Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 11.0182. Employee Fund-Raising
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§ 11.0182. EMPLOYEE FUND-RAISING. (a) This section
applies only to the solicitation or receipt of a gift, including
money, that has a value of $500 or more.
(b) The commission by rule shall adopt policies to govern
fund-raising activities by department employees on behalf of the
department. The rules must:
(1) designate the types of employees who may solicit
donations;
(2) restrict where and how fund-raising may occur;
and
(3) establish requirements for reports by employees to
the director.
(c) The director shall approve and manage fund-raising
activities by department employees on behalf of the department in
accordance with commission rules.
(d) The state auditor may audit the fund-raising activities
performed under this section, subject to a risk assessment
performed by the state auditor and to the legislative audit
committee's approval of including the audit in the audit plan under
Section 321.013(c), Government Code. If the state auditor performs
an audit, the audit shall disclose who has engaged in fund-raising
activities for the department and the value of gifts each person has
received or solicited. The state auditor shall report the results
of the audit to the presiding officer of each house of the
legislature and of each committee having primary jurisdiction over
the department. Each member of the legislature may access the
report.
(e) Policies adopted by the commission under Subsection (b)
are public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, § 74, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
Section: 11.0162 11.017 11.0171 11.0172 11.0173 11.018 11.0181 11.0182 11.019 11.0191 11.0192 11.020 11.0201 11.021 11.022
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