Senate Committee on Education - 74th R.S. (1995)
Committee: | Senate Education | |
Title: | Interim report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Senate Education Committee final report to the 75th Legislature. | |
Subjects: | Career and technical education | College preparedness | Elementary education | High technology | Higher education | Higher education affordability | Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas | Job training programs | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Legislative Budget Board, Texas | Medical education | School districts | School finance | Secondary education | Student aid | Tuition | University administrators | University enrollment | University faculty salaries | University research | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.74 ed83 | |
Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
Online version: | View report [57 pages File size: 2,198 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review the role of the Texas Legislature, Texas Higher Eduation Coordinating Board, and the university systems in making changes in the governance structure of universities and implementing academic/research programs. | |
2. | Monitor the implementation of SB 1, 74th R.S. with emphasis on the relationship established between the education and juvenile justice communities; the change in relationship between the state and independent school districts; the implementation of home-rule districts, and campus and program charter provisions; and the LBB studies on school funding special allotments and program weights. | |
3. | Review the affordability of higher education in Texas in light of potential cutbacks in Federal student financial assistance, increases in tuition and student services fees, and recent state-funded student assistance measures. | |
4. | Study higher education financial issues related to the projected increases in enrollment; faculty and administrator salaries; and support for research into emerging technologies and for medical schools. | |
5. | Review educational services and training provided to non-college bound students, and make recommendations on the appropriate educational institutions to ensure that these students acquire employment skills. | |
6. | Study the appropriate role of and relationships between the levels of education in Texas. Such relationships include elementary/secondary education and higher education, and two year and four-year institutions. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Senate Education | |
Title: | Committee documentation: daily minutes record | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1803.9 ED83 74 | |
Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
Online version: | View document [2 pages File size: 29 kb] |
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