| (a) The committee shall meet as required by workload
and tasks to meet the deadline listed under subsection (d) of this
section. Special meetings may be called as deemed appropriate by the
presiding officer. Meetings shall be open to the public and broadcast
via the web, unless prevented by technical difficulties. Minutes shall
be available to the public after they have been prepared by the Board
staff and reviewed by members of the committee.
(b) The advisory committee shall study and make recommendations
to the board regarding the effectiveness of the requirements regarding
the transfer of course credit between institutions of higher education
for courses in the core curriculum under §61.822 in supporting
more efficient undergraduate transfer between institutions of higher
education. The study and recommendations must include an analysis
of:
(1) the efficacy of dividing the recommended core curriculum
for each meta major into a general academic core curriculum and an
academic discipline core curriculum and, if determined to be efficacious,
the recommended number of semester credit hours for each component
of the recommended core curriculum for each meta major;
(2) methods to ensure that courses completed in the
general academic core curriculum and academic discipline core curriculum
transfer between institutions of higher education for course credit
applied toward a student's major at the receiving institution; and
(3) the potential inclusion of courses in the field
of study curricula adopted by the board under §61.823 in the
recommended core curriculum adopted by the board under §61.822.
(c) Each quarter ending before November 1, 2020, the
advisory committee shall submit to the chairs of the standing legislative
committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and to
the Board a report on the advisory committee's progress on the study
and recommendations required under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Not later than July 1, 2020, the advisory committee
shall submit to the Board a report that includes the results of the
study conducted under subsection (b) of this section and any recommendations
for legislative or other action.
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