Journal Supplement, Text of Senate Bill No. 11, Regular Session as Amended by Senate Bill No. 7, First Called Session, Sixty-Second Legislature, State of Texas, 1971 Page: 50
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SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING ONLY TO INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH 'AND BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL RETARDATION
(Continued)
b. Canteen Services. Each of the institutions under control and
management of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retarda-
tion may establish, maintain and operate a canteen for the convenience
of its patients. Any balances remaining in each canteen operation fund
at the end of the fiscal years ending August 31, 1971 and 1972, plus all
receipts deposited to its credit, are appropriated for the purchase of
merchandise, operating supplies and equipment, for the payment of
salaries and wages, and for all other costs necessary for the operation
of a canteen for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1972 and 1973.
c. Hotor Pool Services. The Texas Department of Mental Health
and Mental Retardation is hereby authorized to utilize the services of
its Motor Pool to transfer and deliver the household goods and effects
of its employees transferred from one place of employment to another
within the Department when such service to such employee is deemed to
be in the best interest of the State of Texas; provided, however, this
service shall not be extended to any new employee.
d. United States Surplus Property and Commodities Services. It
is the intent of the Legislature that the funds hereby appropriated for
a Central Supply Service are to be used to finance on a reimbursable
basis, the obtaining, storing, handling and distribution of the United
States surplus property and commodities to various institutions under
the jurisdiction of the Department and for the operation of the Central
Hultilith Services as provided for in this Article.
e. Central Accounting System and Central Payroll System. The
Texas Department of Rental Health and Mental Retardation may centralize
such accounting services, including a Central Accounting System and
Central Payroll System, for institutions under its jurisdiction, as in
its judgment will improve the efficient and economical control of appro-
priations and expenditures as authorized in this Article.
f. Out of appropriations to the Department of Health, which
includes travel expense, and out of appropriations to the Department of
Rental Health and Mental Retardation for "Travel Expense," the Depart-
ments may pay the travel expenses incurred by any employee of any
institution under the jurisdiction of these Departments when rendering
services to the respective Departments and when requested to do so by
the Departments.
g. The Department of Health is authorized to provide Central
Multilith Services, data processing services, drugs, medical supplies
and services to the tuberculosis hospitals. The Department of Health
may be reimbursed for such supplies and services by the submission of
purchase vouchers through the office of the State Comptroller.
Sec. 22. SURPLUS PROPERTY. In order to conserve the funds appro-
priated to the agencies and institutions named in this Article, surplus
personal property may be transferred from one institution or agency to
another with or without reimbursement. Surplus personal property
belonging to any institution or agency may be sold; provided, however,
that such transfers or sales shall be made under the same procedure as
provided by Article 666, Vernon's Civil Statutes. In making such
transfers or sales, the agencies may do so without the necessity of
contracts as required by Rouse Bill No. 312, Acts, Fifty-third Legisla-
ture, Regular Session, 1953, Chapter 340, page 841, known as the Inter-
agency Cooperation Act.II-50
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