Board to finalize five legislative priorities; vote deferred to November
Trustees reviewed ranked draft legislative priorities and agreed to combine two related items to avoid duplication. The board will finalize and take action on the five priorities at a November briefing to accommodate an outstanding score from Trustee Cuellar and meet legislative timelines.
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At the Oct. 20 meeting trustees reviewed point-scored draft legislative priorities for the upcoming 90th Texas legislative session. A presenter reviewed last week’s scoring: the top priority was an increase to the basic allotment (80 points), second was additional funding for aging facilities and deferred maintenance (42 points), and a third slot was resolved by combining two related items into 'alternative attendance and enrollment funding models' instead of a separate 'mitigation of declining enrollment impacts.'
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