Bill Text: TX SB1419 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - Filed [SB1419 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB1419-Introduced.html
| By: West | S.B. No. 1419 | |
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| relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars | ||
| Program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 61.891, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (1) to read as follows: | ||
| (1) "Eligible Institution" means any general academic | ||
| teaching institution as defined in 61.003. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 61.897, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (a 1) to read as follows: | ||
| (1) the amount of a research scholarship is at least 150 | ||
| percent of the amount of a leadership scholarship; and | ||
| (2) a student may not receive scholarship under either the | ||
| leadership or research scholarship program for more than four years | ||
| per student per program; and (a 1) In adopting rules under this | ||
| subchapter, the board may | ||
| (3) ensure that each eligible institution receives at least | ||
| one research scholarship award with remaining research | ||
| scholarships awarded to eligible institutions based, in part, on | ||
| the number of research doctoral degrees awarded by each | ||
| institution. not adopt a rule that: | ||
| (a) limits the general academic teaching institutions that | ||
| may participate in the program; or | ||
| (b) gives preference to students enrolled in certain general | ||
| academic teaching institutions. | ||
| SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| Of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall | ||
| modify the rules adopted under Section 61.897 (a 1) adopt rules to | ||
| implement Section 61.897, Education Code, as added amended by this | ||
| act. | ||
| SECTION 4. 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. | ||
