2005 Texas Education Code CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

EDUCATION CODE

SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM


	§ 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, § 3.08, eff. June 20, 
1987.      


	§ 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, § 3.08, eff. June 20, 
1987.      


	§ 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 State Purchasing and 
General Services Commission authority.

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


	§ 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, § 3.08, eff. June 20, 
1987.      


	§ 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, § 3.08, eff. June 20, 
1987.