Texas § ED.62.163 - MATCHING GRANTS TO RECRUIT DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHERS
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§ ED.62.163. MATCHING GRANTS TO RECRUIT DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHERS
MATCHING GRANTS TO RECRUIT DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHERS. (a) From the governor's university research initiative fund, the office shall award matching grants to assist eligible institutions in recruiting distinguished researchers. (b) An eligible institution may apply to the office for a matching grant from the fund. If the office approves a grant application, the office shall award to the applicant institution a grant amount equal to the amount committed by the institution for the recruitment of a distinguished researcher. (c) A grant application must identify the source and amount of the eligible institution's matching funds and must demonstrate that the proposed use of the grant has the support of the institution's president and of the institution's governing board, the chair of the institution's governing board, or the chancellor of the university system, if the institution is a component of a university system. An applicant eligible institution may commit for matching purposes any funds of the institution available for that purpose other than appropriated general revenue. (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. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2015.
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Section ED.62.163 ("MATCHING GRANTS TO RECRUIT DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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