SB1419 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to ensure scholarships are awarded based on research doctoral degrees and prohibits certain rules.

SB1419 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program by ensuring scholarships are awarded to eligible institutions based on the number of research doctoral degrees they award. It prohibits the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from adopting rules that limit participation of general academic teaching institutions or give preference to students at certain institutions. The board must ensure research scholarships are at least 150% of leadership scholarships and that no student receives a scholarship for more than four years per program.

SB1419 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to ensure scholarships are awarded based on research doctoral degrees and prohibits certain rules.

SB1419 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program by ensuring scholarships are awarded to eligible institutions based on the number of research doctoral degrees they award. It prohibits the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from adopting rules that limit participation of general academic teaching institutions or give preference to students at certain institutions. The board must ensure research scholarships are at least 150% of leadership scholarships and that no student receives a scholarship for more than four years per program.