Texas Education Code

§ 51B.153 — RESEARCH SECURITY OFFICE

ED § 51B.153Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51B. HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PROTECTION · Art. D. SCREENING OF FOREIGN RESEARCHERS

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(a)The chief administrative officer of an institution of higher education shall establish a research security office to:

(1)review the materials submitted to the institution by a person under Section 51B.152;

(2)take reasonable steps to verify the information in the submission; and

(3)take any other action the office considers appropriate.

(b)A research security office established under this section may serve in an institutional or system-wide capacity.

(c)An institution of higher education may direct the research security office to approve persons for hire using a risk-based determination that considers the nature of the research and the person's background and ongoing affiliations.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 127), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.