Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight - 82nd R.S. (2011)

Committee Members
Dan Branch, Co-Chair Judith Zaffirini, Co-Chair Dennis Bonnen John Carona Joaquin Castro Robert Duncan	Rodney Ellis Eric Johnson Lois W. Kolkhorst Jim Pitts Kel Seliger Kirk Watson
Charges
• Examine the governing structure and organization of the state's universities, health-related institutions of higher education, and university systems.
• Examine the manner in which the governing boards and administrators of those institutions develop and implement major policy decisions, including the impartiality and adequacy of their processes.
• Examine measures to identify and encourage those governing boards and administrators to follow best practices in policy development and implementation.
• Examine any other matter relating to excellence, transparency, accountability, or efficiency in the governance or administration of the state's universities, health-related institutions of higher education, and university systems.
Note: Created by joint proclamation of Speaker Joe Straus and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, 5/6/2011. Proclamation

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