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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.
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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
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|||| 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
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.
Contact
Name: Representative Bruce Newcomb
Representative Lawerence Denney
Representative Mike Moyle
Representative Julie Ellsworth
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 31