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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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.161. Definitions

Sec. 62.161.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Distinguished researcher" means:
(A)  an individual researcher who:
(i)  is a Nobel laureate;
(ii)  is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, or the National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine; or
(iii)  has attained a highly prestigious national academic recognition, as defined by office rule; or
(B)  a group of researchers who have attained the recognition described by Paragraph (A)(iii), as defined by office rule.
(2)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit.
(3)  "Fund" means the governor's university research initiative fund established under this subchapter.
(4)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(5)  "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(6)  "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor.
(7)  "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 1525), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.
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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.162. Administration of Initiative

Sec. 62.162.  ADMINISTRATION OF INITIATIVE.  (a)  The governor's university research initiative is administered by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor.
(b)  The office in consultation with the commissioner of higher education may adopt any rules the office considers necessary to administer this subchapter.  The commissioner shall recommend to the office the types of national academic recognitions that are considered to be highly prestigious for purposes of determining which individuals or groups qualify as a "distinguished researcher" under Section 62.161.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 1525), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021.
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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.163. Matching Grants to Recruit Distinguished Researchers

Sec. 62.163.  MATCHING GRANTS TO RECRUIT DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHERS.  (a)  From the governor's university research initiative fund, the office shall award matching grants to assist eligible institutions in recruiting distinguished researchers.
(b)  An eligible institution may apply to the office for a matching grant from the fund.  If the office approves a grant application, the office shall award to the applicant institution a grant amount equal to the amount committed by the institution for the recruitment of a distinguished researcher.
(c)  A grant application must identify the source and amount of the eligible institution's matching funds and must demonstrate that the proposed use of the grant has the support of the institution's president and of the institution's governing board, the chair of the institution's governing board, or the chancellor of the university system, if the institution is a component of a university system.  An applicant eligible institution may commit for matching purposes any funds of the institution available for that purpose other than appropriated general revenue.
(d)  A matching grant may not be used by an eligible institution to recruit a distinguished researcher from:
(1)  another eligible institution; or
(2)  a private or independent institution of higher education.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.164. Grant Award Criteria; Priorities

Sec. 62.164.  GRANT AWARD CRITERIA; PRIORITIES.  (a)  In awarding grants, the office shall give priority to grant proposals that involve the recruitment of distinguished researchers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine.  With respect to proposals involving those fields, the office shall give priority to proposals that demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of contributing substantially to this state's national and global economic competitiveness.
(b)  A grant proposal should identify a specific distinguished researcher being recruited.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.165. Governor's University Research Initiative Fund

Sec. 62.165.  GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE FUND.  (a)  The governor's university research initiative fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
(b)  The fund consists of:
(1)  amounts appropriated or otherwise allocated or transferred by law to the fund;
(2)  money deposited to the fund under Section 62.166 of this subchapter or under Section 490.101(b-1), Government Code; and
(3)  gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.
(c)  The fund may be used by the office only for the purposes of this subchapter, including for necessary expenses incurred in the administration of the fund and this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.166. Winding Up of Contracts and Awards in Connection With Texas Emerging Technology Fund

Sec. 62.166.  WINDING UP OF CONTRACTS AND AWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH TEXAS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND.  (a)  The governor's university research initiative is the successor to the Texas emerging technology fund.  Awards from the Texas emerging technology fund shall be wound up in accordance with this section and Section 490.104, Government Code, and contracts governing awards from that fund shall be wound up in accordance with this section.
(b)  If a contract governing an award from the Texas emerging technology fund provides for the distribution of royalties, revenue, or other financial benefits to the state, including royalties, revenue, or other financial benefits realized from the commercialization of intellectual or real property developed from an award from the fund, those royalties, revenues, or other financial benefits shall continue to be distributed in accordance with the terms of the contract unless the award recipient and the governor agree otherwise. Unless otherwise required by law, royalties, revenue, or other financial benefits accruing to the state under a contract described by this subsection, including any money returned or repaid to the state by an award recipient, shall be credited to the governor's university research initiative fund.
(c)  If money awarded from the Texas emerging technology fund is encumbered by a contract executed before September 1, 2015, but has not been distributed before that date, the money shall be distributed from the governor's university research initiative fund in accordance with the terms of the contract, unless the award recipient and the governor agree otherwise.
(d)  Except for an obligation regarding the distribution of royalties, revenue, or other financial benefits to the state as provided by Subsection (b), if money awarded from the Texas emerging technology fund under a contract executed before September 1, 2015, has been fully distributed and the entity that received the award has fully performed all specific actions under the terms of the contract governing the award, the entity is considered to have fully satisfied the entity's obligations under the contract.  The entity shall file with the office a final report showing the purposes for which the award money has been spent and, if award money remains unspent, the purposes for which the recipient will spend the remaining money.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.167. Confidentiality of Information Concerning Awards From Texas Emerging Technology Fund

Sec. 62.167.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING AWARDS FROM TEXAS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), information collected under former provisions of Chapter 490, Government Code, concerning the identity, background, finance, marketing plans, trade secrets, or other commercially or academically sensitive information of an individual or entity that was considered for or received an award from the Texas emerging technology fund is confidential unless the individual or entity consents to disclosure of the information.
(b)  The following information collected in connection with the Texas emerging technology fund is public information and may be disclosed under Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1)  the name and address of an individual or entity that received an award from that fund;
(2)  the amount of funding received by an award recipient;
(3)  a brief description of the project funded under former provisions of Chapter 490, Government Code;
(4)  if applicable, a brief description of the equity position that the governor, on behalf of the state, has taken in an entity that received an award from that fund; and
(5)  any other information with the consent of:
(A)  the governor;
(B)  the lieutenant governor;
(C)  the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(D)  the individual or entity that received an award from that fund, if the information relates to that individual or entity.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.168. Reporting Requirement

Sec. 62.168.  REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Before the beginning of each regular session of the legislature the governor shall submit to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over economic development and higher education matters and post on the office of the governor's Internet website a report on matching grants made to eligible institutions from the fund that states:
(1)  the total amount of matching funds granted by the office;
(2)  the total amount of matching funds granted to each recipient institution;
(3)  a brief description of each distinguished researcher recruited by each recipient institution, including any amount of external research funding that followed the distinguished researcher to the institution;
(4)  a brief description of the expenditures made from the matching grant funds for each distinguished researcher; and
(5)  when available, a brief description of each distinguished researcher's contribution to the state's economic competitiveness, including:
(A)  any patents issued to the distinguished researcher after accepting employment by the recipient institution; and
(B)  any external research funding, public or private, obtained by the distinguished researcher after accepting employment by the recipient institution.
(a-1)  The report may not include information that is made confidential by law.
(b)  The governor may require an eligible institution that receives a matching grant under this subchapter to submit, on a form the governor provides, information required to complete the report.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, 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 H. Governor's University Research Initiative › Section 62.169. Advisory Board

Sec. 62.169.  ADVISORY BOARD.  (a)  The governor's university research initiative advisory board is established to assist the office with the review and evaluation of applications for funding of grant proposals under this subchapter.  The advisory board shall make recommendations to the office for approval or disapproval of those applications.
(b)  The advisory board must be composed of at least nine members appointed by the governor.  Of the members of the board:
(1)  one-third of the members, as nearly as possible, must have a background in finance;
(2)  one-third of the members, as nearly as possible, must have an academic background in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; and
(3)  one-third of the members, as nearly as possible, must be public members.
(c)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the advisory board.
(d)  A member of the advisory board who is or has been employed by, is or has been a party to a contract for any purpose with, or is a student or former student of an applicant eligible institution may not be involved in the review, evaluation, or recommendation of a grant proposal made by that institution.
(e)  An advisory board member is not required to be a resident of this state.
(f)  Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
(g)  Members of the advisory board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings of the board or performing other official duties authorized by the office.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (S.B. 1525), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.
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 I. Comprehensive Regional University Funding › Section 62.181. Definitions

Sec. 62.181.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "At-risk student" means an undergraduate student of an eligible institution:
(A)  whose score on the SAT or ACT assessment test is less than the national mean score of students' scores on that test; or
(B)  who has previously received a grant under the federal Pell Grant program.
(2)  "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education designated as a comprehensive university, doctoral university, or master's university under the coordinating board's accountability system.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
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 I. Comprehensive Regional University Funding › Section 62.182. Purpose

Sec. 62.182.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide funding to each eligible institution to support the institution in serving at-risk students, helping meet the state's workforce needs, and enhancing the institution's regional economy.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
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 I. Comprehensive Regional University Funding › Section 62.183. Funding

Sec. 62.183.  FUNDING.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), for each state fiscal biennium, an eligible institution is entitled to receive an amount equal to the sum of:
(1)  a base amount of $500,000 or a greater base amount provided by appropriation; and
(2)  the product of $1,000 or a greater amount provided by appropriation and the average number of at-risk students awarded a degree by the institution each year during the three state fiscal years preceding the biennium.
(b)  An alternative method of allocating funding under this section may be provided by appropriation.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter A. Permanent Health Fund for Higher Education › Section 63.001. Permanent Health Fund for Higher Education

Sec. 63.001.  PERMANENT HEALTH FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  The permanent health fund for higher education is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.
(b)  The fund is composed of:
(1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;
(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;  and
(3)  the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter A. Permanent Health Fund for Higher Education › Section 63.003. Allocation of Distribution

Sec. 63.003.  ALLOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION.  (a)  The legislature shall appropriate the amount available for distribution from the fund to the health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section 63.002(c).  The amount appropriated shall be distributed as follows:
(1)  70 percent shall be distributed in equal amounts to each institution;  and
(2)  the remaining amount shall be distributed in equal amounts for each of the following categories, with each institution receiving a share in each category proportionate to the amount that the institution spent in that category in the preceding fiscal biennium as determined by the institution's annual financial report, compared to the total spending of every institution listed in Section 63.002(c) in that category in the preceding biennium:
(A)  instructional expenditures;
(B)  research expenditures;  and
(C)  unsponsored charity care.
(b)  The amount appropriated under Subsection (a) shall be distributed quarterly by the comptroller to each health-related institution of higher education.
(c)  The Legislative Budget Board shall make any necessary determination of each institution's portion of an amount appropriated under Subsection (a)(2) and shall provide that information to the legislature and the comptroller.
(d)  Expired.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 9.01(b)(9), eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter B. Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions › Section 63.101. Creation of Funds

Sec. 63.101.  CREATION OF FUNDS.  (a)  A separate permanent endowment fund is established for the benefit of each of the following institutions of higher education:
(1)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(2)  The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;
(3)  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
(4)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
(5)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;
(6)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;
(7)  The University of Texas at El Paso;
(8)  The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;
(9)  the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;
(10)  the components of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center located in El Paso;
(11)  the components of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at locations other than El Paso;
(12)  the regional academic health center established under Section 74.611; and
(13)  Baylor College of Medicine, if a contract between Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is in effect under Section 61.092.
(b)  Each separate permanent endowment fund is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.
(c)  Each separate permanent endowment fund is composed of:
(1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;
(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;  and
(3)  the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Permanent Fund for Higher Education Nursing, Allied Health, and Other Health-Related Programs › Section 63.201. Permanent Fund for Higher Education Nursing, Allied Health, and Other Health-Related Programs

Sec. 63.201.  PERMANENT FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION NURSING, ALLIED HEALTH, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS.  (a)  The permanent fund for higher education nursing, allied health, and other health-related programs is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.
(b)  The fund is composed of:
(1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;
(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;  and
(3)  the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
For expiration of Subsections (f) and (g), see Subsection (g).
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter C. Permanent Fund for Higher Education Nursing, Allied Health, and Other Health-Related Programs › Section 63.203. Reporting Requirement

Sec. 63.203.  REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide a report on the permanent fund established under this subchapter to the Legislative Budget Board no later than November 1 of each year.  The report shall include the total amount of money distributed from the fund, the names of the institutions receiving grants, the purpose for which the grants were used, and any additional information that may be requested by the Legislative Budget Board.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Permanent Fund for Minority Health Research and Education › Section 63.301. Permanent Fund for Minority Health Research and Education

Sec. 63.301.  PERMANENT FUND FOR MINORITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  (a)  The permanent fund for minority health research and education is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.
(b)  The fund is composed of:
(1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;
(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;  and
(3)  the returns received from investment of money in the fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education › Chapter 63 - Permanent Funds for Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education › Subchapter D. Permanent Fund for Minority Health Research and Education › Section 63.302. Administration and Use of Fund

Sec. 63.302.  ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUND.  (a)  The comptroller may contract with the governing board of any institution or component that is eligible to receive a grant under Subsection (c) to administer the fund.  If a governing board administers the fund, the governing board may manage and invest the money in the same manner as the board manages and invests other permanent funds.  The administrator of the fund shall invest any fund in a manner that preserves the purchasing power of the fund's assets and the fund's annual distributions.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (e), money in the fund established under this subchapter may not be used for any purpose.
(c)  The investment returns of the fund may be appropriated to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the purpose of providing grants to institutions of higher education, including Centers for Teacher Education, that conduct research or educational programs that address minority health issues or form partnerships with minority organizations, colleges, or universities to conduct research and educational programs that address minority health issues.
(d)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules relating to the award of grants under this subchapter.
(e)  The comptroller or governing board that administers the fund may solicit and accept gifts and grants for the benefit of the fund.  A gift or grant to the fund may be expended and used in the same manner as the investment returns of the fund under Subsection (c), subject to any limitation or requirement placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity.
(f)  The coordinating board shall report to the legislature annually the total amount of funds awarded and a brief description of each grant, including the name of the institution receiving the grant, the amount and purpose of the grant, and the partnership formed to conduct the research or educational programs authorized under Subsection (c).
(g)  Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not apply to a fund established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 65.01. Definitions

Sec. 65.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "System" or "university system" means The University of Texas System.
(2)  "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 65.02. Organization

Sec. 65.02.  ORGANIZATION.  (a)  The University of Texas System is composed of the following institutions and entities:
(1)  The University of Texas at Arlington;
(2)  The University of Texas at Austin;
(3)  The University of Texas at Dallas;
(4)  The University of Texas at El Paso;
(5)  The University of Texas Permian Basin;
(6)  The University of Texas at San Antonio;
(7)  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
(8)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
(9)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;
(10)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(11)  The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;
(12)  Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System;
(13)  The University of Texas at Tyler; and
(14)  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
(b)  The University of Texas System shall also be composed of such other institutions and entities as from time to time may be assigned by specific legislative act to the governance, control, jurisdiction, or management of The University of Texas System.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1186, ch. 435, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 325, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 98), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 6, eff. May 10, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.11. Board of Regents

Sec. 65.11.  BOARD OF REGENTS.  The government of the university system is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  The board may provide for the administration, organization, and names of the institutions and entities in The University of Texas System in such a way as will achieve the maximum operating efficiency of such institutions and entities, provided, however, that no institution or entity of The University of Texas System not authorized by specific legislative act to offer a four-year undergraduate program as of the effective date of this Act shall offer any such four-year undergraduate program without prior recommendation and approval by a two-thirds vote of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and a specific act of the Legislature.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1188, ch. 435, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1973;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.12. Qualifications; Terms

Sec. 65.12.  QUALIFICATIONS;  TERMS.  Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter;  and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state.  The members hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2837, ch. 484, art. III, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1983.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.13. Board Officers

Sec. 65.13.  BOARD OFFICERS.  The board shall elect a chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board.  The comptroller shall be the treasurer of the university system.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 5.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.14. Expenses

Sec. 65.14.  EXPENSES.  The reasonable expenses incurred by members of the board in the discharge of their duties shall be paid from the available university fund.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.15. Seal

Sec. 65.15.  SEAL.  The board may make and use a common seal and may alter it at will.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions › Section 65.16. System Central Administration Office; Executive Officer

Sec. 65.16.  SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE;  EXECUTIVE OFFICER.  (a)  The board shall establish a central administration of the university system to provide oversight and coordination of the activities of the system and each component institution within the system.
(b)  The board shall appoint a chief executive officer and such other executive officers of the system central administration as the board considers appropriate.  The board shall determine each officer's term of appointment, salary, and duties.
(c)  Subject to the power and authority of the board, the chief executive officer is responsible for the general management of the university system within the policies of the board and for making recommendations to the board concerning the organization of the university system and the appointment of the chief administrative officer for each component institution within the system.
(d)  In addition to other powers and duties provided by this code or other law, the central administration of the system shall recommend policies and rules to the governing board of the system to ensure conformity with all laws and rules and to provide uniformity in data collection and financial reporting procedures.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 464, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.31. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 65.31.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The board is authorized and directed to govern, operate, support, and maintain each of the component institutions that are now or may hereafter be included in a part of The University of Texas System.
(b)  The board is authorized to prescribe for each of the component institutions courses and programs leading to such degrees as are customarily offered in outstanding American universities, and to award all such degrees.  It is the intent of the legislature that such degrees shall include baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees, and their equivalents, but no new department, school, or degree-program shall be instituted without the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
(c)  The board has authority to promulgate and enforce such other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university system and the component institutions thereof as the board may deem either necessary or desirable.  The board is specifically authorized and empowered to determine and prescribe the number of students that shall be admitted to any course, department, school, college, degree-program, or institution under its governance.
(d)  The board is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in the component institutions under its governance.  The salary of any person who receives such joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
(e)  The board is specifically authorized, upon terms and conditions acceptable to it, to accept, retain in depositories of its choosing, and administer gifts, grants, or donations of any kind, from any source, for use by the system or any of the component institutions of the system.
(f)  No component institution which is not authorized to offer a four-year undergraduate program shall offer a four-year undergraduate program without the specific authorization of the legislature.
(g)  The board by rule may delegate a power or duty of the board to a committee, officer, employee, or other agent of the board.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3360, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1971;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5010, ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 213, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.32. Removal of Officers, Etc

Sec. 65.32.  REMOVAL OF OFFICERS, ETC.  The board may remove any officer, member of the faculty, or employee connected with the system when in its judgment the interest of the system requires the removal.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.33. Eminent Domain

Sec. 65.33.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university system any land that may be necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(b)  Whenever the board has been made trustees by a will, instrument in writing, or otherwise of a trust for a scientific, educational, philanthropic, or charitable purpose, or other trust for a public purpose, it may act by a quorum of the board or a majority of all members.  Unless otherwise directed by the terms of the will or instrument, as trustees the board may exercise for the purpose of the trust the power of eminent domain and may condemn land and other property as provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(c)  The taking of the property is declared to be for the use of the state.  The board is not required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of damages by the commissioners as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (H.B. 387), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.34. Contracts

Sec. 65.34.  CONTRACTS.  A contract must be approved by the board or otherwise entered into in accordance with rules of the board relating to contracting authority.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3146, p. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 562, ch. 197, Sec. 2, eff. May 20, 1977;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 213, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.35. Expenditures

Sec. 65.35.  EXPENDITURES.  All expenditures may be made by the order of the board and shall be paid on warrants from the comptroller based on vouchers approved by the chairman of the board or his delegate, or by the institutional head or his delegate of the component institution making the expenditures.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3146, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.36. Donations for Professorships and Scholarships

Sec. 65.36.  DONATIONS FOR PROFESSORSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.  (a)  Donations of property may be made and accepted by the board for the purpose of establishing or assisting in the establishment of a professorship or scholarship in the university system or any of its component institutions, or for creating in the university system or any of its component institutions any trust for any lawful, educational, or charitable purpose, either temporarily or permanently, and the donations or trusts thereby created will be governed by the rules prescribed by this section.
(b)  The legal title to the property shall be vested in the board acting as an entity, or the State of Texas, to be held in trust for the purpose under any directions, limitations, and provisions that may be declared in writing in the donation or trust agreement, not inconsistent with the objectives and proper management of the system or its component institutions.
(c)  The donor may declare and direct the manner in which the title to the property shall thereafter be transmitted from the trustee in continued succession, to be held for and appropriated to the declared purposes.
(d)  The donor may declare and direct the person or class of persons who shall receive the benefit of the donation and the manner of their selection.
(e)  The declarations, directions, and limitations shall not be inconsistent with the objects and proper management of the system or its institutions.
(f)  In case of failure to transmit the title to the property or to bestow its use in the manner declared and directed in the donation, or in case the uses, or either of them, become impracticable from the change of circumstances, the title to the property, unless otherwise expressly directed by the donor, shall vest in this state to be held in trust to carry into effect the purposes of the donation as nearly as practicable by such agencies as may be provided therefor.
(g)  The title to the property donated shall be received, and the trust conferred in the donation shall be assumed, subject to laws that may be passed and carried into effect from time to time which may be necessary to prevent the loss of, or damage to, the property donated, or an abuse or neglect of the trust so as to defeat, materially change, or prevent the objects of the donation.
(h)  Copies of the donation shall be filed with the board or the branch to which the donation applies;  and the board shall report the condition and management of the property and the manner in which the trust is being administered as part of the matters reported pertaining to the institution.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3146, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1577, ch. 568, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.37. Funds Received for Trust Services

Sec. 65.37.  FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES.  The board may deposit in an appropriate university account all funds received as administrative fees or charges for services rendered in the management and administration of any trust estate under the control of the university system or any institution of the system.  The funds so received as administrative fees or charges may be expended by the board for any educational purpose of the university system.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.38. Nonsectarian

Sec. 65.38.  NONSECTARIAN.  No religious qualification shall be required for admission to any office or privilege in the university system.  No course of instruction of a sectarian character shall be taught in the system.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.39. Management of Lands Other Than Permanent University Fund Lands

Sec. 65.39.  MANAGEMENT OF LANDS OTHER THAN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND LANDS.  The board of regents of The University of Texas System has the sole and exclusive management and control of the lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by, The University of Texas System.  The board may sell, lease, and otherwise manage, control, and use the lands in any manner and at prices and under terms and conditions the board deems best for the interest of The University of Texas System, not in conflict with the constitution.  However, the land shall not be sold at a price less per acre than that at which the same class of other public land may be sold under the statutes.  No grazing lease shall be made for a period of more than 10 years.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle C - The University of Texas System › Chapter 65 - Administration of the University of Texas System › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 65.40. M

Sec. 65.40.  M.D. ANDERSON SCIENCE PARK.  (a)  The board is hereby authorized to establish, maintain, and support an environmental science park in Bastrop County, Texas, on lands owned or controlled by it, the administration and business management of which shall be delegated to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
(b)  The board shall have authority to cooperate with agencies, institutions, instrumentalities, and subdivisions of this state, other states, and the federal government;  and with private institutes, institutions, foundations, and organizations, in the furtherance of this section, and the promotion of educational and environmental science programs.
(c)  The board is specifically authorized upon terms and conditions acceptable to it, to accept and administer, gifts, grants, or donations, of any kind, from any source, to aid in the establishment, operation, maintenance, or administration of the environmental science park.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3336, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 1989.