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October 24, 2007
Texas Leaders Agree to Restore $154-Million to 2-Year Colleges
The $154-million that Gov. Rick Perry had vetoed from the state budget for Texas’ community colleges will be restored under an agreement announced on Tuesday by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas House speaker, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The governor, a Republican, had accused the colleges of falsifying their appropriations requests for employee health insurance when he vetoed the funds in June. The veto and the governor’s rationale for it drew a storm of protest from college leaders and lawmakers.
After Tuesday’s agreement, Governor Perry and other officials called on the community colleges to rescind any tuition, tax, or fee increases that were imposed as a result of the veto. Fewer than 10 colleges have made such increases, Rey Garcia, president of the Texas Association of Community Colleges, told the newspaper.
The agreement also will allow community colleges to seek a share of a $100-million incentive fund, previously open only to four-year institutions, that rewards colleges for raising graduation rates and achieving other performance improvements. —Charles Huckabee
Posted on Wednesday October 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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