Purchase Guidelines

Requesting a Permanent Working Fund

Complete the Permanent Working Fund Request FormThe purpose of the fund must be provided and the Laserfiche form must be signed/approved by the custodian and department head/designee. The custodian must sign that they have read and understand System Regulation 21.01.02: Receipt, Custody and Deposit of Revenues and acknowledge that they are responsible for the safety and accountability of the funds.

The custodian has the option to receive the funds by ACH, Check or Wire Transfer. If an ACH is preferred, the custodian must be set up to receive direct deposit. If the custodian is not set up to receive direct deposits see the Employee(s) Section of the Vendor Setup website. If cash is preferred, the custodian must request a check and then cash the check with their bank. Funds cannot be used to open a new checking account using the Texas A&M University name or taxpayer identification number. Funds cannot be used for personal gain.