Sec. 110.40. TEXAS TECH DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER. (a) In this section:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System.

(2) "Center" means the Texas Tech Diabetes Research Center.

(b) The board shall establish the Texas Tech Diabetes Research Center for purposes of researching issues related to:

(1) diabetes; and

(2) conditions associated with that disease, including acanthosis nigricans, as defined by Section 95.001, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The organization, control, and management of the center are vested in the board.

(d) The board shall approve the employment of personnel by and the operating budget of the center. An employee of the center is an employee of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

(e) The board shall select a site for the center at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

(f) The center may enter into an agreement or may cooperate with a public or private entity to perform the research functions of the center.

(g) The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit of the center.

(h) In conducting its activities under this section, the center shall consult with The University of Texas-Pan American Border Health Office that administers the Type 2 Diabetes risk assessment program under Chapter 95, Health and Safety Code.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 877, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 415), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 110.15 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (S.B. 120), Sec. 5, eff. May 18, 2013.