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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational |
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institutions to participate in the governor's university research |
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initiative. |
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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, G, H, and I, "eligible institution" means the eligible |
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agencies and institutions of higher education listed in [Article |
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VII,] Section 17(b), Article VII, Texas [of the] Constitution [of |
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Texas], and any institution or agency of higher education that is |
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later made eligible to participate in the disbursement of funds |
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pursuant to [Article VII,] Section 17(c) of that article[, of the |
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Constitution of Texas]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.161(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means: |
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(A) a general academic teaching institution; |
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(B) a [or] medical and dental unit; or |
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(C) a private or independent institution of |
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higher education. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.163(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A matching grant may not be used by an eligible |
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institution to recruit a distinguished researcher from[: |
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[(1)] another eligible institution[; or |
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[(2) a private or independent institution of higher |
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education]. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 62.161(2) and 62.163(d), Education |
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Code, as amended by this Act, apply beginning with grants awarded |
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for the 2025-2026 academic year. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |