and costs adjudged against the land, as provided in ... The South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact has been ratified by the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. The text of the ... The director of the Texas Forest Service shall act as compact administrator for the State of Texas and represent Texas in the South Central Interstate ... The advisory committee referred to in Article III of the compact shall be composed of four members selected as follows: One member shall be named ... It is the intent of the Legislature of the State of Texas, in ratifying the South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, that this compact ... The South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact reads as follows: SOUTH CENTRAL INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT ARTICLE I. The purpose of this compact ... (a) The statewide fire contingency account is established as an account in the general revenue fund. (b) The governor, the board, and the director may ... (a) The director shall establish a statewide fire coordination center. (b) The center shall provide continuous dispatching services for wildland fire control in the six ... (a) The director shall divide the state into six wildfire control regions to coordinate fire control in rural areas and in places where rural areas ... The Texas Forest Service is the lead agency of the state for providing and coordinating training in fighting wildland and forest fires. Added by Acts ... There shall be established, at places in the state the board of directors deems proper, experiment stations for the purpose of making experiments and conducting ... The experiment station located at College Station, which is in part supported by the federal government, shall remain there as a permanent institution. It shall ... (a) The board may: (1) establish experiment substations at places in this state it deems proper; (2) abandon or discontinue any substation which may become ... If property used in the operation of a station is sold, the title to the property shall not pass from this state until a deed ... Proceeds from the sale, barter, or exchange of crops raised on any experiment station shall be applied to defray the expenses of operating the station. ... (a) The board may accept and receive donations of money and property when given to be used in connection with any experiment work authorized by ... The necessary traveling expenses of the members of the board and those of the director and his assistants shall be paid out of the funds ... The board shall visit the stations once a year and shall make criticisms to the director and his assistants that it deems expedient and necessary. ... (a) The main station and the substations are under the supervision, control, management, and direction of the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at ... On the first day of each month, the director shall make a complete report to the board showing receipts and disbursements, the source of the ... The director shall periodically issue and circulate among the farmers and livestock raisers of Texas printed bulletins showing the results of the experiments and the ... Before warrants are issued by the comptroller in payment of state experiment station accounts, vouchers covering them shall be audited and signed by the director ... The board of regents of The Texas A & M University System shall generate revenues through agreements establishing equitable interests, royalties, and patent rights relating ... (a) The Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee within the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. (b) The advisory ... (a) The Agriculture and Wildlife Research and Management Advisory Committee is an advisory committee of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and is composed of: (1) ... In this subchapter: (1) "Local government employee member" means a member employed by a local government as defined by Section 102.001, Civil Practice and Remedies ... Texas Task Force 1 is a program of the Texas Engineering Extension Service providing training and responding to assist in search, rescue, and recovery efforts ... (a) Notwithstanding any other law, during any period in which Texas Task Force 1 is activated by the governor's division of emergency management, or during ... The Texas Engineering Experiment Station is a part of The Texas A&M University System under the management and control of the board of regents of ... (a) The Texas Engineering Experiment Station serves as a state-supported engineering research and development agency. (b) It is the purpose of the agency to foster ... In addition to any other authority which it may possess, the board of regents is authorized to accept funds from both public and private sources, ... In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory committee" means the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee. (2) "Director" means the executive director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. ... (a) A special account known as the equine research account is created in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only ... (a) The Equine Research Account Advisory Committee is created to advise and assist the director in administering the account and making grants as provided by ... (a) The director or the director's designee shall provide members of the advisory committee, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office under ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee if the member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications ... (a) The advisory committee is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, and the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code. (b) ... The advisory committee shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the advisory committee and to speak ... (a) To be eligible for a grant under this subchapter, the applicant must be affiliated with an institution of higher education. (b) With the advice ... (a) The director shall prepare an annual report on equine research funded under this subchapter. The director shall distribute the report to the Texas Racing ... The Texas Agricultural Extension Service shall conduct an annual conference on equine research. Money from the equine research account shall be used to defray the ... (a) The Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning shall evaluate instructional videotapes or similar recorded materials generally available for use in providing adult literacy ... In this subchapter: (1) "Center" means the Center for Ports and Waterways. (2) "Consortium" means Lamar University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University at ... The Center for Ports and Waterways is established as a component of the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University System. The ... The center shall carry out a program of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in the inland waterway and port system ... The program of the center shall be authorized to include: (1) the development and testing of new marine and maritime technologies and supporting their implementation; ... The center is under the supervision and direction of the director and shall be operated and managed as a joint program between the consortium. The ... (a) The steering committee is appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute and shall include a representative of each member of the consortium ... (a) The Maritime/Marine Industry Council is composed of at least nine persons appointed by the Director of the Texas Transportation Institute with at least the ... The center is authorized to receive state appropriated funds as deemed appropriate by the legislature. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 292, § 1, ... The center shall seek and may receive gifts and grants from federal sources, foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the center. Added ... The center is authorized to enter into interagency contracts and agreements and to contract with local, state, county, federal, and private sources for work under ... In this subchapter: (1) "College" means The Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. (2) "Committee" means the rural veterinarian incentive program committee. (3) "Eligible ... The university shall administer the program in accordance with the rules adopted by the committee. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 435, § 1, ... (a) The rural veterinarian incentive program committee consists of: (1) the executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, or the executive director's designee; (2) ... A person is eligible to participate in the program only if the person: (1) is enrolled as a student of the college or applies to ... (a) A community or political subdivision located in a rural county that qualifies under the rules of the committee may become a sponsor of an ... (a) To participate in the program, an eligible participant must enter into an agreement with the university to practice veterinary medicine in a rural county ... (a) The rural veterinarian incentive fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. (b) The fund consists of legislative ... (a) The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is a state agency under the jurisdiction and supervision of the board. (b) The agency is not a ... (a) The board shall staff the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory with an executive director and other employees necessary for the agency to properly function. ... The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, ... The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory may charge and collect fees for goods and services the laboratory provides to any person, including a governmental entity. ... In this chapter: (1) "Center" means the Center for Transportation Safety. (2) "Institute" means the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University ... The Center for Transportation Safety is established as a component of the institute and shall be administered in the same manner as other programs of ... (a) The center shall conduct programs of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in improving the safety of the roadways in ... The center may enter into interagency contracts and agreements and may contract with local, state, county, federal, and private entities for work under the center's ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |