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EXPLANATION: create a committee to facilitate creation of a board of regents
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 10, BOARD OF
REGENTS, page 406, after line 15, by adding a new Section and an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/SECTION 10 - ____ - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
(BOR: Board of Regents) There is
established a committee to facilitate the implementation of a
Board of Regents to unify for the first time, the governance of
all institutions of higher learning, with the exception of
technical colleges, under a single governing and management
authority. The scope of the committee shall include, but not be
limited to the following:
(1)
membership criteria and terms of service;
(2)
determination of powers, duties, and responsibilities in
regards to establishing a coordinated long-range plan for higher
education in South Carolina, including, but not limited to:
(a)
general determination;
(b)
control;
(c)
supervision;
(d)
management;
(e)
governance of all affairs of two-year and
four-year institutions of higher learning; and
(f)
functions and academic programs of two-year
and four-year institutions of higher learning;
(3)
determination of new publicly supported institution of
higher learning; and
(4)
determination of the role of the existing Board of
Trustees for two-year and four-year colleges and universities,
excluding technical schools.
The desired outcomes include,
but are not limited to working to keep higher education
affordable, to accommodate growth in student enrollment, and to
ensure that institutions of higher learning play an active role
in research that benefits the state.
Membership of the committee
shall be comprised of nine members appointed as follows:
(1)
one member appointed by the Chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee;
(2)
one member appointed by the Chairman of the
House Education and Public Works Committee;
(3)
one member appointed by the Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee;
(4)
one member appointed by the Chairman of the
Senate Education Committee;
(5)
two members appointed by the Governor, one
of which must be from the business community;
(6)
the President of the University of South
Carolina, or his designee;
(7)
the President of Clemson University, or his
designee; and
(8)
the President of the Medical University of
South Carolina, or his designee.
The committee shall submit
their findings and recommendations to the Chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee, the Chairman of the House Education
and Public Works Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee no
later than January 11, 2016./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.