Tex. Education Code § 54.808
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 54.808, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 54.808. TEXAS SAVE AND MATCH TRUST FUND; AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BOARD AND PROGRAM ENTITY REGARDING PROGRAM ENTITY FUNDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The Texas save and match trust fund is established as a trust fund to be held with the comptroller.
(b) Money in the fund may be spent without appropriation and only to establish matching accounts, make deposits, purchase tuition units, and award matching grants and scholarships under the program and to pay the costs of program administration and operations.
(c) The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the investment of any available money in the fund.
(d) Interest and income from the assets of the fund shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.
(e) The board and the program entity may enter into an agreement under which the board may hold and manage funds of the program entity and provide services to the program entity.
(b) Money in the fund may be spent without appropriation and only to establish matching accounts, make deposits, purchase tuition units, and award matching grants and scholarships under the program and to pay the costs of program administration and operations.
(c) The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the investment of any available money in the fund.
(d) Interest and income from the assets of the fund shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.
(e) The board and the program entity may enter into an agreement under which the board may hold and manage funds of the program entity and provide services to the program entity.
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