85-917. Legislative intent.

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The Legislature hereby declares that it is the intent and purpose of sections 85-194 , 85-308 , 85-606.01 , 85-917 to 85-966 , and 85-1511 to provide statements of role and mission for the state's systems and institutions of postsecondary education which will:

(1)Provide for a coordinated state system of postsecondary education;

(2)Provide for the maintenance and development of quality postsecondary educational programs and services for all citizens in all regions of the state;

(3)Insure student and community access to comprehensive educational programs;

(4)Limit unnecessary program and facility duplication through a coordinated planning and review process;

(5)Encourage statewide long-term academic and fiscal planning for postsecondary education in the state;

(6)Establish a legislative review process to insure that

(a)role and mission statements are updated as necessary and

(b)postsecondary institutions are complying with role and mission assignments and are serving a valuable purpose to the state within their current role and mission assignments; and

(7)Provide a mechanism for

(a)implementing an extensive change in the scope, role, and mission of a campus,

(b)closing a campus,

(c)merging campuses, and

(d)changing a campus to serve a completely different public purpose.