Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 870	House Author:  Bell et al.
Effective:  6-14-13	Senate Sponsor:  Hegar et al.

            House Bill 870 amends the Education Code to make Prairie View A&M University eligible for a distribution from the research development fund for a state fiscal year but only on the condition that the university not be eligible for an appropriation or distribution from the Texas competitive knowledge fund for the same fiscal year. The bill further conditions the university's eligibility for the 2016-2017 state fiscal biennium on appropriations for that fiscal year for distribution from the research development fund to eligible institutions that received distributions in the preceding state fiscal biennium being not less than the amount previously appropriated for distribution to those same institutions, such that any distribution to Prairie View A&M University does not reduce the distributions to those eligible institutions below their prior levels.