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plan," unless the trustees submit the restructuring plan to the | Legislature for review in accordance with this section. |
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| | 1.__Submission.__The trustees shall submit the restructuring | plan to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over education matters together with any other | information that the committee may require. |
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| | 2. Review; legislation.__The joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters shall | review the restructuring plan and may report out legislation | approving or disapproving the restructuring plan.__The review of | the restructuring plan must be conducted as follows. |
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| A.__After the submission of a restructuring plan in | accordance with subsection 1, the Legislature, through the | joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over education matters, shall conduct a review | and evaluation of the submitted material and conduct on-site | visits as necessary to complete the review. |
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| B.__The committee review of the restructuring plan shall | address the following issues: |
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| (1)__Access and affordability for eligible students, | including financial access and geographic access; |
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| (2)__Community and economic development, including the | impact of social, economic and cultural resources on | the communities surrounding each institution within the | university; |
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| (3)__Enrollment management, including the capacity of | other public postsecondary institutions in the State to | meet the demand for increased enrollment; |
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| (4)__Identified savings and potential increased costs | for plan implementation; and |
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| (5)__Quality and scope of academic programs, including | the elimination of existing programs and the | establishment of new programs. |
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| The committee may add additional issues or areas to be | addressed should the addition of such issues be useful in | providing the Legislature with an overview of the | implications of the restructuring plan or the operation of | the university. |
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