| State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 KY | Issued 06/2012 | Postsec. | Establishes the Council on Postsecondary Education as an organizational unit and administrative body attached to the office of the governor for administrative purposes. http://apps.sos.ky.gov/Executive/Journal/execjournalimages/2012-MISC-222480.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2012-419
Source: apps.sos.ky.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | Postsec. | Amends definition of "limited-access records" for Florida College System. Requires records maintained for investigating employee misconduct to become public either after the investigation ceases to be active, the institution has concluded the investigation, or the institution has issued a letter of discipline. Defines circumstances under which an investigation is to be considered active. Also requires records maintained for purposes of (1) a disciplinary proceeding against an employee and (2) a grievance proceeding brought by an employee for enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement or contract to become public after a final decision is made in the proceeding. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_s0878er.DOCX&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0878&Session=2012
Title: S.B. 878
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2012 | Postsec. | From bill summary: Requires the state board of regents to receive approval from the governor and obtain consent of the senate when hiring a commissioner of higher education. Permits the governor, after consultation with the state board of regents, to terminate a commissioner of higher education. Requires the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees to receive approval from the governor and obtain consent of the senate when hiring a president of the Utah College of Applied Technology. Permits the governor, after consultation with the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees, to terminate a president of the Utah College of Applied Technology. http://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/sbillenr/sb0039.pdf
Title: S.B. 39
Source: le.utah.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides that for the purpose of furthering the mission of the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education system, the Chief Education Officer has direction and control over specified positions, including the commissioner for community college services, the chancellor of the Oregon University System, the executive director of the Oregon Student Access Commission, the early childhood system director, the executive director of the higher education coordinating commission and the deputy superintendent of public instruction. Clarifies that the Chief Education Officer's authority does not include the authority to appoint or remove a person from any of the aforementioned positions. Provides that the Chief Education Officer's authority over the deputy superintendent of public instruction does not apply to any deputy superintendent appointed by the superintendent of public instruction holding office on August 5, 2011.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/sb1500.dir/sb1581.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 1581
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Removes provision prohibiting the chancellor of the board of regents from assuming any duties until the senate has consented to the chancellor's appointment. Replaces provisions limiting the term of the chancellor to five years and on the filling of vacancies with provision that the term of the chancellor must coincide with the term of that chancellor's appointing governor, and that subsequent appointments are to be filled in the same manner as the governor's initial appointment. Pages 433-434 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - SHEEO's Term
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| MO | Vetoed 05/2011 | Postsec. | Modifies the composition of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the Board of Curators for the University of Missouri and the governing board of Missouri State University. For each board, current law provides that no more than one person will be appointed from each congressional district. This act provides that at least one but no more than two persons will be appointed from each congressional district.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/pdf-bill/tat/SB163.pdf
Title: S.B. 163
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | Postsec. | Directs the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the trustees of the California State University, the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the Student Aid Commission, and requests the regents of the University of California, to provide for live audio transmission of all public meetings via Webcast, cable television or another technology accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1401-1450/ab_1436_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1436
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2010 | Postsec. | Amends membership of the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation [http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/HESC/About_HESC]. Adds as member a current full-time student at an independent institution of higher education in the state. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=a8220&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 8220/S.B. 4199
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | Postsec. | Clarifies the powers, duties, and functions of the Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards. Requires institutional evaluations be used by the board to create efficiencies, increase student access, enhance academic quality, further the goals established by the master plan for postsecondary education.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722200
Title: S.B. 538
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722200
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| NY | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec. | Requires the board of trustees of the State University of New York, the City University of New York and the higher education services commission to make publicly available agendas and subsequent meeting records on their Web sites. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05585&Summary=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 5585
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| TX | Adopted 05/2010 | Postsec. | Allows the commissioner of higher education to waive s.s.4.51 - 4.60 of Coordinating Board rules (governing the Texas Success Initiative) if necessary to provide flexibility for Texas public institutions of higher education contracted by the coordinating board to plan, develop and implement developmental education and adult basic education initiatives as outlined by and under the direction of the Coordinating Board. Pages 3-4 of 46: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0521/0521adop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 4.61
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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