{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 62.003","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(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.\n(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.\n(3) \"Coordinating board\" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.\nAdded 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1268 (H.B. 870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 62. CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY FUNDS TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.62.htm#62.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"cb5621406dd73748a3353b6ecb70d3e6e6249def9c31e932a5bac8ebb9fd5a76","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}