CHAPTER 144. RESEARCH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 144. RESEARCH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 144.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Assessment program" means the research assessment program
established under this chapter.
(2) "Coordinating board" has the meaning assigned by Section
141.001 of this code.
(3) "Research program" means research conducted by separate
research divisions, including research bureaus or institutes and
separately budgeted or financed research investigations, that is
subject to evaluation and review under this chapter, but does not
include departmental research not separately budgeted or financed
or contract research and services.
(4) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003(8) of this code.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 144.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The research assessment
program is established to provide for biennial review and
evaluation by the coordinating board of all research programs in
all public institutions of higher education.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 144.003. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES. (a) The coordinating
board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of
representatives of higher education and private enterprise and
other experts in relevant research areas to review and evaluate
the research programs.
(b) The coordinating board with the advice of the advisory
committee shall develop guidelines and procedures to evaluate the
research programs for intrinsic merit, research performance, and
the potential contribution of the research to the development of
knowledge and instruction in advanced and emerging technologies
and the economic growth of this state.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 144.004. REPORT OF FINDINGS. (a) Not later than September
1 of the second year of each biennium, the coordinating board
shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the preliminary
findings of the advisory committee's assessment conducted under
this chapter and make recommendations concerning reauthorization,
revision, or discontinuation of each research program.
(b) The Legislative Budget Board shall determine the schedule
for the review of the research and technology programs that are
subject to biennial review and evaluation under this chapter.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.