The coordinating board must adopt and recommend management policies for higher education institutions on human resources and physical plants.
Sec. 61.0651. MANAGEMENT POLICIES. (a) The coordinating board shall adopt and recommend management policies applicable to institutions of higher education in relation to management of human resources and physical plants. The policies shall be designed to streamline operations and improve accountability. (b) The human resources management policies shall be designed to increase productivity. The policies may relate to any human resources management issue, including: (1) the improvement of health benefits for institutional employees through statewide group health benefit programs; (2) the creation of a management training system to assist institutions in developing personnel management systems, in complying with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements, and in maintaining personnel records; (3) the requirement of five-year plans to manage personnel overhead, to establish position control systems for administrative personnel, and to implement productivity improvement programs; and (4) the development of institutional plans to identify, recruit, and develop outstanding administrators of institutions of higher education. (c) The physical plant management policies shall be designed to maintain the state's investment in land and facilities. The policies may require institutions to: (1) include estimated maintenance costs for the life of the building in any request for approval of new construction; (2) end the practice of deferring building maintenance; (3) achieve maximum utilization of classroom and laboratory facilities; (4) prepare annual five-year plans for major repair and rehabilitation projects and for new construction, regardless of funding source; and (5) implement policies and practices to reduce utility costs. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 20, 1987.