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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.891, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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(4) "Eligible institution" means a general academic |
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teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.897, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The board, in consultation with general academic |
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teaching institutions, shall adopt rules for the administration of |
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the program, including rules providing for the amount and |
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permissible uses of a scholarship awarded under the program. The |
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rules must provide that: |
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(1) the amount of a research scholarship is at least |
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150 percent of the amount of a leadership scholarship; [and] |
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(2) a student may not receive a scholarship under |
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either the leadership or research scholarship program for more than |
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four years per student per program; and |
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(3) each eligible institution receives at least one |
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research scholarship award with remaining research scholarships |
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awarded to eligible institutions based, in part, on the number of |
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research doctoral degrees awarded by each institution. |
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(a-1) In adopting rules under this subchapter, the board may |
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not adopt a rule that: |
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(1) limits the general academic teaching institutions |
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that may participate in the program; or |
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(2) gives preference to students enrolled in certain |
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general academic teaching institutions. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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adopt rules to implement Section 61.897, Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |