(a)(No change.)
(b)A general academic teaching institution is eligible
to receive an initial distribution from the Fund appropriated for
each state fiscal year if:
(1)the institution is designated as an emerging research
university under the coordinating board's accountability system;
(2)in each of the two state fiscal years preceding
the state fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, the institution
expended at least $45 million in restricted research funds; and
(3)the institution satisfies at least four of the
following six criteria:
(A) - (B)(No change.)
(C)in each of the two academic years preceding the
state fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, the entering
freshman class of the institution demonstrated high academic achievement
as reflected in the following criteria;
(i) - (ii)(No change.)
(iii) The composition of the institution's first-time
entering freshman class demonstrates progress toward [achieving
the goals of the Board's Closing the Gaps report by] reflecting
the population of the state or the institution's region with respect
to underrepresented students and shows a commitment to improving the
academic performance of underrepresented students. One way in which
this could be accomplished is by active participation in one of the
Federal TRIO Programs, such as having one or more McNair Scholars
in a particular cohort.
(D)(No change.)
(E)in each of the two academic years preceding the
state fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, the faculty
of the institution was of high quality as reflected in the following:
(i)The cumulative number of tenured/tenure-track faculty
who have achieved national or international distinction through recognition
as a member of one of the National Academies (including National Academy
of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Academy of Arts and Sciences,
and Institute of Medicine) or are Nobel Prize recipients is equal
to or greater than 5 for each year; or
(ii)The annual number of tenured/tenure-track faculty
who have received during a given academic year awards of [
been awarded] national or international distinction [during
a specific state fiscal year] in any of the following categories
is equal to or greater than 7 for each year.
(I) - (XXV)(No change.)
(iii)(No change.)
(F)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel
has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to
adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on January 25, 2016
TRD-201600300 Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 6, 2016
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
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