Tex. Education Code § 51.213
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.213, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.213. ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing board of each state institution of higher education, including public junior colleges, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the disposition of abandoned and unclaimed personal property coming into the possession of the campus security personnel where the personal property is not being held as evidence to be used in any pending criminal case.
(b) The authority granted to governing boards under Subsection (a) may also be exercised by governing boards of private institutions of higher education, including private junior colleges.
(c) In this section, "private institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003(15).
(b) The authority granted to governing boards under Subsection (a) may also be exercised by governing boards of private institutions of higher education, including private junior colleges.
(c) In this section, "private institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003(15).
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