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5 Document(s) [ Subject: Higher Education Assistance Fund ]

Committee:	Senate Finance Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Capital construction assistance projects | Higher Education Assistance Fund | Permanent University Fund | University buildings | University finance |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 F49he
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [83 pages  File size: 6,377 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study capital funding for institutions of higher education, including tuition revenue bonds (looking at construction, renovation, and technology projects), PUF, and HEAF funding issues. Review the state's current process of authorizing tuition revenue bonds. Make recommendations to streamline and objectify the process to ensure the authorizations of tuition revenue bonds meet the state's goals for higher education.
Committee:	House Higher Education
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Higher Education, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Capital construction assistance projects | Community college finance | Community colleges | Higher Education Assistance Fund | Permanent University Fund | Student aid | Texas B-on-Time loans | Toward EXcellence, Access & Success Grant Program | Tuition Equalization Grants | University buildings | University enrollment | University finance |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 Ed84h
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [47 pages  File size: 3,111 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Evaluate state supported financial aid programs, and whether they are structured and administered in a manner that will most effectively allow the state to meet the goals set forth in Closing the Gaps.
2.	Consider formula funding models for institutions of higher education, and evaluate whether current formulas most effectively promote excellence and support the goals set forth in Closing the Gaps.
3.	Evaluate accessibility to higher education, and identify whether certain areas of the state are underserved with respect to bachelor's and associate's degree programs.
4.	Examine existing methods of facilities funding for institutions of higher education, and identify the most efficient means by which to allocate state resources.
5.	Study community college service areas, and determine whether - and to what extent - existing boundaries should be modified to reflect population shifts or other demographic changes.
6.	Review and analyze all higher education funding formulas. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Appropriations)
Committee:	Joint Higher Education Excellence Funding, Interim
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Excellence Funding, Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate, interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives and Senate, 78th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Higher Education Assistance Fund | Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas | University finance |
Library Call Number:	L1836.77 Ed84he
Session:	77th R.S. (2001)
Online version:	View report [72 pages  File size: 1,979 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The committee shall implement the provisions of Section 5, HB 1839, 77th R.S., and make recommendations regarding the structure and requirements for use of higher education excellence funding in Texas. The committee shall also review higher education funding formulas and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's procedures and recommendations regarding current formulas. The committee's report shall recommend ways to enhance the use of formula funding, including recommendations for implementation of a single excellence fund.
Committee:	Senate Finance
Title:	Interim Report - Major state investments
Library Catalog Title:	Report to 77th Legislature / Senate Finance Committee, Interim Subcommittee on Major State Investments.
Subjects:	Employees Retirement System of Texas | Higher Education Assistance Fund | Permanent School Fund | Permanent University Fund | Prepaid tuition plans | Stock investments | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | TexPool | Tobacco settlement receipts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 f49ms
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [36 pages  File size: 1,863 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Examine the policies and practices used to invest major state funds including cash balances, and evaluate state investment goals and the funds' performance in reaching those goals. This examination shall include, but is not limited to, review of legal authority, ethical standards, and investment policies and safeguards, management structure, portfolio composition and identification of short-term and long-term goals. The Committee shall make recommendations identifying opportunities for improvements or innovations.
Committee:	Senate Funding Issues in Education, Interim
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the 76th Legislature.
Subjects:	College preparatory curriculum | College preparedness | Educational technology | Foundation School Program | Higher Education Assistance Fund | Permanent School Fund | Permanent University Fund | Recommended High School Program | Scholarships | School finance | Student aid | Textbooks | University budgets | University enrollment | University finance | University graduates | University graduation rates |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 f962
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [55 pages  File size: 2,414 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the current status of student financial assistance and tuition exemption/waiver programs. Identify possible criteria to be considered by the Legislature in evaluating such proposals and to establish priorities for these programs in the future.
2.	Review the appropriateness of current allotments, weights, and set-asides under the Foundation School Program to fund school districts.
3.	Study the management, investment, and distribution of funds dedicated to public and higher education, including the Permanent School Fund, Available School Fund, Permanent University Fund, Available University Fund, and Higher Education Fund. The Committee should review the purpose of these funds and the ability of these funds to continue to meet the needs of the state.
4.	Study the factors affecting undergraduate enrollment and graduation rates at public colleges and universities in Texas, and make recommendations for any necessary legislative action. The Committee should consider the costs of higher education and the availability of financial assistance to students; collaborative efforts between higher education and public education systems; and student recruitment and retention efforts. The Committee should also consider methods to effectively measure institutions' performance in meeting enrollment and graduation goals set by the Legislature.
5.	Evaluate and, if needed, make recommendations to determine need and allocation of funds for higher education budget special items, medical schools and Texas A&M Service agencies.
6.	Study the costs of textbooks for public schools and, if necessary, make recommendations to improve the purchasing process to ensure that Texas schools are receiving the best price possible. In its work, the Committee should examine the use of computers and other technological resources as alternative teaching aids to textbooks and consider whether these alternative resources are more economical and efficient in enhancing the learning capacities of children

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