3748

JOINT RESOLUTIONS

enrollment, and may not provide sufficiently for changes in the
types of programs required in our new technological era; now,
therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the
Governor is requested to establish a commission on excellence in
higher education to examine and report to the Governor and the
General Assembly on the status of funding and quality of higher
education in Maryland, specifically to examine the following
questions:

1.  What is the most appropriate methodology of determining
the correct level, process, and distribution of funding of higher
education in the coming decades?

2.  Assuming an appropriate methodology of funding, is the
State funding of higher education now at the appropriate level,
considering the range of needs and programs, as well as the
limits of State resources?

3.  What incentives could be instituted to encourage and
increase cooperation among institutions, and segments of the
higher education community--both public and private—considering
their respective missions? and

4.  What are appropriate methods of assuring accountability
for the use of State funds; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Commission be composed of 13 members of
whom:

(1)  2 members of the House of Delegates and 1 member of the
public, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and

(2)  2 members of the Senate of Maryland and 1 a member of
the public, appointed by the President of the Senate; and

(3)  1 representative of the Governor and 6 members of the
public, appointed by the Governor; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Governor appoint advisors to the
Commission who shall represent:

(1)  The Board of Regents of the University of Maryland;

(2)  The Board of Trustees of the Board of Trustees of the
State Colleges and Universities;

(3)  The Board of Regents of Morgan State University;

(4)  The Board of Trustees of St. Mary's College;

(5)  The State Board for Community Colleges;

(6)  The Maryland Independent College and University
Association; and