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| The Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee will meet at 9 AM in room |
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| The subcommittee will address the following interim charge: |
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| Interim Charge #1: Review and make recommendations regarding the |
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| structure and organization of higher education, focusing on funding of the |
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| current higher education system, including financing capital projects for |
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| general academic institutions and for health-related institutions and |
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| changes to funding flagship research universities such as The University |
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| of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M at College Station. Determine the |
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| adequacy of formula funding to support basic functions as well as |
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| supporting critical statewide needs and improvements on the various |
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| methods of funding research. Reviews should include institutional |
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| structures that maximize efficiencies and incentive structures that |
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| increase the number of graduates. A review of funding formulas should |
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| also include the application of proportionality of state contributions for |
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| higher education employee health benefits. |
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| *Public testimony will be limited to three minutes. |
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