CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 141. RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 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, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 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, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 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 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. 1.87, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 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, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.
Sec. 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, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20,
1987.