March 18, 2005

Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Major Changes in State University System

By KARIN FISCHER

First, the Arizona Board of Regents made its pitch for reorganizing the state university system.

Now, the State House of Representatives is trying its hand at overhauling higher education.

Rep. Laura Knaperek, a Republican and who is chairwoman of the Universities, Community Colleges, and Technology Committee, has proposed legislation that would put the universities' budget formula into law and permit community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees in law enforcement, teacher

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