HB 2074: Higher ed coordinating board

Summary

• Removes requirements that the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) conduct needs assessments for proposed major expansions or mission changes of public institutions of higher education, and removes the requirement to assess the need for teacher preparation courses.
• Removes requirements that the HECB evaluate and make recommendations on operating and capital budget requests from the public four-year institutions and the community and technical college system.
• Removes the requirement that the HECB conduct a cost study measuring costs of instruction, costs to provide degrees in specific fields, and costs for precollege remediation; and removes the requirement that the HECB determine and transmit approved undergraduate and graduate educational costs to the boards of regents and trustees of the public institutions of higher education.
• Removes requirements related to the HECB's coordination and development of transfer and articulation policies.
• Removes the requirement that the HECB establish minimum college admission standards.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 2074), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗