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Department and commission staff urge rewrite of bill loosening appointment rules for Higher Education Commission
Summary
HB 443 would alter appointment/term rules for the Higher Education Commission to address seats that are effectively vacated when members leave but do not formally resign. Department staff said the change fixes an administrative problem but recommended more precise drafting to avoid unintended gaps in statutory terms and membership.
The committee heard testimony on legislation to amend statutes that govern the Higher Education Commission’s appointments and terms. Department of Education staff described recurring operational problems: individual commissioners who leave office, move out of state, or become incapacitated sometimes do not submit formal resignations, and the governor’s office has declined to appoint replacements because terms on paper still read…
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