Sec. 135.54.  CONTRACTS.  The board may contract with individuals, federal, state, and local agencies and departments, corporations, and associations to provide:
(1)  educational programs designed to meet the need for trained personnel in Texas;  or
(2)  programs for economic development that benefit this state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3318, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.