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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter B. Amounts Allocated by Equitable Allocation Formula › Section 62.024. Amount of Allocation Increased

Sec. 62.024.  AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED.  In accordance with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is increased to $393.75 million.  Before the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is $262.5 million.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 537, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3001), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1191), Sec. 2, eff. August 31, 2015.
Sec. 62.027.  EFFECT OF LEGISLATION.  (a)  The constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. No. 13, 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, and approved by the voters at an election held on November 2, 1993, amended Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, to permit the legislature by two-thirds vote of the membership of each house to increase the amount of the appropriation made under that section for each five-year period.
(b)  Chapter 537, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, added Section 62.024 to this subchapter in order to increase the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024 enacted by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, in the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period beginning September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3001), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1191), Sec. 3, eff. August 31, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund › Section 62.051. Definitions

Sec. 62.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education that  is designated as a research university under the coordinating board's accountability system and, for any three consecutive state fiscal years beginning on or after September 1, 2010, made total annual research expenditures in an average annual amount of not less than $450 million.
(2)  "Fund" means the Texas research university fund.
(3)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund › Section 62.052. Purpose

Sec. 62.052.  PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide funding to eligible research universities to support faculty to ensure excellence in instruction and research.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund › Section 62.053. Fund

Sec. 62.053.  FUND.  (a) The Texas research university fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.
(a-1)  In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions based on the average amount of total research funds expended by each institution per year for the three preceding state fiscal years.
(b)  For purposes of this subchapter, the amount of total research funds expended by an eligible institution in a state fiscal year is the amount of those funds as reported to the coordinating board by the institution for that fiscal year, subject to any adjustment by the coordinating board in accordance with the standards and accounting methods the coordinating board prescribes for purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund › Section 62.0535. Initial Contribution

Sec. 62.0535.  INITIAL CONTRIBUTION.  For the first state fiscal biennium in which an eligible institution receives an appropriation under this subchapter, the institution's other general revenue appropriations shall be reduced by $5 million for the biennium or the amount of the institution's appropriation under this subchapter for the biennium.  The bill making the appropriation must expressly identify the purpose for which the appropriations were reduced in accordance with this section.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Performance Incentive Funding › Section 62.071. Definitions

Sec. 62.071.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "At-risk student" means an undergraduate student of an eligible institution:
(A)  whose score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT) is less than the national mean score of students' scores on that test;
(B)  who has been awarded a grant under the federal Pell Grant program;
(C)  who was 20 years of age or older on the date the student initially enrolled in the institution;
(D)  who is enrolled as a part-time student; or
(E)  who did not receive a high school diploma but received a high school equivalency certificate within the last six years.
(2)  "Critical field" means:
(A)  the field of engineering, computer science, mathematics, physical science, allied health, nursing, or teacher certification in a field of science or mathematics; and
(B)  any other field of study identified as a critical field by the coordinating board in "Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education.
(3)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution other than a public state college.
(4)  "General academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Performance Incentive Funding › Section 62.072. Funding

Sec. 62.072.  FUNDING.  (a)  For each state fiscal year, the coordinating board shall distribute any performance incentive funds appropriated by the legislature for purposes of this subchapter, and any other funds made available for the purposes of this subchapter, to eligible institutions as follows:
(1)  50 percent to be distributed among eligible institutions in proportion to the increase, if any, in the average number of degrees awarded annually by each institution in the two most recent fiscal years from the average number of degrees awarded annually by that institution in the two fiscal years immediately preceding those fiscal years, using the weights assigned to each degree under the table prescribed by Subsection (b); and
(2)  the remaining 50 percent to be distributed among eligible institutions in proportion to the average number of degrees awarded annually by each institution in the three most recent fiscal years, using the weights assigned to each degree under the table prescribed by Subsection (b).
(b)  A number of points is assigned for each degree awarded by an eligible institution according to the following table:
POINTS
Noncritical Field/Not At-Risk Student
1.0
Noncritical Field/At-Risk Student
2.0
Critical Field/Not At-Risk Student
2.0
Critical Field/At-Risk Student
3.0
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Performance Incentive Funding › Section 62.073. Rules

Sec. 62.073.  RULES.  The coordinating board shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter, including any rules the coordinating board considers necessary regarding the submission to the coordinating board by eligible institutions of any student data required for the coordinating board to carry out its duties under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.091. Purpose

Sec. 62.091.  PURPOSE.  The Texas comprehensive research fund is established to provide funding to promote increased research capacity at eligible general academic teaching institutions.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.092. Definitions

Sec. 62.092.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003, other than:
(A)  The University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M University; or
(B)  an institution of higher education described by Section 62.132(2) or 62.145.
(3)  "Fund" means the Texas comprehensive research fund.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1268 (H.B. 870), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.093. Funding

Sec. 62.093.  FUNDING.   The Texas comprehensive research fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.095. Appropriation of Fund to Eligible Institutions

Sec. 62.095.  APPROPRIATION OF FUND TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.   In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions in the same manner that research performance funding is appropriated to institutions eligible to receive funding from the Texas University Fund under Section 62.1482(a).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.096. Verification

Sec. 62.096.  VERIFICATION.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(1), eff. January 1, 2024.
(1)  Expired.
(2)  Expired.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(1), eff. January 1, 2024.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(9), eff. September 1, 2013.
(d)  The coordinating board may audit the appropriate records of an eligible institution to verify information for purposes of this subchapter.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(1), eff. January 1, 2024.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 62(9), eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.097. Use of Appropriated Amounts

Sec. 62.097.  USE OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.  (a)  An eligible institution may use money received from the fund only for the support and maintenance of educational and general activities, including research and student services, that promote increased research capacity at the institution.
(b)  Money received by an institution from the fund in a fiscal year that is not used by the institution in that fiscal year may be held and used by the institution in subsequent fiscal years.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter E. Texas Comprehensive Research Fund › Section 62.098. Annual Report

Sec. 62.098.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Each eligible institution that receives money under this subchapter in a state fiscal year shall prepare a report at the end of that fiscal year describing the manner in which the institution used the money.  The institution shall include in the report information regarding the use of money spent in that fiscal year that was received under this subchapter in a preceding fiscal year.
(b)  The institution shall deliver a copy of the report to the coordinating board and the Legislative Budget Board not later than December 1 after the end of the fiscal year.  The Legislative Budget Board may establish requirements for the form and content of the report.
(c)  The institution shall include in the report information on the use or other disposition of money the institution previously received from the Texas excellence fund or the university research fund, if the institution spent money from either of those funds in the fiscal year of the report.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. Texas Research Incentive Program (Trip) › Section 62.121. Definitions

Sec. 62.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education designated as an emerging research university under the coordinating board's accountability system.
(2)  "Gift" includes cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, closely held securities, money market holdings, partnership interests, personal property, real property, minerals, and life insurance proceeds.
(3)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(4)  "Program" means the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP) established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. Texas Research Incentive Program (Trip) › Section 62.122. Program Administration

Sec. 62.122.  PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.  The coordinating board shall develop and administer the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP) in accordance with this subchapter to provide matching funds to assist eligible institutions in leveraging private gifts for the enhancement of research productivity and faculty recruitment.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. Texas Research Incentive Program (Trip) › Section 62.123. Matching Grants

Sec. 62.123.  MATCHING GRANTS.  (a)  An eligible institution that receives gifts or endowments from private sources in a state fiscal year for the purpose of enhancing research activities at the institution, including a gift or endowment for endowed chairs, professorships, facilities, equipment, program costs, graduate stipends or fellowships, or undergraduate research, is entitled to receive, out of funds appropriated for the purposes of the program for that fiscal year, a matching grant in an amount determined according to the following rates:
(1)  50 percent of the amount of the gifts and endowments, if the total amount of gifts and endowments is $100,000 or more but not more than $999,999;
(2)  75 percent of the amount of the gifts and endowments, if the total amount of gifts and endowments is $1 million or more but not more than $1,999,999; or
(3)  100 percent of the amount of the gifts and endowments, if the total amount of gifts and endowments is $2 million or more.
(b)  An eligible institution is not entitled to matching funds under the program for:
(1)  a gift that has been pledged but has not been received by the institution;
(2)  a gift for undergraduate scholarships or undergraduate financial aid grants; or
(3)  any portion of gifts or endowments received by the institution from a single source in a state fiscal year in excess of $10 million.
(c)  The coordinating board shall establish procedures for the certification by the coordinating board of an eligible institution's receipt of a qualifying gift or endowment.  A cash gift or endowment must be certified as of the date the gift or endowment was deposited by the institution in a depository bank or invested by the institution as authorized by law.  A non-cash gift must be certified as of the date the gift is converted to cash, and is considered to have been received on that date for purposes of this subchapter.
(d)  If the funds appropriated for the program for a state fiscal year are insufficient to provide matching grants in the amounts specified by this section for all qualifying private gifts and endowments received by eligible institutions during that fiscal year, the coordinating board shall provide matching grants for those gifts and endowments in order of their certification date, and shall provide matching grants for any remaining unmatched gifts and endowments in the following fiscal year using funds appropriated to the program for that following year, to the extent funds are available.
(e)  Matching grants received by an eligible institution under this section may not be considered as a basis to reduce, directly or indirectly, the amount of money otherwise appropriated to the institution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 370 (S.B. 44), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. Texas Research Incentive Program (Trip) › Section 62.124. Rules

Sec. 62.124.  RULES.  The coordinating board shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.131. Purpose

Sec. 62.131.  PURPOSE.  The national research support fund is established to provide funding to promote increased research capacity at certain institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the available university fund.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.132. Definitions

Sec. 62.132.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution that:
(A)  is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;
(B)  spent on average at least the following amount in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years:
(i)  for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $20 million; or
(ii)  for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency; and
(C)  awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years.
(3)  "Fund" means the national research support fund.
(4)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.133. Funding

Sec. 62.133.  FUNDING.  The national research support fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.1335. Eligibility to Receive Distributions From Fund

Sec. 62.1335.  ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND.  (a)  A general academic teaching institution becomes eligible to receive an initial distribution of money appropriated under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if the institution:
(1)  is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;
(2)  spent on average at least $20 million in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years; and
(3)  awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years.
(b)  A general academic teaching institution that becomes eligible to receive a distribution of money under this subchapter remains eligible to receive a distribution in each subsequent state fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.134. Appropriation of Fund to Eligible Institutions

Sec. 62.134.  APPROPRIATION OF FUND TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.  In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions in the same manner that research performance funding is appropriated to institutions eligible to receive funding from the Texas University Fund under Section 62.1482.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.135. Verification

Sec. 62.135.  VERIFICATION.  (a)  The coordinating board may audit the appropriate records of an eligible institution to verify information for purposes of this subchapter.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(2), eff. January 1, 2024.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(2), eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.136. Use of Appropriated Amounts

Sec. 62.136.  USE OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.  (a)  An eligible institution may use money received from the fund only for the support and maintenance of educational and general activities, including research and student services, that promote increased research capacity at the institution.
(b)  Money received by an institution from the fund in a fiscal year that is not used by the institution in that fiscal year may be held and used by the institution in subsequent fiscal years.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter F. -1. National Research Support Fund › Section 62.137. Annual Report

Sec. 62.137.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Each eligible institution that receives money under this subchapter in a state fiscal year shall prepare a report at the end of that fiscal year describing the manner in which the institution used the money.  The institution shall include in the report information regarding the use of money spent in that fiscal year that was received under this subchapter in a preceding fiscal year.
(b)  The institution shall deliver a copy of the report to the coordinating board and the Legislative Budget Board not later than December 1 after the end of the fiscal year.  The Legislative Budget Board may establish requirements for the form and content of the report.
(c)  The institution shall include in the report information on the use or other disposition of money the institution previously received from the Texas excellence fund or the university research fund, if the institution spent money from either of those funds in the fiscal year of the report.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.141. Purpose

Sec. 62.141.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to allocate appropriations from the Texas University Fund to provide a dedicated, independent, and equitable source of funding to enable certain general academic teaching institutions to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.142. Definitions

Sec. 62.142.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution that is eligible to receive distributions of money under this subchapter.
(2)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(3), eff. January 1, 2024.
(3)  "Fund" means the Texas University Fund.
(4)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(5)  "Trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2024.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.143. Administration and Investment of Fund

Sec. 62.143.  ADMINISTRATION AND INVESTMENT OF FUND.  (a)  The Texas University Fund is a fund outside the state treasury held by the comptroller and administered by the trust company.
(b)  The trust company shall administer and invest the fund in accordance with Section 20, Article VII, Texas Constitution.
(c)  The trust company shall determine the amount available for distribution from the fund in accordance with a distribution policy adopted by the comptroller that is designed to:
(1)  preserve the purchasing power of the fund's assets over an economic cycle, subject to the liquidity needs of the fund; and
(2)  provide as nearly as practicable a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.144. Funding

Sec. 62.144.  FUNDING.  (a)  The fund consists of:
(1)  money appropriated or transferred to the credit of the fund;
(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and
(3)  the interest and other earnings attributable to the investment of money in the fund.
(b)   The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts or grants from any public or private source for the fund.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.145. Eligibility to Receive Distributions From Fund

Sec. 62.145.  ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND.  (a)  The following general academic teaching institutions are eligible to receive distributions under this subchapter for each state fiscal year:
(1)  Texas State University;
(2)  Texas Tech University;
(3)  the University of Houston; and
(4)  the University of North Texas.
(b)  A general academic teaching institution not listed in  Subsection (a) becomes eligible to receive an initial distribution of money appropriated under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if:
(1)  the institution:
(A)  is not entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;
(B)  spent on average at least the following amount in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years:
(i)  for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $20 million; or
(ii)  for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency; and
(C)  awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years; and
(2)  the legislature appropriates money to the fund in an amount that is sufficient to ensure as nearly as practicable a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions from the fund to each eligible institution and may not be less than the difference between:
(A)  the quotient of:
(i)  the market value of the fund on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution; and
(ii)  the difference between one and the institution's percentage share of the fund for the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution, as determined by coordinating board rule; and
(B)  the market value of the fund on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the institution would receive the initial distribution.
(c)  A general academic teaching institution that becomes eligible to receive a distribution of money under this subchapter remains eligible to receive a distribution in each subsequent state fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.148. Distribution of Appropriated Funds to Eligible Institutions

Sec. 62.148.  DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  In each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall distribute to eligible institutions in accordance with this subchapter money appropriated from the fund for that fiscal year.
(b)  The total amount appropriated from the fund for any state fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 7.0 percent of the average net market value of the investment assets of the fund, as determined by the comptroller, for a period set by comptroller policy.
(c)  The amount appropriated from the fund for distribution in a state fiscal year must be allocated as follows:
(1)  75 percent to the permanent endowment for education and research base funding under Section 62.1481; and
(2)  25 percent to the research performance funding under Section 62.1482.
(d)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(5), eff. January 1, 2024.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(5), eff. January 1, 2024.
(f)  Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20(5), eff. January 1, 2024.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2024.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.1481. Permanent Endowment for Education and Research Base Funding

Sec. 62.1481.  PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BASE FUNDING.  (a)  For each state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution of a portion of the total amount allocated for the permanent endowment for education and research base funding under Section 62.148(c)(1) for that fiscal year.  The portion to which an eligible institution is entitled is a fraction computed as follows:
(1)  subject to Subsection (c), for an institution that spent at least the amount determined under Subsection (b) in federal and private research funds in each of the preceding two state fiscal years, an amount computed by dividing two by the sum of:
(A)  the number of institutions entitled to receive a distribution under this subdivision multiplied by two; and
(B)  the number of institutions to which Subdivision (2) applies; or
(2)  for an institution not described by Subdivision (1), half the amount to which an institution to which Subdivision (1) applies is entitled.
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the minimum amount in federal and private research funds required to be spent in each of the preceding two state fiscal years is:
(1)  for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $45 million; or
(2)  for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this subsection for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency.
(c)  An eligible institution is entitled to receive a distribution under Subsection (a)(1) only if:
(1)  in each of the state fiscal years beginning September 1, 2020, and September 1, 2021, the institution spent at least the amount in federal and private research funds described by that subdivision; or
(2)  the legislature appropriates money to the fund in an amount required by Section 62.145(b)(2).
(d)  An eligible institution that becomes eligible to receive a distribution under Subsection (a)(1) remains eligible to receive a distribution under that subdivision in each subsequent state fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.1482. Research Performance Funding

Sec. 62.1482.  RESEARCH PERFORMANCE FUNDING.  (a)  From 85 percent of the amount allocated for research performance funding under Section 62.148(c)(2) for a state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution for that fiscal year in an amount proportionate to the average amount of federal and private research funds the institution spends per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years as compared to the average amount of those funds all eligible institutions spend per state fiscal year during that period.
(b)  From 15 percent of the amount allocated for research performance funding under Section 62.148(c)(2) for a state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution for that fiscal year in an amount proportionate to the average number of research doctoral degrees the institution awards per academic year during the preceding three academic years as compared to the average number of those degrees all eligible institutions award per academic year during that period.
(c)  The coordinating board by rule shall establish a method for determining the amounts to which each eligible institution is entitled under this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.149. Use of Allocated Amounts

Sec. 62.149.  USE OF ALLOCATED AMOUNTS.  (a)  An eligible institution may use money received under this subchapter only for the support and maintenance of educational and general activities that promote increased research capacity at the institution in a manner that aligns with the goals of the state's master plan for higher education developed under Section 61.051.
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), the use of money shall be limited to the following permitted activities:
(1)  providing faculty support and paying faculty salaries;
(2)  purchasing equipment or library materials;
(3)  paying graduate stipends;
(4)  supporting research performed at the institution, including undergraduate research;
(5)  increasing technology transfer, commercialization, and patent development; and
(6)  increasing the number of research doctoral graduates in this state.
(c)  Money received in a fiscal year by an institution under this subchapter that is not used in that fiscal year by the institution may be held and used by the institution in subsequent fiscal years for the purposes prescribed by this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.150. Institutional Endowment Reporting

Sec. 62.150.  INSTITUTIONAL ENDOWMENT REPORTING.  (a)  In this section, "institutional endowment fund" means a fund established to support a general academic teaching institution's mission in perpetuity.
(b)  For purposes of reporting the amount of an institution's institutional endowment funds, each eligible institution may include as a true endowment, in accordance with coordinating board rule, the institution's share of the market value of the fund corresponding to the share of the permanent endowment for education and research base funding to which the institution is entitled for a state fiscal year as provided by Section 62.1481.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.151. Determination and Report of Amount of Distributions

Sec. 62.151.  DETERMINATION AND REPORT OF AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTIONS.  For each state fiscal biennium, the Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with the coordinating board, shall:
(1)  determine the amount of each distribution from the fund to which each eligible institution is entitled as provided by this subchapter; and
(2)  report the determinations made under Subdivision (1) to the legislature and the comptroller.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter G. Texas University Fund › Section 62.152. Rules

Sec. 62.152.  RULES.  The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2024.