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Higher Education Coordinating Commission outlines omnibus bill: transfer council procedure changes, procurement authority and teacher‑scholar reforms
Summary
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission told the Senate Education Committee that House Bill 3026 would change procedures for the Transfer Council's academic subcommittees, expand HECC procurement authority, revise the Oregon Teacher Scholars program and launch a review of higher education reporting requirements.
Kyle Thomas, director of legislative and policy affairs for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC), briefed the Senate Education Committee on May 7 about House Bill 3026, an omnibus bill covering multiple higher education administrative and program topics.
Thomas said the bill would finish earlier work to exempt academic subcommittees of the Transfer Council from public meeting law so faculty can collaborate more efficiently on transfer maps and the common course numbering system;…
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