The commission has the following functions and responsibilities in its capacity as the statewide postsecondary education planning and coordinating agency and adviser to the Legislature and the Governor: (a) It shall require the governing boards of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop and submit to the commission institutional and systemwide long-range plans in a form determined by the commission after consultation with the segments. (b) It shall prepare a state plan for postsecondary education that shall integrate the planning efforts of the public segments with other pertinent plans. The commission shall seek to resolve conflicts or inconsistencies among segmental plans in consultation with the segments. If these consultations are unsuccessful, the commission shall report the unresolved issues to the Legislature with recommendations for resolution. In developing the plan, the commission shall consider at least the following factors: (1) The need for, and location of, new facilities. (2) The range and kinds of programs appropriate to each institution or system. (3) The budgetary priorities of the institutions and systems of postsecondary education. (4) The impact of various types and levels of student charges on students and on postsecondary education programs and institutions. (5) The appropriate levels of state-funded student financial aid. (6) The access and admission of students to postsecondary education. (7) The educational programs and resources of independent and private postsecondary institutions. (8) The provisions of this division differentiating the functions of the public systems of higher education. (c) It shall update the plan periodically, as appropriate. (d) It shall participate in appropriate stages of the executive and the legislative budget processes as requested by the executive and the legislative branches, and shall advise the executive and the legislative branches as to whether segmental programmatic budgetary requests are compatible with the state plan. It is not intended that the commission hold independent budget hearings. (e) It shall advise the Legislature and the Governor regarding the need for, and location of, new institutions and campuses of public higher education. (f) It shall review proposals by the public segments for new programs, the priorities that guide them, and the degree of coordination with nearby public, independent, and private postsecondary educational institutions, and shall make recommendations regarding those proposals to the Legislature and the Governor. (g) In consultation with the public segments, it shall establish a schedule for segmental review of selected educational programs, evaluate the program approval, review, and disestablishment processes of the segments, and report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor. (h) It shall serve as a stimulus to the segments and institutions of postsecondary education by projecting and identifying societal and educational needs and encouraging adaptability to change. (i) It shall periodically collect or conduct, or both collect and conduct, studies of projected manpower supply and demand, in cooperation with appropriate state agencies, and disseminate the results of those studies to institutions of postsecondary education and to the public in order to improve the information base upon which student choices are made. (j) It shall periodically review and make recommendations concerning the need for, and availability of, postsecondary programs for adult and continuing education. (k) It shall develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of all aspects of postsecondary education. ( l ) It shall maintain and update annually an inventory of all off-campus programs and facilities for education, research, and community services operated by public and independent institutions of postsecondary education. (m) (1) It shall act as a clearinghouse for postsecondary education information and as
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