2006 Kansas Code - 74-3205c

      74-3205c.   Commission for public universities; meetings; powers and duties; expiration date of section. (a) The commission for public universities shall meet at Topeka at least quarterly in each year on dates fixed by the commission. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson of the commission or upon petition to the chairperson by the other two members of the commission. The date and place of all special meetings shall be designated in the call. Two members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but one member may adjourn any regular or special meeting to a definite time and place.

      (b)   The commission for public universities shall:

      (1)   Propose for adoption by the state board of rules and regulations for operation and management of the state educational institutions;

      (2)   initiate plans for institutional advancement and new educational programs and courses of instruction;

      (3)   formulate budget requests for the state educational institutions;

      (4)   review existing educational programs and courses of instruction at the public universities and evaluate the educational and economic justification, or lack thereof, for such programs and courses;

      (5)   identify core indicators of quality performance for public universities;

      (6)   make recommendations to the state board with respect to the appointment of chief executive officers of the state educational institutions;

      (7)   develop each year a policy agenda for public universities;

      (8)   conduct continuous studies of ways to maximize the utilization of resources available for public universities and formulate recommendations for improvement; and

      (9)   make reports on the performance of its functions and duties together with any proposals and recommendations it may formulate with respect thereto at each regular meeting of the state board.

      (c)   The provisions of this section shall expire on June 30, 2003.

      History:   L. 1999, ch. 147, § 10; L. 2002, ch. 188, § 6; July 1.