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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of private or independent institutions |
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of higher education to participate in the advanced research program |
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administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.001(3), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Eligible institution" means: |
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(A) an institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003; or |
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(B) a private or independent institution of |
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higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 [61.003(8) of this
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code]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 58 was passed by the House on April |
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22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 58 was passed by the Senate on May 25, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |