Perry signs bill that includes $150 million for UTMB - Business First of Buffalo:

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The university will use the fundsx to build anew 200-bed hospital towerf adjacent to the existing John Sealy restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was prioe to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuitioh revenue bonds of $5 million will go to at HB 51 also establishes measures to enhancre and maintain the quality ofthe state’s designatedc and emerging public research universities, creates incentivew programs and funding for higher education institutions, provides higher educationn fund allocations, and creates an interim committee to studt the feasibility of tracking specialized technology research Of the 62 national researc h institutions in the nation, three universities — , The and Texas A& University — are in Texas.
The Texas Highert Education Coordinating Board has designatedf seven institutions as emergingresearchg universities: the ; the University of Texas campusesa in Arlington, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio; ; and the Universityu of North Texas. In addition, HB 51 providesd a performance incentive funding mechanism for all ofthe state’e general academic institutions based on the averagee number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the average number of degrees awarded annually, with weighted consideration for at-risik students and critical fields.