bill moving grant research outside an Education Code rule

The text as introduced · 259 words

By: Howard
H.B. No. 4277

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to scholarly research and grant applications at public

institutions of higher education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 51.3525(d), Education Code, is amended

by amending Subsection (d)(2), adding Subsection (d)(3), and

renumbering subsequent sections to read as follows:

(d) Subsection (b)(1) may not be construed to apply to:

(1) academic course instruction;

(2) scholarly research, including research funded or

to be funded wholly or partly by government or private grants, or a

creative work by an institution of higher education's students,

faculty, postdoctoral fellows, or other research personnel or the

dissemination of that research or work;

(3) information or guidance by faculty or staff on

career opportunities and grant applications ;

( 3 4) an activity of a student organization registered

with or recognized by an institution of higher education;

( 4 5 ) guest speakers or performers on short-term

engagements;

( 5 6 ) a policy, practice, procedure, program, or

activity to enhance student academic achievement or postgraduate

outcomes that is designed and implemented without regard to race,

sex, color, or ethnicity;

( 6 7 ) data collection; or

( 7 8 ) student recruitment or admissions.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.