1994-159-RES WHEREAS, TEXAS SURPLUS PROPERTY AGENCY WAS ABOLISHED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE

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DEFINITIONS Hospital. An approveo or accredited puclie or nanproHt institution provloing puclie health servIces Primarily for Inoatient medical Jr surgical care oj the SICK ana Inlurea. lnclulding related facuities suen as laooratones. outpatient deoanment. training faCilities. ana staff offices. 'Library. A pUOlic or nonprofit faCIlity providing library services tree to all reSidents of a community. CIStrlCt, State or region. Licensed. Recognition and aoproval by the appropnate Slate or local aumonty approving institutions or orograms In speclaliz- eo areas, LicenSing generally rel?'eS to established minimum public standards of satety, sanitation, statfing, and equipment as may relate to the construction 1amtenance, and operaLon of a health or educational faCility, raIner man 10 the academiC. 'nstructlon. or eaucatlonal or PUL..JC health orograms suer. as occupatIOnal training, phYSical or mental heanh rehabilitation servIces. or nursing care. Licenses frequently must be renewed at penoaic Intervals. Local Government _ A government. or administration Cj a locality. Within a State or a possession ot the United Slates. Medical InsIitutlon . An approved, acc,edited, or Iicen,d pUblic or nonorotit institution. facliity, entlN. or organization the :mmary function ot Wnlctl is the furmsnmg of puolic health and medical servIces to the PUblic at large or oromotlng puolic health through the conduct or research for any SUCh purposes. expenments. training, or aemonstratlons relateD to cause. preven- tion. ana methOdS of diagnOSIs and treatment of diseases and injuries. The term includes but IS not limned to hOSpitals. clinics. alconollc ana drug aouse treatment centers. pUblic health or treatment centers. research and health centers. genafnc centers. laboratones. medical SChools. dental scnools. nursing SChOOlS. and similar Institutions. The term ooes not InClude Institutions DnmarllV engaged in domiciliary care although a separate medical faCility within such as domiciliary institutIon may qualify as a' meOlcal InstitUtiOn." Museum _ A pubhc or DrlVate nonorotlt Instltutlon wnlcn IS organlzea on a oermanent baSIS essentlallv for eaucatlonal or esthetic :urooses ana Wnlcn. uSing a prOfeSSional start. owns or uses tanglOle OOlects. wnether animate or inanimate: cares tor tnese oo!ects: ana eXhibits tnem to the puOtlC on a regUlar oasIs either tree or at a nominal Charge. p"g used In the DonatIon Program. '.he term "museum" includes. but IS not l1mltea to. tne followmg inStitutions If they satisfy all other prOVISIons ot FPMR 101-44.207: .::.Quarlums ana ZOOlogical parKS: bOtanical gardens ana aooretums: museums relating to an. history. natural hIstory. sCience. 3nd tecnnology: ana olanetarlums. For the purposes of this program. an Institution uses a profeSSional statf If It emplOYS full ::me at least one qualified staff memoer WhO devotes hIS or ner time Orlmamy 10 the acaUIsltlOn. care. or puellC eXOIbition OT COlects owned or useO by the Institution. This definltlon of museum ooes not Include any institutIon which eXnlbits oblectS to the pucllC If the display or use of the OOlects 15 OnlY incidental to the primary function of the institution. For example. an Instltu- lion wnlch is engaged primarily in the sale of antiQues. oblets d' art. or other amfacts and which InCidentally prOVides displays to the public of animate or Inanimate Objects. either free or at a nommal charge. does not qualify as a museum. Nonprofit Tax..Exempt Activity .. An institution or organization, no pan of the net earnmgs of which inures or may lawfully Inure to the benefit of any prlVaIe shareholder or Individual. and which has been held to be tax exempt unaer the provIsions of section 501 ot the Interanl Revenue Code of 1954, Program for Older Individuals. Any State or local government agency or any nonprofit, tax-exempt activity which receives funas aoproprlated for programs for older Individuals under the Older Americans ACI ot 1965. as amended. under tlUe IV or !ltle XX ot the SOCIal Security Act. or under titles VIII and X of Ihe Economic OpportUnity Act of 1964 and the Communlly Ser- vices Block. Grant Act. Provider of Assiatance to Homeless Individuals. A public or a nonprofit. tax-exempt inSIIIution or organlzalJon that ooerates a orogram wnlch prOVides assistance such as food. shelter. or other services to homeless Individuais. as defined above. Pro- peny acqUired through the donation program by such inSIIIuIlons or organlzaIlons musI be used exclUSively In their programlsl for prOViding assistance to homeiess Individuals. Public Health In~tltutlon _ An approved. accredited. or licensed public or nonprofit institution, faCility, entity. or organlzaIlon conouctlng a public health program or program such as hospital. clinic. health center. or medical institution. Including research lor any such program, the services of which are available 10 the pubiic at large, School (except schools for Ihe mentally reIarded and schoois for the physically handicapped) . A Duohc or nonorofit aD- provea or accreolted organizatiOnal entity devoted primarilY to approved academiC. vOCatiOnal, or prOfeSSIonal stuay and In- structlon which operates primarily for educational purposes on a full-time basis for a minimum school year and employs a full.lime staft of qualified instructors. School for the Mentally Retarded _ A facility or insIltution operaIed orimarily 10 provide specialized instruction to sIudents of limited menIal capacity. It must be public or nonprofiI and must operate on a full.Iime basis for Ihe equivalent of a minimum schOOl year preSCribed for public school instruction of the mentally retarded. have a staff of qualified instructors. and demonstrate that the tacility meets the health ana safety stanaaras at tne State or local govermental body. School for Ihe Physically Handicapped _ A school organized primarily to provide speclaiized instruction to students whose pnyslcal handicaps necesslIaIe IndiVidual or group InstrUCtion, The scnools musI be public or nonprofit and ooerate on a full. lime oasIs for the eqUivalent of a minimum school year preSCribed for public SChooi Instruction tor the phYSically handicapped. have a sIaft of qualified instructors. and demonstraIe thaIIhe facility meets the healIh and safety sIandaros of the Slate or local governmenIal body. Univenlity . A public or nonprofit approved or accrediIed institution for Instruction and stUdy in the higher branches of learning and empowered to confer In specIal depanmenIs or colleges. ~1M4'