Senate Committee on Higher Education
The new stand-alone Senate Higher Education Committee held its first meeting this past Wednesday, and members used that opportunity to organize and adopt committee rules. Additionally, Sen. Judith Zaffirini, who serves as chairwoman, outlined the committee’s priorities for this session: community college benefits and proportionality; tuition deregulation; financial aid and affordability in higher education; transitions from two-year to four-year colleges; and the creation of an additional national research university.
Because each of these topics is significant in its own right, Sen. Zaffirini said it makes sense to take legislation from the committee straight to the Senate floor. She also noted that higher education already accounts for a record-setting 10 percent of all bills already filed for this session. Bills should be referred to the committee and be heard next week.
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