Sec. 76.05. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The board may accept donations, gifts, and endowments for the institution. They are to be held in trust and administered by the board according to the purposes, directions, limitations, and provisions declared in writing in the donation, gift, or endowment. The provisions of the donation, gift, or endowment shall be followed to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the laws of this state or with the objective and proper management of the institution.
(b) The board shall solicit and may accept donations, gifts, and endowments from private sources to provide equipment and other personal property for the engineering degree program, if one is established. The board shall establish an account for the deposit of money accepted under this subsection. Money in the account may be used only to provide and maintain equipment and other personal property used by the engineering degree program.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 699, ch. 303, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 470, Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 1995.