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| The Senate Higher Education Subcommittee and the Senate Finance Higher |
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| Higher Education Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing on Wednesday, |
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| July 23, at 9 AM in Room E1.028 of the Capitol Extension. |
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| The committees will address the following interim charges: |
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| Study the need for new higher education institutions and make |
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| recommendations for developing a long-term strategy for creating and |
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| supporting new institutions, especially additional flagship public |
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| research universities. Explore methods for determining where such |
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| universities should be located and ensuring that such universities admit a |
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| qualified and diverse student body. Consider the state's allocation of and |
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| need for resources for medical education, including graduate medical |
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| education, geographic distribution of those resources, and the value of |
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| associating a medical school with a top-tier academic campus. |
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| Study research funding and assess the research infrastructure and |
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| capabilities at higher education institutions. Make recommendations for |
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| streamlining the various sources of funding (Texas Competitive Knowledge |
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| Fund, the Research Development Fund, and the Advanced Research Program) |
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| and for developing a statewide strategy for increasing research at higher |
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| education institutions, including ways to improve research |
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| **Public testimony will be limited to three minutes. |
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