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Conference committee debates governance changes and timeline for filling system chief
Summary
Members discussed proposed statutory and constitutional alignment for the State Board of Higher Education governance model and debated a House proposal to require a filled commissioner/chancellor position by Feb. 1, 2026, with potential budget consequences for delays.
The committee spent substantial time discussing Sections 22–24 and related language that would clarify the governance model for the State Board of Higher Education and the system office. A House speaker explained the provision is intended to allow the board to present a governance plan (for example, a chancellor model) and, if it adopts that model, to return to the Legislature with recommended statutory and constitutional changes.
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