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Subcommittee approves mandatory orientation for Commission on Higher Education members
Summary
A bill requiring newly appointed members of the Commission on Higher Education to complete an orientation program in their first year and providing continuing-education opportunities for current commissioners was reported favorably by the subcommittee on a 6–0 vote.
The House Higher Education Subcommittee voted unanimously in committee to report favorably a bill that would require newly appointed commissioners on the state Commission on Higher Education to participate in a board orientation program during their first year and provide continuing-education opportunities for current commission members.
The program must cover commissioners’ roles, duties and responsibilities; statutory, regulatory and fiduciary obligations; state higher-education goals; scholarship and grant programs funded through the South Carolina Education Lottery; relevant laws governing the commission; the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act; and current and emerging issues in higher education.
Orrin Smith, vice chairman of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and a member of the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees, urged that trustee training also include guidance on accessing CHE reports that trustees should use in decision-making. Jeff Perez, president of the Commission on Higher Education, confirmed that CHE’s reports are public and that CHE would share them with trustees and legislative leadership.
The subcommittee voted 6–0 to report the bill favorably. Committee members said the training will help trustees and commissioners better understand oversight responsibilities and ensure boards are informed.
The measure will next be considered by the full House.
