"Access, Quality, Equity": Annexation Is the Answer. Final Report and Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Annexation to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Autor/inn/en	Angel, Dan; und weitere
Institution	Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board.
Titel	"Access, Quality, Equity": Annexation Is the Answer. Final Report and Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Annexation to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Quelle	(1988), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Community Colleges; Educational Legislation; Government School Relationship; Income; School District Reorganization; School Support; State Government; State Legislation; Statewide Planning; Two Year Colleges; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Einkommen; Schulförderverein; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Landesrecht; Planwirtschaft
Abstract	In response to declining state funding levels and limited options for increasing revenues, this report reviews existing Texas state legislation on community college district expansion via annexation and recommends possible statutory modifications to ease the process of annexing territory to existing districts. First, introductory material discusses the concomitant problems of decreasing state appropriations and increasing student enrollments and community demands; summarizes legislation related to district enlargement, expansion, extension, and annexation; and reviews the charge to and activities of the Advisory Committee on Annexation. Next, the report analyzes various options to improve the annexation code, including the adoption or modification of: (1) state mandated service areas; (2) a statewide ad valorem tax; (3) chargeback systems; (4) uniform out-of-district fees; (5) a policy to expand districts to include all state property in a college tax district; and (6) a revised code. Both advantages and disadvantages are explored for each option. Next, 10 changes to the current education code are recommended, and a discussion and rationale are offered for proposals related to service areas, annexation, disannexation, and enrollment caps. Appendixes include the results of a survey of Texas community colleges regarding the annexation code and proposed language to modify the Texas Education Code and Coordinating Board Rules. (AJL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC