Sec. 62.132.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution that:
(A)  is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution; 
(B)  spent on average at least the following amount in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years:
(i)  for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $20 million; or
(ii)  for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency; and
(C)  awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years.
(3)  "Fund" means the national research support fund.
(4)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1595), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2024.