Responsibilities
Among the duties and responsibilities of the Commission were the following:
- Provide independent, comprehensive, and timely information about student enrollment, educational outcomes and other educational policy issues;
- Conduct long-range planning of the needs for new college or university campuses in light of projected enrollment demand;
- Review proposals from public colleges and universities for new degree programs;
- Serve as the State's primary information clearinghouse for postsecondary education;
- Evaluate budget requests of State-supported colleges and universities;
- Develop policy recommendations regarding financial aid programs for California students;
- Seek strategies for greater efficiency and cost containment in postsecondary education;
- Administer federal programs that improve teacher training by facilitating collaboration between K-12 and higher education faculties;
- Recommend to the Legislature and the Governor legislation the Commission deems necessary or appropriate to improve postsecondary education in California;
- Encourage greater cooperation and collaboration between and among California educational systems.
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