Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative, the official 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.

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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.

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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.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor