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TEXAS STATUTES AND CODES
CHAPTER 575. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT BY STATE AGENCY
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS
SUBTITLE B. ETHICS
CHAPTER 575. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT BY STATE AGENCY
Sec. 575.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Gift" means a donation of money or property.
(2) "State agency" means a board, commission, council,
committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental
entity in the executive or judicial branch of state government.
The term does not include an institution of higher education as
defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 575.002. GIFTS OF $500 OR MORE. This chapter applies only
to a gift that has a value of $500 or more.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 575.003. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT BY STATE AGENCY GOVERNING
BOARD. A state agency that has a governing board may accept a
gift only if the agency has the authority to accept the gift and
a majority of the board, in an open meeting, acknowledges the
acceptance of the gift not later than the 90th day after the date
the gift is accepted.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 575.004. RECORD OF GIFT. A state agency that accepts a
gift must record the name of the donor, a description of the
gift, and a statement of the purpose of the gift in:
(1) the minutes of the governing board of the agency; or
(2) appropriate agency records, if the agency does not have a
governing board.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 575.005. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT FROM PARTY TO CONTESTED CASE
PROHIBITED. A state agency may not accept a gift from a person
who is a party to a contested case before the agency until the
30th day after the date the decision in the case becomes final
under Section 2001.144. In this section, "contested case" has the
meaning assigned by Section 2001.003.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.