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(4) For options to revise budgeting policies and
programs to meet accountability goals and measures as
outlined in paragraphs A and B.

 
E.__The coordinating council shall develop an accountability
report prototype. Upon review and approval by the board of
regents, the chair of the board of regents shall submit the
report prototype to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters by
October 1, 2007.__The report prototype must include
accountability measures developed and approved under this
subsection for which data collection mechanisms exist as
determined by the chair of the board of regents.

 
F.__Each constituent unit of the state system shall submit
to the chair of the board of regents its first
accountability report by January 1, 2008.__The chair of the
coordinating council shall compile and consolidate the
reports on behalf of the chair of the board of regents. The
chair of the board of regents shall submit an accountability
report that covers the state system of higher education and
each constituent unit and public institution of higher
education to the joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over education by February 1, 2008.__The
report must include baseline data for the accountability
measures developed under this section for which data
collection mechanisms exist and comparable peer data, as
determined by the chair of the board of regents, after
consultation with the coordinating council and upon review
and approval by the board of regents.__The report must also
include a timeline for the collection of data and reporting
of the remaining accountability measures and for the
identification of performance improvement targets.

 
G.__Each constituent unit of the state system shall submit
an accountability report to the chair of the board of
regents by January 1st.__The chair of the board of regents
shall compile the reports and shall submit a consolidated
accountability report for the state system to the joint
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over education matters by February 1st.__The report must
contain accountability measures for each constituent unit
and public institution of higher education pursuant to
subsection 1.__The report must include updated baseline and
peer comparison data, performance improvement targets for
each measure and other information as determined by the
chair of the board of regents.

 
§10605.__Advisory committee to board of regents established;

 
membership; duties


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