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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to scholarly research and grant applications at public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.3525(d), Education Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d)(2), adding Subsection (d)(3), and |
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renumbering subsequent sections to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (b)(1) may not be construed to apply to: |
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(1) academic course instruction; |
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(2) scholarly research, including research funded or |
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to be funded wholly or partly by government or private grants, or a |
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creative work by an institution of higher education's students, |
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faculty, postdoctoral fellows, or other research personnel or the |
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dissemination of that research or work; |
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(3) information or guidance by faculty or staff on |
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career opportunities and grant applications; |
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(34) an activity of a student organization registered |
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with or recognized by an institution of higher education; |
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(45) guest speakers or performers on short-term |
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engagements; |
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(56) a policy, practice, procedure, program, or |
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activity to enhance student academic achievement or postgraduate |
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outcomes that is designed and implemented without regard to race, |
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sex, color, or ethnicity; |
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(67) data collection; or |
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(78) student recruitment or admissions. |
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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, 2025. |