Texas Education Code - Section 54.0515. Legislative Oversight Committee On Higher Education
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§ 54.0515. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER
EDUCATION. (a) In this section, "committee" means the legislative
oversight committee on higher education.
(b) The legislative oversight committee on higher education
is composed of 12 members as follows:
(1) six members of the senate appointed by the
lieutenant governor; and
(2) six members of the house of representatives
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) The lieutenant governor shall designate one of the
committee members appointed by the lieutenant governor as committee
co-chair and the speaker shall designate one of the committee
members appointed by the speaker as committee co-chair.
(d) An appointed member of the committee serves at the
pleasure of the appointing official. In making appointments to the
committee, the appointing officials shall attempt to appoint
persons who represent the gender composition, minority
populations, and geographic regions of the state.
(e) It is the legislature's intent that each institution of
higher education, as a condition to tuition deregulation under
Section 54.0513, reasonably implement the following:
(1) each institution shall make satisfactory progress
towards the goals provided in its master plan for higher education
and in "Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher
education; and
(2) each institution shall meet acceptable
performance criteria, including measures such as graduation rates,
retention rates, enrollment growth, educational quality, efforts
to enhance minority participation, opportunities for financial
aid, and affordability.
(f) The committee shall:
(1) meet at the call of either chair;
(2) monitor and regularly report to the legislature on
each institution of higher education's compliance with the
requirements of Subsection (e); and
(3) receive and review information concerning the
affordability and accessibility of higher education, including the
impact of tuition deregulation.
(g) The committee may request reports and other information
from institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board as necessary to carry out this
section.
(h) The committee shall make recommendations for any
legislative action the committee considers necessary to meet the
criteria provided by Subsection (e), and such other criteria as the
legislature may establish, and to improve higher education
affordability and access.
(i) This section does not create a cause of action.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 54.013 54.014 54.015 54.0501 54.051 54.0512 54.0513 54.0515 54.0516 54.052 54.053 54.054 54.055 54.056 54.057
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