Texas university systems request $1B from Legislature to keep tuition flat
Appealing directly to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan, Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman and House Appropriations Committee Chair Greg Bonnen, the leaders said more support and technology is required to meet the growing needs of today’s students — including in advising, tutoring, mental health and financial planning services.
The chancellors, which include Renu Khator of the UH System and John Sharp of the Texas A&M University System, proposed the biggest increase toward a general funding formula for universities to cover costs that stem outside of enrollment growth, according to the letter. That would be $352 million, or a 7 percent increase.
A further $290 million would go toward health insurance funding at the institutions, which the state has previously covered at only 80 percent of the rate, the leaders added.
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