Sec. 660.004. TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID OR REIMBURSED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) This chapter does not apply to a travel expense to the extent an institution of higher education pays or reimburses the expense from institutional funds.
(b) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer and control travel expense payments and reimbursements that are exempt from this chapter under Subsection (a).
(c) Funds appropriated for the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin may be used to pay for costs associated with the institute's educational programs for public secondary and university-level students, including registration fees, ground or air transportation, lodging, meals, training costs, and related expenses.
(d) Funds appropriated for Prairie View A&M University may be used to pay for costs associated with the university's Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success program and Research Apprentice Program and the Prairie View A&M Undergraduate Medical Academy, including participant and employee travel expenses and related expenses.
(e) Funds appropriated for the education of university students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio may be used to pay for costs associated with the educational programs for the campus's university-level students attending the Laredo Regional Campus and receiving clinical training in Webb County and the surrounding communities, including ground or air transportation, lodging, and related expenses.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 2465), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 454 (S.B. 1662), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 660.003. Applicability
Section 660.004. Travel Expenses Paid or Reimbursed by Institutions of Higher Education
Section 660.005. Maximum Travel Expenses
Section 660.006. Travel of Prospective State Employees
Section 660.007. Conservation of Funds
Section 660.008. Travel Expenses Incurred While on Leave
Section 660.009. Inability to Perform Official State Business
Section 660.010. Travel Expenses Incurred to Obtain Medical Care
Section 660.011. Travel Expenses Incurred to Attend Funeral
Section 660.012. Travel Expenses Incurred Returning to Designated Headquarters
Section 660.013. Travel Expenses Incurred by Employees of Other Agencies
Section 660.014. Payments to Credit Card Issuers and Travel Agents
Section 660.015. Cancellation Charges
Section 660.017. Excess Reimbursements
Section 660.018. Multiple Advances or Reimbursements for a Travel Expense