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.