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TX Educ Code § 136.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 136 - Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program|Section 136.005. Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (Ace) Grant Program

Sec. 136.005.  TEXAS INNOVATIVE ADULT CAREER EDUCATION (ACE) GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The grant administrator shall establish and administer the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program to provide grants to:(1)  eligible nonprofit workforce intermediary and job training organizations; and(2)  eligible nonprofit organizations providing job training to veterans.(a-1)  In awarding grants under the program, the grant administrator shall take into consideration the recommendations of the program advisory board.(b)  Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant fund only to develop, support, or expand programs of eligible nonprofit workforce intermediary and job training organizations and of eligible nonprofit organizations providing job training to veterans to prepare low-income students or veterans, as applicable, to enter careers in high-demand and significantly higher-earning occupations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (H.B. 437), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 48 (H.B. 626), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 136.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 136 - Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program|Section 136.007. Rules

Sec. 136.007.  RULES.  (a) The grant administrator shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter in the manner provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, for a state agency.(b)  The grant administrator, with recommendations of the program advisory board, shall adopt rules regarding eligibility, program tuition and fees, administrative costs, matching funds, and case management and other supports for the program.  The rules may include provisions for the payment in periodic installments of grant awards.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (H.B. 437), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 141.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 141 - Research Enhancement Program|Section 141.001. Definitions

Sec. 141.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or its successor.(2)  "Enhancement program" means the research enhancement program established under this chapter.(3)  "Faculty member" means a person who is tenured or is in a tenure track position and is employed by a public senior college or university.(4)  "Public senior college or university" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003(4) of this code.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 141.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 141 - Research Enhancement Program|Section 141.002. Establishment; Purpose

Sec. 141.002.  ESTABLISHMENT;  PURPOSE.  The research enhancement program is established to encourage and provide support for research conducted by faculty members.  The program replaces the research program that currently is referred to as "Organized Research."|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 141.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 141 - Research Enhancement Program|Section 141.003. Funding

Sec. 141.003.  FUNDING.  (a)  The research enhancement program is funded by legislative appropriations.  A public senior college or university may receive gifts, grants, and donations to augment legislative appropriations.(b)  The legislature shall appropriate money for the enhancement program to each public senior college or university using a formula developed by the coordinating board that is based on the number of full-time faculty members, or the equivalent, at each public senior college or university, as determined by the coordinating board.(c)  Supplies, materials, services, and equipment purchased with these funds shall not be subject to the purchasing authority of the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.87, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 141.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 141 - Research Enhancement Program|Section 141.004. Guidelines and Procedures

Sec. 141.004.  GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.  Each public senior college or university that receives funds under this chapter shall:(1)  develop guidelines and procedures to use in selecting the research projects to be funded;(2)  appoint a faculty committee to review research proposals submitted for consideration and to select the projects to be funded using the guidelines and procedures developed under this section;  and(3)  provide for awards on a competitive basis.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 141.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 141 - Research Enhancement Program|Section 141.005. Merit Review

Sec. 141.005.  MERIT REVIEW.  The coordinating board shall appoint a committee that consists of higher education representatives to evaluate the enhancement program's effectiveness and shall report its findings to the coordinating board not later than September 1 of the second year of each biennium.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 142.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.001. Definitions

Sec. 142.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Applied research" means research directed at gaining the knowledge or understanding necessary to meet a specific and recognized need, including the discovery of new scientific knowledge that has specific objectives relating to products or processes.(1-a) "Basic research" means research the primary object of which is to gain a fuller fundamental knowledge of the subject under study.(2)  "Coordinating board" has the meaning assigned by Section 141.001 of this code.(3)  "Eligible institution" means:(A)  an institution of higher education; or(B)  a private or independent institution of higher education.(3-a)  "Institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(4)  "Research program" means the Norman Hackerman advanced research program established under this chapter.(5)  "Faculty member" means a person who is tenured or is in a tenure track position or a research professional employed by an eligible institution.(6)  "Technology program" means the advanced technology program established under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 58), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 44), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 7.018(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 7.018(b), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.002. Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Purpose

Sec. 142.002.  NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM; PURPOSE.  The Norman Hackerman advanced research program is established to encourage and provide support for basic research conducted by faculty members and students in astronomy, atmospheric science, biological and behavioral sciences, chemistry, computer sciences, earth sciences, engineering, information science, mathematics, material sciences, oceanography, physics, environmental issues affecting the Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water use, social sciences, and related disciplines in eligible institutions.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1500, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 44), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.0025. Advanced Technology Program; Purpose

Sec. 142.0025.  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM; PURPOSE.  (a)  It is essential to the state's economic growth that the state exploit the potential of technology to advance the development and growth of technology and that industry be promoted and expanded.  The advanced technology program is established as a means to accomplish this purpose.(b)  Providing appropriated funds to faculty members of institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education to conduct applied research is important to the state's welfare and, consequently, is an important public purpose for the expenditure of public funds because the applied research will enhance the state's economic growth by:(1)  educating the state's scientists and engineers;(2)  creating new products and production processes; and(3)  contributing to the application of science and technology to state businesses.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 143.002 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.003. Administration; Guidelines and Procedures

Sec. 142.003.  ADMINISTRATION; GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  The coordinating board shall administer the technology program and the research program.(b)  The coordinating board shall appoint an advisory committee that consists of experts in the specified research areas of both programs to advise the coordinating board regarding the coordinating board's development of research priorities, guidelines, and procedures for the selection of specific projects at eligible institutions.(c)  The guidelines and procedures developed for the research program by the coordinating board must:(1)  provide for awards on a competitive, peer review basis for specific projects at eligible institutions; and(2)  require that, as a condition of receiving an award, an eligible institution must use a portion of the award to support, in connection with the project for which the award is made, basic research conducted by:(A)  graduate or undergraduate students, if the eligible institution is a medical and dental unit; or(B)  undergraduate students, if the eligible institution is any other eligible institution.(d)  The guidelines and procedures developed for the technology program by the coordinating board must:(1)  provide for determining whether an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education qualifies as an eligible institution for the purposes of the technology program by demonstrating exceptional capability to attract federal, state, and private funding for scientific and technical research and having an exceptionally strong research staff and the necessary equipment and facilities; and(2)  provide for awards on a competitive, peer review basis for specific projects at eligible institutions.(e)  The coordinating board shall encourage projects under the technology program that leverage funds from other sources and projects that propose innovative, collaborative efforts:(1)  across academic disciplines;(2)  among two or more eligible institutions; or(3)  between an eligible institution or institutions and private industry.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 44), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.0035. Technology Program: Priority Research Areas

Sec. 142.0035.  TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS.  The technology program may provide support for faculty members to conduct research in areas determined by an advisory panel appointed by the coordinating board.  Initial research areas shall include:  agriculture, biotechnology, biomedicine, energy, environment, materials science, microelectronics, aerospace, marine science, aquaculture, telecommunications, manufacturing science, environmental issues affecting the Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water use, recycling, and related disciplines.  The advisory committee appointed under Section 142.003(b) may add or delete priority research areas as the advisory committee considers warranted.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1500, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1999.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 143.003 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.004. Funding

Sec. 142.004.  FUNDING.  (a)  The programs created under this chapter are funded by appropriations and by gifts, grants, and donations made for purposes of each program.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540, Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.(c)  The funds allocated for the research program may be expended to support the particular projects for which an award is made and may not be expended for the general support of ongoing research at an eligible institution or for the construction or remodeling of a facility.(c-1)  The funds allocated for the technology program may be:(1)  expended to support particular research projects for which an award is made, and may not be expended for the general support of ongoing research and instruction at an eligible institution or for the construction or remodeling of a facility; and(2)  used to match a grant provided by private industry for a particular collaborative research project with an eligible institution.(d)  Research projects shall be reviewed and funded each biennium.(e)  Supplies, materials, services, and equipment purchased with these funds shall not be subject to the purchasing authority of the comptroller.(f)  The advisory committee appointed under Section 142.003(b) shall determine when and to what extent funds appropriated under this chapter will be allocated to each program under this chapter unless the legislature specifies a division in the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.88, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.006. Merit Review

Sec. 142.006.  MERIT REVIEW.  (a)  The coordinating board shall appoint a committee that consists of experts in the specified research areas to evaluate the research program's effectiveness and report its findings to the coordinating board not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The coordinating board shall appoint a committee consisting of representatives of higher education and private enterprise advanced technology research organizations to evaluate the technology program's effectiveness and report its findings to the coordinating board not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.007. Confidentiality

Sec. 142.007.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Information submitted as part of a pre-proposal or proposal or related to the evaluation and selection of research projects to be funded by the research program or technology program is confidential unless made public by coordinating board rule.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 142.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 142 - Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program; Advanced Technology Program|Section 142.009. Applied Research for Clean Coal Project and Other Projects for Electricity Generation

Sec. 142.009.  APPLIED RESEARCH FOR CLEAN COAL PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION.  The coordinating board shall use money available for the purpose from legislative appropriations, including gifts, grants, and donations, to support at one or more eligible institutions applied research related to:(1)  the development, construction, and operation in this state of a clean coal project, as defined by Section 5.001, Water Code; or(2)  electricity generation using lignite coal deposits in this state or integrated gasification combined cycle technology.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (H.B. 2608), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 143.0051 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 145.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 145 - Overhead Cost Recovery|Section 145.001. Grants and Research Expenses

Sec. 145.001.  GRANTS AND RESEARCH EXPENSES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Defined institution" means:(A)  "general academic teaching institution" as defined by Section 61.003(3) of this code;(B)  "medical and dental unit" as defined by Section 61.003(5) of this code;  and(C)  "other agency of higher education" as defined by Section 61.003(6) of this code.(2)  "Funding entity" means a governmental or private entity that provides a defined institution with the funds to conduct research and pay the overhead expenses of conducting research.(b)  Each defined institution shall retain and deposit or invest in accordance with Section 51.003 or Section 51.0031 of this code any funds received from a funding entity designated for paying overhead expenses of conducting research.(c)  The funds retained by a defined institution under Subsection (b) may not be accounted for in an appropriations act in such a way as to reduce the general revenue funds to be appropriated to a general academic teaching institution or a medical or dental unit. The retained funds are subject to the following requirements:(1)  The funds shall be expended under guidelines approved by the institution's governing board for projects encouraging further research at the unit, agency, or department level at which the research was conducted, including:(A)  conducting early pregrant feasibility studies;(B)  preparing competitive proposals for sponsored programs;(C)  providing carryover funding for research teams to provide continuity between externally funded projects;(D)  supporting new researchers pending external funding;(E)  engaging in research programs of critical interest to the general welfare of the citizens of this state;(F)  purchasing capital equipment directly related to expanding the research capability of the institution;  and(G)  research or project administrative costs;  and(2)  the funds remaining after the application of Subdivision (1) shall be used by a general academic teaching institution or a medical or dental unit to support research as approved by a general academic teaching institution or a medical or dental unit.(d)  Each general academic teaching institution and each medical or dental unit shall report to the Legislative Budget Board as part of the biennial budget reporting process:(1)  the actual amounts of money retained and expended under this section;  and(2)  the estimated amounts of money to be retained and expended under this section during the next biennium.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 149.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 149 - Geo-Technology Research Institute|Section 149.001. Definitions

Sec. 149.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Center" means the Houston Advanced Research Center.(2)  "Institute" means the Geo-Technology Research Institute.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 149.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 149 - Geo-Technology Research Institute|Section 149.002. Geo-Technology Research Institute

Sec. 149.002.  GEO-TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE.  The Geo-Technology Research Institute is located at the center, a research consortium that includes The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Rice University, and the University of Houston.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 149.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle H - Research in Higher Education|Chapter 149 - Geo-Technology Research Institute|Section 149.003. Administration

Sec. 149.003.  ADMINISTRATION.  The board of directors of the center directs the administration of the institute.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|