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Compliance review finds most institutions "generally conform" on HB261; 13 deficiencies required remediation

Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee · January 22, 2026
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Summary

The Commissioner's Office reported that the HB261 compliance review found broad conformity across degree-granting and technical institutions but identified 13 deficiencies (incomplete syllabi databases, job-posting language, missing viewpoint-diversity strategies, student-center approvals and training) that were remediated within statutory windows.

Dave Pulsipher, compliance director in the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, presented the fiscal-year 2025 compliance review required under HB261 and told the subcommittee the review found the system largely in compliance while identifying 13 issues requiring remediation plans.

Pulsipher said reviewers examined institution-sponsored programs, board reports, policies, training materials, job descriptions and sample employee and student files. He summarized that one degree-granting institution included prohibited…

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