Sec. 437.211. MANAGEMENT OF UNIT FUNDS. (a) The commanding officer of each unit is the custodian of the unit fund. The commanding officer shall:
(1) receive, keep, properly disburse, and document the use of the money in the fund; and
(2) submit to the department an itemized statement of money received and disbursed during the preceding reporting period:
(A) on September 1 of each year; and
(B) when there is a change of the commanding officer of the unit.
(b) The unit fund consists of:
(1) donations made to the fund;
(2) rental income from state facilities under the management of the unit that are leased for less than three days;
(3) revenue received from the sale of goods or services to members of the unit and visitors; and
(4) depository interest and investment income earned on amounts in the fund.
(c) A unit fund is a special fund held outside the state treasury to be administered by the commanding officer of the unit without further appropriation. A unit fund is not subject to Chapter 2256. The department shall develop policies and procedures concerning the administration of the funds. If any part of the fund remains unexpended and unobligated at the end of the state fiscal year, that amount is dedicated for the same purposes in the subsequent year. Money in the fund may not be diverted for any other purpose.
(d) Chapter 94, Human Resources Code, does not apply to vending facilities operated for the benefit of a unit fund.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans
Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces
Section 437.201. Certification of Military Units
Section 437.202. Leave of Absence for Public Officers and Employees
Section 437.203. Dual Office Holding
Section 437.204. Reemployment of Service Member Called to Training or Duty
Section 437.207. Military Unit as Corporate Body
Section 437.208. Organization Prohibited
Section 437.209. Foreign Troops
Section 437.210. Interference With Texas Military Forces
Section 437.211. Management of Unit Funds
Section 437.2121. Extended State Active Duty Service for Administrative Support
Section 437.213. Certain Benefits and Protections for State Service
Section 437.2131. Right to Civil Action and Private Legal Counsel
Section 437.214. Military Funerals and Honors
Section 437.215. Grave Markers for State Military Personnel
Section 437.216. Service Referral Program
Section 437.217. Exemption From Fees for Deployed Military Personnel
Section 437.218. Tax Exemption
Section 437.220. Supplemental Duty Pay for Economic Hardship
Section 437.221. Other Duty and Community Service Missions
Section 437.222. Liability of Service Member
Section 437.223. Exemption From Arrest
Section 437.2235. Public Duty Justification
Section 437.226. Assistance for Tuition and Fees
Section 437.227. Compensation for Death or Injury
Section 437.228. Issuance and Use of Uniform and Other Military Property
Section 437.230. Exemption From Levy and Sale
Section 437.232. Confidentiality of Military Personnel Information