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THECB government relations staff outlines legislative items affecting higher education including financial aid request and accreditation bills
Summary
John Wyatt, THECB senior director for government relations, briefed LTAC on the 89th Texas Legislature: an agency request for roughly $364 million in additional financial aid funding, and a slate of filed bills on governance, tenure, accreditation and program ROI that THECB staff are tracking.
A THECB government relations official told the Learning Technology Advisory Committee that the legislature—s early focus has been K-12 but that higher education policy activity will accelerate as committees begin hearings on higher education issues.
John Wyatt, senior director for government relations at THECB, said the agency—s budget request includes approximately $364 million in additional funding across financial aid programs to better serve eligible students in the Texas Grant and related programs. The…
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