Provisions Relating Only to Institutions or Agencies of Higher Education
Museums
Funds appropriated by the General Appropriations Act (GAA) may not be used for the establishment of additional museums or for the maintenance and operation of museums, unless the GAA or another act or resolution of the Legislature specifically authorizes the use of those funds for those purposes.
To encourage and promote gifts, grants and donations to institutions of higher education, an institution that receives a gift, grant or donation for the construction or establishment of a museum added to the institution’s building inventory after Sept. 1, 1997, may use educational and general funds appropriated by the GAA for the maintenance and operation of the museum.
Source [+]
Article III, Section 10 of the General Appropriations Act (Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education).
Documentation Requirements [+]
When a state agency pays for the establishment of an additional museum or for the maintenance or operation of a museum, the Comptroller's office may require the agency, during a pre-payment or post-payment audit, to cite the law authorizing the payment.