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House Education committee advances bill to study North Dakota higher education system
Summary
The House Education Committee voted 13-1 to give a do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 22-42 as amended, creating a legislative management study of higher education that adds research and quality review and a nonvoting student member.
The House Education Committee on an amended version of Senate Bill 22-42 voted 13-1 to give the measure a do-pass recommendation, creating a legislative study of North Dakota institutions of higher education that, as amended, adds review of research competitiveness and quality of education and names the current student member of the State Board of Higher Education as a nonvoting member of the study committee.
Senator Yana Merdahl, who introduced the bill, said the proposal is intended as a proactive, nonappropriations study to bring together legislators, K‑12 and higher‑education leaders, industry and other stakeholders to recommend ways to modernize institutions. "I'm pretty excited about this bill. Actually, it's pretty simple, but very important," Merdahl said, adding the panel could examine issues such as credit transfer, dual credit expansion and accelerated degree models.
The bill drew opposition from the…
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