The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Permissible Solicitation
Activities
The UTHSC-H considers the following solicitation activities permissible
on property or in any building, structure, or facility owned or controlled by
the university:
- The distribution, sale, or offer for sale of a newspaper, magazine, or
other publication by means of an unattended rack or vending machine in area(s)
designated in advance by the UTHSC-H president or his or her delegate for the
conduct of such activity.
- The sale or offer for sale of food, drink, or any other product that may
be lawfully sold by means of a vending machine that is operated by the UTHSC-H
or a subcontractor, under an approved written agreement, in an area
designated in advance by the UTHSC-H president or his or her delegate.
- The sale or offer for sale by the UTHSC-H or a subcontractor,
under an approved written agreement, of any UTHSC-H publication or of any book
or other printed material to be used in the regular academic work of UTHSC-H.
- Any service or service facility for the convenience of the students,
staff, faculty, patients, or bona fide visitors that is operated or
maintained by the UTHSC-H or by a subcontractor or lessee, under an
approved written agreement, including, but not limited to:
- any bookstore, specialty store, laundry, pharmacy, cafeteria, or food
service;
- a child care facility limited to children or bona fide dependents
of students, faculty, or staff;
- a state or federal credit union with membership limited primarily to
students, faculty, and staff of the UTHSC-H and other area institutions of
higher education or other component institutions and the UT System, and the
officers and employees of organizations closely related to the UTHSC-H's
educational mission, such as officially recognized alumni associations and
cooperative bookstores;
- private post office boxes under an approved written agreement that limits
the use to students, faculty, and staff of the UTHSC-H;
- unmanned teller machines and drop-boxes for express delivery services that
are located and maintained under an approved written agreement that prohibits
advertising the location of the unmanned teller machine or drop-boxes to the
general public; or
- a travel agency under an approved written agreement that limits the use
primarily to students, faculty, and staff of the component institution and
prohibits advertising the institutional location of the travel agency to the
general public.
- The sale or offer for sale by the UTHSC-H or a subcontractor,
under an approved written agreement, of food, drink, souvenirs, novelty items,
and programs at athletic contests or other programs or events sponsored or
authorized by the UTHSC-H.
- The collection of contributions or the sale of merchandise, food, or nonalcoholic beverages by
the students'
association or by a registered student, faculty, or staff organization. A
students' association or a registered student, faculty, or staff organization
may not conduct such solicitation activities on behalf of or for the benefit of
any individual, association, organization, corporation, or group of individuals
that is not registered as a student, faculty, or staff organization or that is not
qualified under the criteria to conduct solicitation. In the case
of specific drives for disaster relief, the vice president for auxiliary enterprises
may approve a drive that complies with all other requirements of these guidelines and any
other requirements of the Regents Rules and Regulations, Series 80103, Solicitation.
- The collection of membership fees or dues by registered student, faculty,
or staff organizations at meetings of such organizations scheduled in
accordance with the facilities use regulations of any component institution.
- The collection of admission fees for the exhibition of movies or for other
programs that are sponsored or presented by the UTHSC-H or, if permitted by and
scheduled in accordance with the approved rules and regulations of the
component institution, by the students' association or by a registered student,
faculty, or staff organization.
- Solicitation of funds by any organization that can present to UTHSC-H or
his or her delegate written evidence from the Internal Revenue Service that the
organization has been granted an exemption from taxation under Section
501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code. Such solicitation must be conducted in an
area(s) designated for that purpose by such chief administrative officer or his
or her delegate. Persons soliciting on behalf of an organization must have
credentials identifying them as authorized agents of the organization.
Permission to solicit shall not be used by the organization as an endorsement
by the UTHSC-H. No organization may solicit under this subdivision for more
than a total of 14 days, whether continuous or intermittent, during each state
fiscal year.
- Occasional sales or offers of sales of goods or services that comply with
applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and are conducted
solely for the resident(s) of an individual university residence hall room or
an individual apartment when a resident of such room or apartment has given
specific invitation in advance for salespersons to come to the individual
residence hall room or individual apartment for that purpose. This exception
does not authorize sales or offers of sales of goods or services within a
university residence hall room or apartment by the occupant, door-to-door sales
or offers of sales of goods or services, or sales or offers of sales of goods
or services to persons who are present in an individual residence hall room or
apartment but are not residents of such room or apartment.
- An advertisement announced over a public address system, displayed on a
scoreboard or electronic message center or displayed by other means in athletic
facilities at locations designated for that purpose pursuant to an approved
policy of UTHSC-H.
- Advertising displayed on an outdoor electronic marquee or message center
owned and operated by the UTHSC-H.
- The sale or offer for sale by a registered student organization of
charitable raffle tickets on behalf of an organization that is authorized to
conduct a charitable raffle under the provisions of Article 179f, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes.
- The display and demonstration by manufacturers and distributors of
personal computer hardware and software suitable for use by students and
faculty in the academic programs of a component institution and the
presentation of information and demonstrations related to remote networks for
personal computers by entities that provide access to such networks. Such
activities may be conducted once each academic year upon invitation by the
chief administrative officer of the component institution or his or her
delegate and must be limited to the time and place designated by and under
guidelines specified and controlled by the component institution. A
manufacturer or distributor of personal computer hardware or software or an
entity that provides access to remote networks for personal computers may not
make sales or take orders.
- The distribution or presentation to UTHSC-H officers and employees of
material related to health benefit plans, life insurance, tax sheltered
annuities, retirement plans or programs, or other benefits that are available
to such officers and employees through employee benefit plans or programs offered
by or approved by the UT System. Such material may be distributed or presented
only at the UTHSC-H Payroll and Benefits department, at the UTHSC-H Central Business
Office, or at meetings scheduled
for that purpose pursuant to guidelines established by the UT System Office of
Human Resources.
- Solicitation by the officers or employees of the UTHSC-H acting in the
course and scope of their authority.
- The distribution, at no cost, by a
students' association or a registered student, faculty, or staff organization
of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication that contains paid advertising
and is published by such organization at its sole expense.
- The display and distribution of printed material from tables or booths by providers of
services that are commonly used by students, faculty, and staff of a component institution, such
as financial institutions, long-distance telephone carriers, utilities, housing locators,
printers and duplicators, tutors, text or scientific book publishers, or employment agencies. A component institution may designate no
more than two one-day periods each academic year during which all authorized providers may engage in such
activities in an area selected by the component institution. The number of providers authorized to participate
on each of the two one-day periods will be determined by the UTHSC-H. The activities of a provider
must be limited to the time and place designated by the component institution and must be conducted
in compliance with these guidelines and policy 2.05 Solicitation on Campus. A provider may not make sales
of or take orders for services. The component institution shall charge an appropriate fee for the privilege
of conducting such activities. A provider who violates the Regents' Rules and Regulations or the rules
and regulations of the component institution in the course of such activities or who has violated a
provision of the Regents' Rules and Regulations or the rules and regulations of the component institution during the twelve-month
period preceding a day designated by the component institution for activities authorized by this subdivision will not be
permitted to participate in such activities.
Solicitation must be conducted in compliance with the Regents' Rules and Regulations, UTHSC-H HOOP Policy 2.05
Solicitation on Campus, and the UTHSC-H guidelines outlined above. As noted in policy 2.05, solicitation
must conform to the following requirements:
permissible solicitation must not disturb or interfere with the academic or
institutional activity of the campus (i.e., the provision of education, health
care, and the related support services required by these activities);
permissible solicitation must not interfere with entry to or exit from a building, structure, or facility
owned, controlled, or operated by the UTHSC-H;
permissible solicitation must not interfere with the flow of pedestrians or vehicular traffic on sidewalks or streets or at places of entry and
exit to and from any property, buildings, or facilities of the campus;
permissible solicitation must not harass,
embarrass, or intimidate the person(s) who are being solicited; and
permissible solicitation does not violate applicable state, federal, or local laws or regulations.
Updated 1/99; 08/07
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