Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education - 80th R.S. (2007)
| Committee: | Senate Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report | |
| Subjects: | Flagship universities | Higher education | Higher education affordability | Student aid | Texas A&M University | Texas B-on-Time loans | Toward EXcellence, Access & Success Grant Program | Tuition deregulation | University finance | University of Texas at Austin | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 F49he | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [81 pages File size: 1,469 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review and make recommendations regarding the structure and organization of higher education, focusing on funding of the current higher education system, including financing capital projects for general academic institutions and for health-related institutions and changes to funding flagship research universities such as The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M at College Station. Determine the adequacy of formula funding to support basic functions as well as supporting critical statewide needs and improvements on the various methods of funding research. Reviews should include institutional structures that maximize efficiencies and incentive structures that increase the number of graduates. A review of funding formulas should also include the application of proportionality of state contributions for higher education employee health benefits. | |
| 2. | Review state student financial aid programs (TEXAS Grants, B-on-Time) and provide assessment of the programs' effectiveness and future funding needs. | |
| 3. | Study the effects continued tuition deregulation will have on college enrollment and accessibility. | |
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