Education Code § 63.003

Sec. 63.003. ALLOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION. (a) The legislature shall appropriate the amount available for distribution from the fund to the health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section 63.002(c). The amount appropriated shall be distributed as follows: (1) 70 percent shall be distributed in equal amounts to each institution; and (2) the remaining amount shall be distributed in equal amounts for each of the following categories, with each institution receiving a share in each category proportionate to the amount that the institution spent in that category in the preceding fiscal biennium as determined by the institution's annual financial report, compared to the total spending of every institution listed in Section 63.002(c) in that category in the preceding biennium: (A) instructional expenditures; (B) research expenditures; and (C) unsponsored charity care. (b) The amount appropriated under Subsection (a) shall be distributed quarterly by the comptroller to each health-related institution of higher education. (c) The Legislative Budget Board shall make any necessary determination of each institution's portion of an amount appropriated under Subsection (a)(2) and shall provide that information to the legislature and the comptroller. (d) Expired. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 9.01(b)(9), eff. September 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER B. PERMANENT FUNDS FOR HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS