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W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr. , Chair Joseph Wiley, Vice Chair Maurice Durbin Chris Gorman

Legislative Committee. W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr. , Chair Joseph Wiley, Vice Chair Maurice Durbin Chris Gorman Donna Klein Roy Martin III Representatives from Management Boards. Uma Subramanian. Agenda Item III. Legislation and Legislative Issues for 2013. 2013 Regular Session

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W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr. , Chair Joseph Wiley, Vice Chair Maurice Durbin Chris Gorman

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  1. Legislative Committee W. Clinton Rasberry, Jr., Chair Joseph Wiley, Vice Chair Maurice Durbin Chris Gorman Donna Klein Roy Martin III Representatives from Management Boards Uma Subramanian

  2. Agenda Item III.Legislation and Legislative Issues for 2013 • 2013 Regular Session • 2013 Session is a Fiscal Session • Convenes at Noon on Monday, April 8, 2013 • Adjourns no later than 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013 • Pre-filing deadlines: March 29 (exact times differ, depending on House v. Senate, and Constitutional amendments v. other bills) • Non-fiscal bills limited to 5 bills per legislator • All non-fiscal bills must be pre-filed

  3. BoR Action Plan for 2013 • Enhance performance and outcome through: (a) increased efficiencies and (b) legislation to address funding challenges • Efficiencies to be achieved through BoR leadership, Systems collaboration: • Expand the BOR academic program review process for the purposes of identifying duplicative academic offerings for which consolidation, institutional transfer or multi-campus collaboration would be beneficial from both a pedagogical and fiscal basis. • Expand the use of technology in instruction and organizational management as a means of producing greater institutional efficiencies. • Expand Experiential Learning experiences for students that allow for a greater connection between higher education and business and industry. • Utilize BOR resources to provide professional development opportunities for campus personnel on new approaches to instruction, learning, and institutional management.

  4. BoR Action Plan for 2013 (Contd.)BoR Legislative Agenda • Funding measures (need legislation): • allow tuition increases for campuses in accordance with BoR Tuition Policy, but not at a level to exceed the SREB average, adjusted for state poverty index. • BOR Tuition Policy to identify SREB average tuition by institutional type; Management Boards to determine institutional tuition in accordance with the Tuition Policy. • allow for differential tuition for high-demand, high-cost programs within criteria established by the BOR. • allow institutions to charge on a per-credit basis rather than a static full-time rate capped at 12 credit hours.

  5. Explanation of Tuition Proposal • BoR Policy will establish parameters • All authority to increase tuition, charge per-credit or differential tuition is permissive only • Management Boards can decide to • not increase tuition at all • not raise tuition to the level allowed in BoR policy • not charge per-credit tuition • not charge differential tuition

  6. recommendationApproval of Legislative AgendaAuthorization for Legislative Session • Senior Staff recommends that the Committee: • (a) Authorize the Commissioner and staff to pursue the BoR Legislative Agenda during the upcoming 2013 Regular Session as necessary, with regular reports or necessary modifications to the Board; and • (b) Authorize the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Chairman of the Board to act on its behalf on legislative issues that may arise during the 2013 Regular Session.

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