Tex. Educ. Code § 62.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and I, "eligible institution" means the eligible agencies and institutions of higher education listed in Article VII, Section 17(b), of the Constitution of Texas, and any institution or agency of higher education that is later made eligible to participate in the disbursement of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17(c), of the Constitution of Texas.
(2) "Governing board" means the board of regents or other state governmental body to which an eligible agency or institution is assigned for governance by the Texas Constitution or by the laws of the State of Texas.
(3) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1268 (H.B. 870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.62.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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