SCR 8425: HEC board master plan

Summary

• $ Approves the recommendations and strategies in the Higher Education Coordinating Board's year 2000 master plan update.
• $ Directs the board to re-examine its assumptions with regard to projected upper division and graduate enrollment; the role of the community and technical colleges in meeting enrollment demand; and the capital needs of the institutions.
• $ Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Board, in conjunction with the Office of Financial Management, to work collaboratively with the public and private institutions of higher education and appropriate legislative committees to prepare an enrollment accommodation plan, identify operational and capital needs, and discuss various growth scenarios.
• $ Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board to communicate regularly with the Legislature and Governor during the interim and report back with its results prior to developing any biennial budget recommendations.
• $ Requests that the board proceed with the implementation of the updated plan, as modified by this resolution, and report back on its progress to the 2001 Legislature.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSCR 8425), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗