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Committee Members
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Wilhelmina Delco, Chair
David Cain, Vice Chair Ronald D. Coleman, Chair - Budget & Oversight Bo Crawford, Chair - Budget & Oversight Jerry A. Cockerham Buck Florence Robert C. 'Frank' Gaston Jim Horn |
Jimmy Mankins
Michael W. Martin René O. Oliveira Albert Price Bob Simpson Jack Vowell Steven Wolens |
Charges
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• Examine alternative tuition policies and recommendations to the current tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. In addition, make a statistical analysis of such costs in Texas as compared to those of other states. | |
• Conduct an overview investigation off campus instruction offered by public junior colleges and universities. | |
• Study the need for salary supplements for college and university presidents, faculty development, early retirement programs, and improved faculty salaries with emphasis on merit increases. | |
• Develop a clear definition of which revenues received by institutions of higher education should be deposited to the State Treasury. A determination of what constitutes local funds vs. state funds should be made. | |
• Determine whether State medical schools and health science centers should be required to deposit part or all of their local receipts to the State Treasury. | |
• Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 67th Regular Session of the Legislature. | |
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