** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Finance
Senate Finance Sub. on Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
9:00 AM, Wednesday, June 25, 2008
PLACE:
E1.036 (Finance Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Judith Zaffirini
The Senate Finance Higher Education Subcommittee will meet at 9 AM in room
E1.036.
 
The subcommittee will address the following interim charge:
 
Interim Charge #1:  Review and make recommendations regarding the
structure and organization of higher education, focusing on funding of the
current higher education system, including financing capital projects for
general academic institutions and for health-related institutions and
changes to funding flagship research universities such as The University
of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M at College Station.  Determine the
adequacy of formula funding to support basic functions as well as
supporting critical statewide needs and improvements on the various
methods of funding research.  Reviews should include institutional
structures that maximize efficiencies and incentive structures that
increase the number of graduates.  A review of funding formulas should
also include the application of proportionality of state contributions for
higher education employee health benefits.
 
*Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **