SB2055 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to set scholarship rules and eligibility criteria.

SB2055 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program by setting rules for the administration of scholarships. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must adopt rules ensuring that research scholarships are at least 150 percent of leadership scholarships and that no student can receive a scholarship for more than four years. The board must also ensure that each eligible institution receives at least one research scholarship, with additional awards based on the number of research doctoral degrees awarded.

SB2055 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to set scholarship rules and eligibility criteria.

SB2055 amends the Texas Leadership Scholars Program by setting rules for the administration of scholarships. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must adopt rules ensuring that research scholarships are at least 150 percent of leadership scholarships and that no student can receive a scholarship for more than four years. The board must also ensure that each eligible institution receives at least one research scholarship, with additional awards based on the number of research doctoral degrees awarded.