Section 61.609 - Solicitation and Acceptance of Funds(a) The board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.(b) The board annually shall seek the maximum amount of funds available through the state loan repayment program under the National Health Service Corps program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 891,Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 322,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.