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Committee hears arguments for and against state review of low‑enrollment university programs
Summary
SB 5,909 would require governing boards to annually list undergraduate degree programs averaging fewer than 10 graduates over five years and trigger discontinuance review after three consecutive years; university supporters said it increases accountability, faculty and students warned it risks politicizing academic decisions and could cost institutions.
Senate Bill 5,909 would require governing boards of public baccalaureate institutions to identify undergraduate degree programs that average fewer than 10 graduates per academic year over the most recent five‑year period, and subject programs on that list for three consecutive years to a discontinuance review with specified considerations.
Michelle Alishahi…
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