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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state support for general academic teaching |
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institutions in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 62, |
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Education Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY [COMPETITIVE KNOWLEDGE] |
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FUND |
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SECTION 2. Sections 62.051(1) and (2), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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higher education that[:
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[(A)] is designated as a research university |
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under the coordinating board's accountability system and, for any |
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three consecutive state fiscal years beginning on or after |
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September 1, 2010, made total annual research expenditures in an |
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average annual amount of not less than $450 million[; or
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[(B)
is designated as an emerging research
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university under the coordinating board's accountability system
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and, for any three consecutive state fiscal years beginning on or
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after September 1, 2010, made total annual research expenditures in
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an average annual amount of not less than $50 million]. |
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(2) "Fund" means the Texas research university |
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[competitive knowledge] fund. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.052, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.052. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to |
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provide funding to eligible research universities [and emerging
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research universities] to support faculty to ensure excellence in |
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instruction and research. |
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SECTION 4. Section 62.053, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.053. FUND. (a) The Texas research university |
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[competitive knowledge] fund consists of money appropriated by the |
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legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this |
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subchapter [to eligible institutions]. |
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(b) For purposes of this subchapter [section], the amount of |
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total research funds expended by an eligible institution in a state |
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fiscal year is the amount of those funds as reported to the |
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coordinating board by the institution for that fiscal year, subject |
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to any adjustment by the coordinating board in accordance with the |
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standards and accounting methods the coordinating board prescribes |
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for purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 5. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 62, |
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Education Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. TEXAS COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH [DEVELOPMENT] FUND |
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SECTION 6. Section 62.091, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.091. PURPOSE. The Texas comprehensive research |
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[development] fund is established to provide funding to promote |
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increased research capacity at eligible general academic teaching |
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institutions. |
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SECTION 7. Section 62.092, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as |
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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: |
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(A) The University of Texas at Austin or Texas |
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A&M University; or |
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(B) an institution of higher education described |
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by Section 62.132(2). |
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(3) "Fund" means the Texas comprehensive research |
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fund. |
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SECTION 8. Section 62.093, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.093. FUNDING [ADMINISTRATION]. [(a)] The Texas |
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comprehensive research [development] fund consists of money |
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appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the |
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purposes of this subchapter [is a fund outside the state treasury in
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the custody of the comptroller]. |
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[(b)
The comptroller shall administer and invest the
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research development fund.] |
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SECTION 9. The heading to Section 62.095, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.095. APPROPRIATION [APPORTIONMENT] OF FUND TO |
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ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. |
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SECTION 10. Section 62.095(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In each state fiscal year, amounts [the comptroller
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shall distribute the total amount of all assets in the research
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development fund to eligible institutions. The amount] shall be |
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appropriated to [apportioned among the] eligible institutions |
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based on the average amount of restricted research funds expended |
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by each institution per year for the three preceding state fiscal |
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years. |
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SECTION 11. The heading to Section 62.096, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.096. VERIFICATION [OF ALLOCATION FACTORS]. |
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SECTION 12. Sections 62.096(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For purposes of this subchapter and Subchapter F-1, the |
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coordinating board shall prescribe standards and accounting |
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methods for determining the amount of restricted research funds |
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expended [by an eligible institution] in a state fiscal year: |
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(1) under this subchapter by an eligible institution; |
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or |
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(2) under Subchapter F-1 by an eligible institution, |
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as that term is defined by Section 62.132(2). |
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(b) For purposes of this subchapter and Subchapter F-1, the |
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[The] coordinating board shall convene a committee composed |
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[comprised] of persons designated by the presidents of eligible |
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institutions to approve the allocations standards and accounting |
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methods established by the coordinating board and to consider |
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appeals authorized by Subsection (e) or Section 62.135(b) [by
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October 1, 2003]. |
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SECTION 13. Section 62.097, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.097. USE OF APPROPRIATED [ALLOCATED] AMOUNTS. (a) |
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An eligible institution may use money received from the [research
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development] fund only for the support and maintenance of |
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educational and general activities, including research and student |
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services, that promote increased research capacity at the |
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institution. |
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(b) Money received by an institution from the [research
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development] fund in a fiscal year that is not used by the |
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institution in that fiscal year may be held and used by the |
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institution in subsequent fiscal years. |
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SECTION 14. Chapter 62, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter F-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F-1. CORE RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND |
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Sec. 62.131. PURPOSE. The core research support fund is |
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established to provide funding to promote increased research |
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capacity at emerging research universities. |
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Sec. 62.132. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of |
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higher education that is designated as an emerging research |
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university under the coordinating board's accountability system. |
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(3) "Fund" means the core research support fund. |
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Sec. 62.133. FUNDING. The core research support fund |
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consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible |
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institutions for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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Sec. 62.134. APPROPRIATION OF FUND TO ELIGIBLE |
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INSTITUTIONS. In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be |
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appropriated to eligible institutions as follows: |
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(1) 50 percent based on the average amount of |
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restricted research funds expended by each institution per year for |
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the three preceding state fiscal years, determined in the manner |
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described by Section 62.095(b); and |
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(2) 50 percent based on the amount of total research |
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funds expended by each eligible institution in a state fiscal year, |
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determined in the manner described by Section 62.053(b). |
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Sec. 62.135. VERIFICATION. (a) The coordinating board may |
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audit the appropriate records of an eligible institution to verify |
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information for purposes of this subchapter. |
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(b) For final determination of eligibility, an eligible |
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institution may appeal to the advisory committee described by |
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Section 62.096 the coordinating board's decision regarding the |
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institution's verified information relating to the amounts of |
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restricted research expended. |
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Sec. 62.136. USE OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS. (a) An eligible |
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institution may use money received from the fund only for the |
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support and maintenance of educational and general activities, |
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including research and student services, that promote increased |
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research capacity at the institution. |
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(b) Money received by an institution from the fund in a |
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fiscal year that is not used by the institution in that fiscal year |
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may be held and used by the institution in subsequent fiscal years. |
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Sec. 62.137. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Each eligible institution |
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that receives money under this subchapter in a state fiscal year |
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shall prepare a report at the end of that fiscal year describing the |
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manner in which the institution used the money. The institution |
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shall include in the report information regarding the use of money |
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spent in that fiscal year that was received under this subchapter in |
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a preceding fiscal year. |
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(b) The institution shall deliver a copy of the report to |
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the coordinating board and the Legislative Budget Board not later |
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than December 1 after the end of the fiscal year. The Legislative |
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Budget Board may establish requirements for the form and content of |
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the report. |
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(c) The institution shall include in the report information |
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on the use or other disposition of money the institution previously |
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received from the Texas excellence fund or the university research |
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fund, if the institution spent money from either of those funds in |
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the fiscal year of the report. |
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SECTION 15. Sections 62.0925 and 62.094, Education Code, |
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are repealed. |
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SECTION 16. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |