CHAPTER 142. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 142. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM
Sec. 142.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Basic research" means research the primary object of which
is to gain a fuller fundamental knowledge of the subject under
study.
(2) "Coordinating board" has the meaning assigned by Section
141.001 of this code.
Text of subdivision as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1250, Sec. 1
(3) "Eligible institution" means:
(A) an institution of higher education, as defined by Section
61.003; or
(B) a private or independent institution of higher education, as
defined by Section 61.003.
Text of subdivision as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1335, Sec. 1
(3) "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher
education.
(3-a) "Institution of higher education" and "medical and dental
unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(4) "Program" means the advanced research program established
under this chapter.
(5) "Faculty member" means a person who is tenured or is in a
tenure track position or a research professional employed by an
eligible institution.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1250, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1335, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 142.002. PURPOSE. The advanced research program is
established to encourage and provide support for basic research
conducted by faculty members and students in astronomy,
atmospheric science, biological and behavioral sciences,
chemistry, computer sciences, earth sciences, engineering,
information science, mathematics, material sciences,
oceanography, physics, environmental issues affecting the
Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial,
agricultural, and domestic water use, social sciences, and
related disciplines in eligible institutions.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. Aug.
30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1500, Sec. 1, eff. June 19,
1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1335, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 142.003. ADMINISTRATION; GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES. (a)
The coordinating board shall administer the program.
(b) The coordinating board shall appoint an advisory committee
that consists of experts in the specified research areas to
advise the coordinating board regarding the board's development
of research priorities, guidelines, and procedures for the
selection of specific projects at eligible institutions.
(c) The guidelines and procedures developed by the coordinating
board must:
(1) provide for awards on a competitive, peer review basis for
specific projects at eligible institutions; and
(2) require that, as a condition of receiving an award, an
eligible institution must use a portion of the award to support,
in connection with the project for which the award is made, basic
research conducted by:
(A) graduate or undergraduate students, if the eligible
institution is a medical and dental unit; or
(B) undergraduate students, if the eligible institution is any
other institution of higher education.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1335, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 142.004. FUNDING. (a) The program is funded by
appropriations and by gifts, grants, and donations made for that
purpose. The total funds appropriated to the program may be at
least equal to 10 percent of the average amount of the federally
sponsored research funds allocated to all institutions of higher
education annually during the preceding three years.
(b) From funds appropriated for the program, the comptroller of
public accounts shall issue warrants to each eligible institution
in the amount certified by the coordinating board to the
comptroller.
(c) The funds appropriated for the program may be expended to
support the particular projects for which an award is made and
may not be expended for the general support of ongoing research
at an eligible institution or for the construction or remodeling
of a facility.
(d) Research projects shall be reviewed and funded each
biennium.
(e) 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. 1.88, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 142.005. PROGRESS REPORTS. An institution receiving funds
under this chapter shall report on the progress of the funded
research to the coordinating board not later than the date
specified by the coordinating board each year.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 32, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 142.006. MERIT REVIEW. The coordinating board shall
appoint a committee that consists of experts in the specified
research areas to evaluate the program's effectiveness and report
its findings to the coordinating board not later than January 31
of each odd-numbered year.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 32, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 142.007. CONFIDENTIALITY. Information submitted as part of
a pre-proposal or proposal or related to the evaluation and
selection of research projects to be funded by the program is
confidential unless made public by coordinating board rule.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.