House Education Committee sends higher‑education modernization bill to Appropriations; data advisory group codified
Apr 30, 2026
Senate Bill 78, which updates higher‑education statute and codifies the data advisory group (DAG) to allow institutions access to de‑identified student‑level data under CCHE policy, cleared House Education and will go to Appropriations; university data officers supported the amendment and the bill's transparency measures.
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Representatives Smith and Taggart presented Senate Bill 78, a package of targeted statutory updates aimed at modernizing higher‑education processes: improving fiscal‑note transparency, updating review thresholds for capital projects, clarifying CU campuses’ authority to self‑perform certain inspections, and revising duplicative bonding provisions.
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