H-8014

   Amend House File 2547 as follows:
   1.  Page 5, after line 16 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING MODEL —— REPORT.  The state board of regents shall, on or before the November 2026 meeting of the state board of regents, submit a report to the general assembly and to the governor that describes how the state board of regents could establish a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents. The performance-based funding model must include, at a minimum, all of the following factors:
   1.  Graduation rates.
   2.  The number of degrees awarded in areas corresponding to high-demand jobs in this state.
   3.  Post-graduation employment rates.
   4.  Post-graduation income.
   5.  The number of graduates who remain in this state after graduation.>
   2.  Title page, line 1, by striking <career>
   3.  Title page, line 6, after <plans> by inserting <, and by requiring the state board of regents to submit a report related to establishing a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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