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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Subtitle B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Chapter 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD |
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Subchapter P. TEXAS ACADEMY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE |
Sec. 61.782. ACADEMY
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(a) The academy is established under the board.
(b) The board may employ a director and other personnel necessary to administer this subchapter. The salaries of personnel employed by the board to administer this subchapter must be paid out of gifts and grants, including federal grants, except that the board may assign duties related to the academy to employees who are compensated out of other sources of revenue if those employees are employed by the board primarily for the purpose of performing duties that are not related to the academy.
(c) The board may adopt rules to administer this subchapter.
(d) The board may receive gifts and grants to implement this subchapter, except for gifts and grants offered by an office, a department, or another agency of state government.
(e) The purpose of the academy is to:
(1) advance the study of foreign languages and/or cultures in Texas; and
(2) advance educational and cultural exchange between Texas and current and prospective trade partners.