Community And Junior Colleges

The community college system must determine, in good faith and subject to review for abuse of discretion, whether the reimbursement expenditure is primarily for a college system purpose and not merely for the trustee's personal interest and that the quo warranto proceeding involved actions taken by the trustee that were within the scope of his official duties.

College trustee and county commissioner, simultaneous service as|Incompatibility of simultaneous service as college trustee and county commissioner

handguns from campus locations due to the presence of minors. A junior or community college may not categorically prohibit concealed|A junior or community college may not categorically prohibit concealed handguns from campus locations due to the presence of minors.|Under Government Code subsection 411.2031(d-1), the president or other chief executive officer of the junior or community college may establish rules, regulations, and other provisions regarding the carrying of concealed handguns by license holders that accommodate the unique nature of a particular campus provided that such rules, regulations, or provisions do not generally prohibit or have the effect of generally prohibiting license holders from carrying concealed handguns on the campus of the institution.

Although unnecessary within context of Government Code section 411.2031(d-1), a junior college district board of trustee rule authorizing concealed handguns in its open meetings would primarily serve as means of affirming or publicizing license holder's right to carry the concealed handgun into the open meeting held on the institution's campus.|License holder who carries a concealed handgun into an open meeting of a junior college district board of trustees in which no Penal Code section 30.06 trespass notice was posted would have a defense to the prosecution of Penal Code subsection 46.035(c)

School district's expenditure for a scholarship program under article III, section 52(a)|School district's expenditure for a scholarship program under Texas Constitution article III, section 52(a)|School district's expenditure for a scholarship program under Texas Constitution article II, section 52(a)

Acquisition of property from Federal Lands to Parks Program|Federal Lands to Parks Program - Junior college district's acquisition of property from|Junior college district's acquisition of property from Federal Lands to Parks Program

Trustee barred from simultaneously serving as board member of municipal utility district where geographical boundaries overlap and both have taxing authority|College district trustee barred from simultaneously serving as board member of municipal utility district where geographical boundaries overlap and both have taxing authority

Junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities on campus|Lease, junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities on campus|Real property lease, junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease of campus land with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities|Religion, junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities on campus|Establishment Clause, junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities on campus|Real property lease as a thing of value, junior college district's authority to enter into long-term lease with religious organization that would construct student center, chapel, and other facilities on campus

Service area, a junior college district’s statutorily defined service area is not extended when it provides services outside that area

Fire science courses offered at institutions of higher education, "fire science" is a technical term referring to courses that fall within a designated fire science curriculum as well as courses primarily related to fire service, emergency medicine, emergency management, or public administration regardless of whether those courses fall within the curriculum designed as "fire science"|Tuition for fire fighters enrolled in fire science courses, fire fighter seeking exemption from tuition need not be pursuing a degree in fire science and may already have a degree in fire science|Tuition and laboratory fees at public junior colleges and four-year colleges and universities, a fire fighter is exempt from paying|Tuition and fees at public junior colleges, a public junior college's charges are what the college designates them to be|Tuition for fire fighters enrolled in fire science courses, fire fighter seeking exemption from tuition need not be pursuing a degree in fire science and may already have a degree in fire science\r\n|Public junior college's charges are what the college designates them to be|Houston Community College's "general fee" is not tuition|Houston Community College, to the extent that it assesses a fee for its operation, that fee would be tuition and a fire fighter exempt from paying tuition would have to pay that non-tuition fee|Fire science|Tuition|Fee

Nepotism law prohibits junior college from employing instructor related within a prohibited degree to a member of its governing board|Junior college board of trustees, which has final authority to employ faculty and other personnel, is subject to nepotism law

Municipal utility district board, part-time community college instructor may be compensated for service as member of|Part-time community college instructor may be compensated for service as member of board of municipal utility district

Annexation election without a voter petition, section 130.068(a)-(b) of the Texas Education Code authorizes under specified circumstance the governing board of a junior college district to call or order

Annexation election, under chapter 130 of the Texas Education Code a junior college district may not conduct annexation election where territory includes more than one school district or county|Annexation election, under chapter 130 of Texas Education Code a junior college district may not conduct annexation election where territory includes more than one school district or county|Annexation election, under chapter 130 of Texas Education Code a junior college district may not conduct where territory includes more than one school district or county

Dual office holding by individual simultaneously serving as member of the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District and as a member of the board of trustees of South Texas College|Directors of the Agua Special Utility District serving as a trustee of South Texas College

Liability insurance to cover tort claims arising from a college district’s operation of a child- care center, whether purchase would violate article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution|Liability insurance required to cover tort claims arising from a college district’s operation of a child-care center, whether purchase would violate article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution

Complaints about postsecondary educational institutions, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has authority to promulgate procedures for handling|Regulating religious institutions’ religious programs of study, the Texas Supreme Court has held that the Higher Education Coordinating Board is prohibited from regulating but it has not held that the Board is prohibited from regulating religious institutions’ secular programs of study|Complaints about religious institutions’ secular programs of study, the Higher Education Coordinating Board may handle|Regulating religious institutions’ religious programs of study, the Texas Supreme Court has held that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is prohibited from regulating but it has not held that the Board is prohibited from regulating religious institutions’ secular programs of study|Complaints about religious Institutions’ secular programs of study, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may handle|Complaints about postsecondary educational institutions, the Board has authority to promulgate procedures for handling|Regulating religious institutions’ religious programs of study, the Texas Supreme Court has held that the Board is prohibited from regulating but it has not held that the Board is prohibited from regulating religious institutions’ secular programs of study|Complaints about religious institutions’ secular programs of study, the Board may handle

Allow a court to determine whether a board member vacated his position, depending on the facts of the case and the circumstances surrounding any particular litigation, an application for a writ of quo warranto, a declaratory judgment, or an injunction might|A person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy on a junior college district’s board of trustees must perform the duties of office until his or her successor is duly qualified

With regard to the language of ballot propositions about voter approval of bonds and the imposition of taxes, subsection 52.072(e) of the Election Code applies to elections governed by section 130.037 of the Education Code

Accrual of penalty and interest on delinquent ad valorem taxes after county purchases real property

Junior college districts, under Education Code chapter 130, junior college districts are \\"school districts\\" within the meaning of Texas Constitution article VII, section 3|Meaning of the term \\"school district\\" within context of Local Government Code subsection 395.022(b) concerning impact fees|School district|Junior college district|Under Education Code chapter 130, junior college districts are \\"school districts\\" within meaning of Texas Constitution article VII, section 3

Training requirements for trustees of junior college, Board may not mandate | Junior college district trustees are not authorized requestors of attorney general opinion | Attorney general opinions, junior college district trustees are not authorized requestors of | Training requirements for trustees of junior college, Higher Education Coordinating Board may not mandate

Delinquent local maintenance taxes, governing body of junior college has authority to pledge as security for loan|Proceeds of loan secured by delinquent local maintenance taxes of junior college district may only be used for maintenance purposes

Disannexation, school district's authority to dissolve its participation in junior college district|Disannexation of territory from junior college district, authority of school district to dissolve its participation in junior college district

Purchasing requirements in section 44.031 of Education Code apply to community, junior, and regional college districts (Superseded by statute as noted in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0037 (1999))|School district award of construction contract under section 44.031 of Education Code, procedures applicable to (Superseded by statute as noted in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0037 (1999))|Competitive bidding procedures, school district must follow when awarding construction contract under section 44.031 of Education Code (Superseded by statute as noted in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0037 (1999))

Mandatory technology fee, whether community college district may charge

Joint-credit courses to private school students, United States Constitution does not prohibit public junior college from offering|Private school students, public junior college may not at present offer joint-credit courses to|Joint-credit courses to private school students, Constitution does not prohibit public junior college from offering

Funds donated to junior college for scholarships are not general college assets, and hence consolidation with other scholarships held by nonprofit foundation does not implicate constitutional restriction on gift or grant of public money to private entity|Funds donated to junior college for scholarships, because impressed with charitable trust, may be consolidated with funds held by private nonprofit foundation through court-proceeding substituting trustees of nonprofit for trustees of junior college, provided nature and character of funds remain the same

Purchase of insurance contracts using designated broker of record|Insurance, whether junior college may purchase using designated broker of record|Designated broker of record, whether junior college district may purchase insurance through

Trustee of junior college not barred from simultaneously serving as municipal judge

Community college district, disannexation of portion of requires specific statutory authorization|Disannexation of portion of community college district requires specific statutory authorization

Tax rate, a community college district may not voluntarily reduce adopted tax rate in same tax year absent express statutory authority