HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 24, 2010
PLACE:
E2.014
CHAIR:
Rep. Dan Branch
The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on the
following interim charges:
 
Charge 1:
Evaluate the state’s continuing effort to close achievement gaps in
success, participation, excellence, and research by 2015. Study how state
public education institutions compare to peer institutions around the
country.
 
Charge 2:
Study current financial aid programs, tuition and fee exemption programs,
loan repayment programs, and professional incentive programs. Evaluate the
impact of need-based versus merit-based assistance. Recommend changes
where appropriate to improve the alignment of these programs to meet state
needs.
 
*Although written testimony will not be considered a part of the record,
persons wishing to distribute handouts may do so by providing no fewer
than 15 copies to the Committee Clerk when called to testify.