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Committee Report | December 2011

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 8:20am

Your Higher Education Committee held its scheduled meeting on December 13, 2011.  All members were present except Chancellor Emeritus Bennett.

Discussion Items: Items not requiring Board action

Discussion on Part 145 TAP Regulations.  Your Committee discussed recommended regulation amendments related to the administration of TAP funds to ensure that students receiving awards are using them in the pursuit of an approved program of study.  These amendments will be before the Board in February 2012 for approval.

Update on Statewide Plan for Higher Education. Your Committee discussed the progress of development on the Statewide Plan for Higher Education

2012 Regulatory Agenda.  Your Committee discussed the 2012 Regulatory Agenda, which is before the full Board for approval.

MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL BOARD

Madam Chancellor and Colleagues:  Your Higher Education Committee recommends, and we move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each recommendation in the written report of the Committee’s deliberations at its meeting on December 13, 2011, copies of which have been distributed to each Regents.

Joint Session of Higher Education and P-12 held a meeting on December 13, 2011

Update on RTTT.  Section D (Great Teachers and Leaders) was discussed at the Higher Education Committee meeting being held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.