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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for receiving |
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distributions from the national research university fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.145(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A general academic teaching institution becomes |
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eligible to receive an initial distribution of money appropriated |
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under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if: |
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(1) the institution is designated as an emerging |
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research university under the coordinating board's accountability |
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system; |
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(2) in each of the two state fiscal years preceding the |
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state fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, the |
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institution expended at least $45 million in restricted research |
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funds; and |
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(3) the institution: |
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(A) satisfies at least four of the following |
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criteria: |
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(i) [(A)] the value of the institution's |
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endowment funds is at least $400 million in each of the two state |
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fiscal years preceding the state fiscal year for which the |
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appropriation is made; |
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(ii) [(B)] the institution awarded at least |
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200 doctor of philosophy degrees during each of the two academic |
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years preceding the state fiscal year for which the appropriation |
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is made; |
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(iii) [(C)] the entering freshman class of |
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the institution for each of those two academic years demonstrated |
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high academic achievement, as determined according to standards |
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prescribed by the coordinating board by rule, giving consideration |
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to the future educational needs of the state as articulated in the |
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coordinating board's "Closing the Gaps" report; |
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(iv) [(D)] the institution is designated as |
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a member of the Association of Research Libraries or has a Phi Beta |
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Kappa chapter or has received an equivalent recognition of research |
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capabilities and scholarly attainment as determined according to |
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standards prescribed by the coordinating board by rule; |
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(v) [(E)] the faculty of the institution |
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for each of those two academic years was of high quality, as |
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determined according to coordinating board standards based on the |
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professional achievement and recognition of the institution's |
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faculty, including the election of faculty members to national |
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academies; and |
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(vi) [(F)] for each of those two academic |
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years, the institution has demonstrated a commitment to |
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high-quality graduate education, as determined according to |
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standards prescribed by the coordinating board by rule, including |
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standards relating to the number of graduate-level programs at the |
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institution, the institution's admission standards for graduate |
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programs, and the level of institutional support for graduate |
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students; or |
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(B) satisfies at least one of the criteria listed |
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in Paragraph (A) and is classified as an R1 doctorate-granting |
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university, or an equivalent designation if those classifications |
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are revised, under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of |
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Higher Education. |
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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, 2019. |