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SECTION C: BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
- SECTION CA | Appropriations and Revenue Sources
- SECTION CAA | Appropriations
- SECTION CAB | Bond Issue
- SECTION CAC | Time Warrants
- SECTION CAD | Certificates of Indebtedness
- SECTION CAE | Loans and Notes
- SECTION CAF | Ad Valorem Taxes
- SECTION CAG | Investments
- SECTION CAH | Sale, Trade or Lease of College Property
- SECTION CAH.1 | Sale, Trade or Lease of College Property
- SECTION CAI | Grants, Funds and Donations
- SECTION CAI.1 | Grant Management Procedures
- SECTION CAJ | Rentals and Service Charges
- SECTION CB | Depository of Funds
- SECTION CC | Annual Operating Budget
- SECTION CD | Accounting
- SECTION CD.1 | Accounting
- SECTION CD.2 | Cash Handling Procedures
- SECTION CD.3 | Fixed Assets
- SECTION CD.4 | Financial Reports and Statements
- SECTION CD.5 | Accounting Inventories
- SECTION CD.6 | Accounting Audits
- SECTION CD.7 | Accountability
- SECTION CD.8 | Travel Procedures
- SECTION CD.9 | Taxation of Gifts, Prizes, and Awards to Employees
- SECTION CE | Purchasing and Acquisitions
- SECTION CF | Safety Program
- SECTION CG | Site Management
- SECTION CH | Equipment, Supply and Records Management
- SECTION CI | Transportation Management
- SECTION CJ | Insurance and Annuities
- SECTION CK | Facilities Planning and Standards
- SECTION CL | College District Auxiliary Enterprises
- SECTION CM | Technology Resources
- SECTION CN | Information Security
- SECTION CO | Intellectual Property
SECTION CD.5
BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
ACCOUNTING INVENTORIES
Procedure
PROPERTY MANAGER
An institution of higher education, including a college district, shall account for all personal property as defined by the Comptroller under Government Code 403.272. At all times, the property records of an institution of higher education must accurately reflect the personal property possessed by the system or institution.
The district president of each institution of higher education shall designate one or more property managers. The property manager shall maintain the records required and be the custodian of all personal property possessed by the institution.
PROPERTY TRANSFER
A state agency, including a college district or other institution of higher education or a university system, may transfer any personal property of the state in its possession to another state agency with or without reimbursement between the agencies.
When personal property in the possession of one state agency is transferred to the possession of another state agency the transfers must be reported immediately to the Comptroller by the transferor and the transferee on the forms prescribed.
STATE AUDITOR
The state auditor, based on a risk assessment and subject to the legislative audit committee’s approval of including the examination in the audit plan under Government Code 321.013, may periodically examine property records or inventory as necessary to determine if controls are adequate to safeguard state property.
LIABILITY
A person is pecuniary liable for the loss sustained by the state if:
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The liability may attach on a joint and several basis to more than one person in a particular instance.
APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY ACCOUNTING STATUES
Except as provided by this policy, Government Code Chapter 403, Subchapter L does not apply to an institution of higher education.
Approved:
Updated: 2019, 2024
Reviewed: 2020