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AN ACT
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relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to |
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participate in the research development fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.003(1), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D, |
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E, F, and G, "eligible institution" means the eligible agencies |
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and institutions of higher education listed in Article VII, Section |
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17(b), of the Constitution of Texas, and any institution or agency |
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of higher education that is later made eligible to participate in |
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the disbursement of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17(c), |
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of the Constitution of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.092(2), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Eligible institution" means a general academic |
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teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003, other than The |
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University of Texas at Austin or[,] Texas A&M University[, or
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Prairie View A&M University]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 62, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 62.0925 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.0925. ELIGIBILITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY. |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 62.092(2), Prairie View A&M University |
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is an eligible institution for purposes of eligibility for a |
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distribution from the research development fund under this |
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subchapter for a state fiscal year only if the university is not an |
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eligible institution for that fiscal year for purposes of |
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eligibility for an appropriation or distribution from the Texas |
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competitive knowledge fund established under other law. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 62.092(2) or Subsection (a) of |
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this section, for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2017, |
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Prairie View A&M University is an eligible institution for purposes |
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of eligibility for a distribution from the research development |
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fund under this subchapter only if the total amount of money |
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appropriated for that state fiscal biennium for distributions from |
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the fund to those eligible institutions that received distributions |
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from the fund in the preceding state fiscal biennium is not less |
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than the total amount of money that was appropriated for |
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distributions from the fund to those eligible institutions for that |
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preceding state fiscal biennium, such that the distribution to |
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Prairie View A&M University of the proportionate share of the fund |
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to which the university is entitled under the methodology |
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prescribed by Section 62.095 for the state fiscal biennium ending |
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August 31, 2017, does not have the effect of reducing the amounts |
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from the fund to which the other eligible institutions are entitled |
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for that state fiscal biennium. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2018. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 870 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 870 on May 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 10, |
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5 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 870 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |