CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM - Texas Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION

SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 141.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board, or its successor.

(2) "Enhancement program" means the research enhancement program

established under this chapter.

(3) "Faculty member" means a person who is tenured or is in a

tenure track position and is employed by a public senior college

or university.

(4) "Public senior college or university" has the meaning

assigned by Section 61.003(4) of this code.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,

1987.

Sec. 141.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The research enhancement

program is established to encourage and provide support for

research conducted by faculty members. The program replaces the

research program that currently is referred to as "Organized

Research."

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,

1987.

Sec. 141.003. FUNDING. (a) The research enhancement program is

funded by legislative appropriations. A public senior college or

university may receive gifts, grants, and donations to augment

legislative appropriations.

(b) The legislature shall appropriate money for the enhancement

program to each public senior college or university using a

formula developed by the coordinating board that is based on the

number of full-time faculty members, or the equivalent, at each

public senior college or university, as determined by the

coordinating board.

(c) Supplies, materials, services, and equipment purchased with

these funds shall not be subject to the purchasing authority of

the comptroller.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,

1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

937, Sec. 1.87, eff. September 1, 2007.

Sec. 141.004. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES. Each public senior

college or university that receives funds under this chapter

shall:

(1) develop guidelines and procedures to use in selecting the

research projects to be funded;

(2) appoint a faculty committee to review research proposals

submitted for consideration and to select the projects to be

funded using the guidelines and procedures developed under this

section; and

(3) provide for awards on a competitive basis.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,

1987.

Sec. 141.005. MERIT REVIEW. The coordinating board shall

appoint a committee that consists of higher education

representatives to evaluate the enhancement program's

effectiveness and shall report its findings to the coordinating

board not later than September 1 of the second year of each

biennium.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,

1987.