Texas Education Code

§ 51.954 — DISCLOSURE OF SPONSORS OF RESEARCH IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

ED § 51.954Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)In any public communication the content of which is based on the results of sponsored research, a faculty member or other employee or appointee of an institution of higher education who conducted or participated in conducting the research shall conspicuously disclose the identity of each sponsor of the research.

(b)In this section:

(1)"Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(2)"Public communication" means oral or written communication intended for public consumption or distribution, including:

(A)testimony in a public administrative, legislative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding;

(B)printed matter including a magazine, journal, newsletter, newspaper, pamphlet, or report; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.