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** REVISION ** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING |
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COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 PLACE: E2.026
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** MEETING CANCELED **
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As a precaution, the Higher Education Committee meeting is postponed indefinitely. The health and safety of the public, as well as employees of the House and Members, is of utmost importance and it is therefore prudent to reschedule this hearing until after the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic is better understood.
The Committee will meet to hear invited testimony on the following topics:
Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 86th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
· HB 1638 (85R), which relates to statewide goals for dual credit programs. Review best practices for providing opportunities to high school students to earn college credit while ensuring that courses taken reflect authentic, college-level rigor. · SB 25, which relates to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. Monitor the process by which the Higher Education Coordinating Board adopts rules via negotiated rulemaking. Monitor the progress of institutions developing recommended course sequences and the progress of the feasibility study to implement statewide meta majors.
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** See Committee Coordinator for previous
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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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