NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Tentative Agenda
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
9:00 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of the minutes of the August 20, 2009, meeting
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY
9:05 a.m. Comments by the chairman regarding the committee meeting
9:10 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum summarizing
recommendations resulting from the 1999-2000 Higher Education Roundtable, including
the status of the implementation of recommendations
9:15 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the North Dakota University System regarding the
report of the 1999-2000 Higher Education Roundtable, including:
• Actions taken to comply with roundtable recommendations and status of the
implementation of the recommendations
• Suggested changes to the Higher Education Roundtable recommendations and
cornerstones
9:50 a.m. Committee discussion regarding the Higher Education Roundtable report and potential
changes to previous roundtable recommendations and cornerstones
10:30 a.m. Comments by a representative of the University System regarding a report on higher
education productivity prepared by the Delta Cost Project
10:45 a.m. Committee discussion regarding the Delta Cost Project report on higher education
productivity
11:30 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the University System regarding tuition waivers,
including:
• The types of tuition waivers granted pursuant to State Board of Higher Education
policy and institution policy and differences among the institutions on the types of
waivers granted
• Findings from the tuition waiver study conducted by the University System
• The value of tuition waivers granted annually by each higher education institution
since 2003-04 compared to total tuition revenue
12:00 noon Luncheon recess
1:00 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the University System regarding 2007-09 biennium
general fund appropriation authority continued into the 2009-11 biennium by the system
office and by campus pursuant to the University System’s exemption from North Dakota
Century Code Section 54-44.1-11
1:15 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the University System regarding a summary of
previous and current higher education funding methods, including the effect of the state’s
changing demographics on the current funding method
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1:45 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the University System regarding potential changes
being considered by the State Board of Higher Education to the current higher education
funding system
2:15 p.m. Committee discussion regarding higher education funding methods
2:45 p.m. Presentation by representatives of the University System regarding the following:
• Reciprocity agreements with other states, including the amount of tuition costs saved
by North Dakota students as a result of the agreements
• The number of resident and nonresident students attending each higher education
institution
• The methods of calculating enrollment relating to students taking both on-campus and
online courses
• The cost of educating students using distance education methods compared to a
traditional classroom setting
• The completion rates of students using distance education methods compared to a
traditional classroom setting
• Total funding available to higher education programs through the federal American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
3:15 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
Committee Members