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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to |
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participate in the research development fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.003(1), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D, |
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E, F, and G, "eligible institution" means the eligible agencies |
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and institutions of higher education listed in Article VII, Section |
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17(b), of the Constitution of Texas, and any institution or agency |
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of higher education that is later made eligible to participate in |
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the disbursement of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17(c), |
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of the Constitution of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.092(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means a general academic |
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teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, other than The |
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University of Texas at Austin or[,] Texas A&M University[, or
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Prairie View A&M University]. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |