2005 Texas Education Code CHAPTER 151. BORDER HEALTH INSTITUTE

EDUCATION CODE

CHAPTER 151. BORDER HEALTH INSTITUTE


	§ 151.001. DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "institute" 
means the Border Health Institute, a collaboration or consortium of 
independent public and private entities.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.002. ESTABLISHMENT;  PURPOSE.  (a) The Border 
Health Institute is established in the city of El Paso.
	(b)  The institute shall operate in a manner that facilitates 
and assists the activities of international, national, regional, or 
local health-related institutions working in the Texas-Mexico 
border region to:
		(1)  create and fund centers or component units within 
the institute to facilitate research in fields of study affecting 
public health in the border region, including research related to 
diabetes, Hispanic health issues, infectious diseases, emerging 
infections, environmental health issues, and children's health 
issues;
		(2)  deliver health care or provide health education to 
persons living in the border region;  and
		(3)  conduct and facilitate research in fields of study 
affecting public health in the border region, including research 
related to diabetes, Hispanic health issues, infectious diseases, 
emerging infections, environmental health issues, and children's 
health issues.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.003. INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP.  (a) The institute is 
initially composed of the following institutions:
		(1)  The University of Texas at El Paso;                                      
		(2)  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El 
Paso;               
		(3)  El Paso Community College District;                                      
		(4)  R. E. Thomason General Hospital;                                         
		(5)  El Paso City/County Health District;                                     
		(6)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at 
Houston, School of Public Health;
		(7)  El Paso County Medical Society;                                          
		(8)  Paso del Norte Health Foundation;  and                                   
		(9)  the Texas Department of Health.                                          
	(b)  The governing board of the institute may adopt 
procedures for:          
		(1)  changing, adding, or removing entities as members 
of the institute;  and
		(2)  creating developmental or advisory boards for the 
institute.           

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.004. ADMINISTRATION.  (a) The governing board of 
the institute is composed of the chief executive officer or 
president of each entity that is a member of the institute or that 
officer's or president's designee.
	(b)  The governing board of the institute is responsible for 
the operation of the institute.  The board shall adopt rules 
relating to:
		(1)  the operation and deliberations of the governing 
board;  and           
		(2)  the operation of the institute.                                          
	(c)  The governing board may employ an executive director of 
the institute and any other officer or employee necessary for the 
operation of the institute.
	(d)  The governing board shall meet, at least once a year, to 
review the progress of the institute and to determine the 
institute's future actions and operational plans.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.005. FUNDING.  (a) In addition to any amount 
appropriated by the legislature, the institute may apply for and 
accept funds from the federal government or any other public or 
private entity.  The institute or any member of the institute may 
also solicit and accept pledges, gifts, and endowments from private 
sources on the institute's behalf.  A pledge, gift, or endowment 
solicited under this section must be consistent with the purposes 
of the institute.
	(b)  The governing board of the institute shall manage and 
approve disbursements of appropriations, funds, pledges, gifts, 
and endowments that are the property of the institute.
	(c)  The governing board of the institute shall manage any 
capital improvements constructed, owned, or leased by the institute 
and any real property acquired by the institute.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.006. FACILITIES.  The physical facilities of the 
institute used in its research undertakings and in the provision of 
health care and education programs, including libraries, 
auditoriums, research facilities, education buildings, meeting 
halls, classrooms, and administrative offices, may be provided by a 
public or private entity or by a cooperative, consortium, or joint 
venture consisting of public or private entities.  A physical 
facility may be constructed, maintained, or operated with funds the 
institute receives under Section 151.005 and any funds appropriated 
for that purpose.  Money may be appropriated for construction of a 
facility in phases so that design, engineering, and site work may be 
appropriated separately from physical construction costs.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.007. RESOURCES.  The resources, capital, and real 
estate of the institute are separate from the resources, capital, 
and real estate of the members of the institute.  A member of the 
institute shall retain any assets or funds received by the member 
from the federal government or from any other public or private 
entity.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.008. ANNUAL REPORTING.  Each year, the institute 
shall provide to each member of the governing board of the institute 
and to each member of the legislature whose district includes any 
portion of a county where the Border Health Institute is 
established or operating an annual audited financial statement and 
a status report of each project undertaken by the institute.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.009. COORDINATING BOARD OVERSIGHT.  The 
institutions subject to the oversight of the Texas Higher Education 
Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and the rules of the 
coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61 remain subject to that 
supervision and those rules as those institutions participate in 
the institute and its activities.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.           


	§ 151.010. STRATEGIC PLAN.  (a) The governing board of 
the institute, in consultation with the institute's members, shall 
develop a 10-year strategic plan to guide and evaluate the 
institute's progress toward achieving the purposes of the institute 
under Section 151.002.
	(b)  The strategic plan must include:                                          
		(1)  goals, objectives, and performance standards for 
each of the institute's programs and a description of how those 
programs help the institute to achieve its purposes;
		(2)  an assessment of the needs of the institute's 
programs and faculty;  and
		(3)  an assessment of the institute's need for new 
initiatives.             
	(c)  The governing board of the institute shall update at 
least biennially the strategic plan required by this section.
	(d)  Not later than December 15 of each even-numbered year, 
the governing board of the institute shall submit to the 
legislature and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board a 
report concerning the strategic plan required by this section, 
including any recommendations for legislative action.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 252, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.