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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31 – Higher education study, supported

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31

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HCR031....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
supporting the review of our higher education system recently taken by the
State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of
Idaho and instructing the Board to report their findings and proposed
action to the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho
Legislature.
                                                                        
04/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
04/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
04/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/21    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 53-16-1
      AYES -- Barraclough(Schanz), Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford(Larsen), Campbell, Cannon, Collins,
      Crow, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Kulczyk, Lake,
      Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring(Roberge), Ringo(Cooke), Roberts,
      Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Smylie, Stevenson, Tilman,
      Trail(Young), Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Andersen, Clark, Cuddy, Gagner, Garrett, Jones, Kellogg,
      Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato(Alldredge), Robison, Rydalch, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass
      Absent and excused -- Sali
    Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31
                                                                        
                                BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND SUPPORTING A REVIEW OF OUR HIGHER EDU-
  3        CATION SYSTEM BY THE MEMBERS OF THE IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE
  4        BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO.
                                                                        
  5        Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        WHEREAS, there are in the state of Idaho excellent institutions of  higher
  7    education  including  universities,  state  colleges,  community colleges, and
  8    technical schools; and
  9        WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the state that the
 10    educational system be governed in the most efficient manner; and
 11        WHEREAS, policies and procedures could be developed to provide  a  greater
 12    degree  of  convergence  in  the  goals,  programs, courses offered and credit
 13    transferability at the several existing institutions; and
 14        WHEREAS, the  Legislature  has  in  the  past  considered  some  of  these
 15    approaches  and  would  like  to take the opportunity to give further study to
 16    them with the intention of implementing a more expeditious system at the  ear-
 17    liest opportunity; and
 18        WHEREAS,  the  State Board of Education has recently undertaken a complete
 19    review of our higher education  system  to  maximize  efficiencies  and  avoid
 20    duplications  through the coordination of program offerings and service deliv-
 21    ery; and
 22        WHEREAS, if cost savings could be realized through reorganization  of  the
 23    governance  structure it would be an additional advantage of a closer coopera-
 24    tive structure.
 25        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 26    of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives  and  the
 27    Senate  concurring therein, that we support the review of our higher education
 28    system recently undertaken by the State Board of Education and  the  Board  of
 29    Regents  of  the  University  of  Idaho and instruct the Board to report their
 30    findings and proposed actions to the Legislature  during  the  Second  Regular
 31    Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature.
 32        BE  IT  FURTHER  RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
 33    tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of  this
 34    Resolution  to  the  members  of the State Board of Education and the Board of
 35    Regents of the University of Idaho.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 13290C1
This concurrent resolution supports a review of our higher
education system by the Idaho State Board of Education and the
Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and instructs the
Idaho State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the
University of Idaho to report their findings and proposed actions
to the Legislature during the Second Regular Session of the
Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature.


                          FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.








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Name: Representative Bruce Newcomb
      Representative Lawerence Denney
      Representative Mike Moyle
      Representative Julie Ellsworth 
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 31