Tex. Education Code § 51.9336
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.9336, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.9336. ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES.
Official statutory text
(a) An institution of higher education or university system, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the institution or system will send and accept electronic or digital signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely on electronic or digital signatures. The institution or system may adopt rules and procedures governing the use of electronic or digital signatures.
(b) To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over Chapter 322, Business & Commerce Code, and rules and guidelines adopted under that chapter.
(b) To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over Chapter 322, Business & Commerce Code, and rules and guidelines adopted under that chapter.
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