11-R170
2011 -- H 5193
Enacted 01/27/11
H
O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
CREATING
A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION
AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THE STATE OF
ISLAND
Introduced By:
Representative Gordon D. Fox
Date Introduced:
January 27, 2011
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the same
is hereby created
consisting of seven (7) members: one of whom shall be the Chair
of the House Committee on
Finance, or designee; one
of whom shall be the Chair of the House Committee on Health,
Education, and Welfare, or
designee; and five (5) of whom shall be members of the House of
Representatives, not more
than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed by the
Speaker
of the House.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission
created by a General Assembly
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the
general public to serve in lieu
of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or
the minority leader of the political party which
is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of
the general public.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the
administrative and academic decisions and practices at the
institution and system levels that affect
affordability and accessibility, to examine other states’ efforts
to improve affordability and
accessibility, and to consider best practices from other states and
public institutions and systems
of higher education; and to provide recommendations
regarding actions that can reasonably be
taken at the state and institutional levels to enhance the
affordability and increase the accessibility
of public higher education to all Rhode Islanders.
Forthwith
upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and
shall select a chairperson from among the
legislators.
Vacancies
in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.
The
membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All
departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and
information,
documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as
is deemed necessary or
desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this
resolution.
The
Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable
quarters
for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
House of Representatives no
later than May 3, 2011, and bi-annually thereafter, and said
commission shall expire on July 30, 2016.
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LC00592
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