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Texas Government Code - Section 2255.001. Rules

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§ 2255.001. RULES.  (a) A state agency which is 
authorized by statute to accept money from a private donor or for 
which a private organization exists that is designed to further the 
purposes and duties of the agency shall adopt rules governing the 
relationship between:
		(1)  the donor or organization;  and                                          
		(2)  the agency and its employees.                                            
	(b)  Rules adopted under this section shall govern all 
aspects of conduct of the agency and its employees in the 
relationship, including:
		(1)  administration and investment of funds received by 
the organization for the benefit of the agency;
		(2)  use of an employee or property of the agency by the 
donor or organization;
		(3)  service by an officer or employee of the agency as 
an officer or director of the donor or organization;  and
		(4)  monetary enrichment of an officer or employee of 
the agency by the donor or organization.
	(c)  A rule adopted under this section may not conflict with 
or supersede a requirement of a statute regulating:
		(1)  the conduct of an employee of a state agency;  or                        
		(2)  the procedures of a state agency.                                        
	(d)  A newly created state agency shall adopt rules under 
this section as soon as possible after its creation.
	(e)  In this section, "state agency" means a department, 
commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch 
of state government created by the constitution or a statute of this 
state, including a university system or an institution of higher 
education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.           

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