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89(R) SB 1032 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
S.B. No. 1032
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational
institutions to participate in the governor's university research
initiative.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.003(1), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D,
E, F, G,
H,
and I, "eligible institution" means the eligible
agencies and institutions of higher education listed in [
Article
VII,
] Section 17(b),
Article VII, Texas
[
of the
] Constitution [
of
Texas
], and any institution or agency of higher education that is
later made eligible to participate in the disbursement of funds
pursuant to [
Article VII,
] Section 17(c)
of that article
[
, of the
Constitution of Texas
].
SECTION 2. Section 62.161(2), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(2) "Eligible institution" means
:
(A)
a general academic teaching institution
;
(B) a
[
or
] medical and dental unit
; or
(C)
a private or independent institution of
higher education
.
SECTION 3. Section 62.163(d), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(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
].
SECTION 4. Sections 62.161(2) and 62.163(d), Education
Code, as amended by this Act, apply beginning with grants awarded
for the 2025-2026 academic year.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1032 passed the Senate on
May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1032 passed the House on
May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 37, two
present not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
______________________________
Date
______________________________
Governor