1.
Committee Business
·
Call
to order
·
Approval
of the minutes of the
2. Legislative
Audit: Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone
The committee will hear a report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor General staff on report #2022-08, Comprehensive Education Audit Capstone. This report provides an overview of the past seven audits on the public education system, including an overview of all audit recommendations and the status of these recommendations. The Legislative Audit Subcommittee assigned this audit on August 18, 2022.
3. Higher
Education: Shared Administrative Services
Legislation enacted during the 2020 General Session
merged the state’s technical college and higher education systems into the
Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). USHE officials will discuss findings
from a study that identified areas for shared services and redundancies
following the merger.
4. Higher
Education: Institutional Program Duplication
Legislation
enacted during the 2020 General Session merged the state’s technical college
and higher education systems into the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). USHE
officials will review areas of potential program duplication between various institutions
and how those duplications can be addressed.
5.
Higher Education: Statewide Online
Courses Initiative
Officials from the Utah System of Higher Education will discuss a potential program that would offer online higher education courses to students statewide through Utah’s institutions of higher education.
6.
Higher Education: Presidential Search
Process
The committee will hear from Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) officials about the presidential search process for institutions of higher education, including areas for potential legislative changes.
7.
Public Education: Local School Boards
The committee will hear a presentation on options for increasing accountability for local school boards.
8.
Adjourn