Texas § ED.59.06 - LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATED FUNDS
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§ ED.59.06. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATED FUNDS
LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATED FUNDS. Funds appropriated by the legislature to The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, the Texas State University System, the University of Houston System, or the University of North Texas System from the General Revenue Fund may not be used to establish or maintain the fund, to purchase insurance, or to employ private legal counsel. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 996, ch. 235, art. 2, Sec. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 6.02(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 408, Sec. 9, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (S.B. 120 ), Sec. 10, eff. May 18, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 8 (H.B. 826 ), Sec. 4, eff. May 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 1592 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607 ), Sec. 5.024, eff. September 1, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055 ), Sec. 4, eff. May 10, 2023.
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Section ED.59.06 ("LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATED FUNDS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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