Amendment #750 to H4100

Community Colleges Amendment

Mr. Mark of Hancock moves that H.4100 be amended in Sec. 91, in line 1396,  by striking out the following in lls 1396 to 1402: “Such guidelines shall be established pursuant to and without limitation to the generality of the  board’s responsibilities in sections 9 and 21 of chapter 15A of the General Laws to approve the appointment and removal and to fix the compensation of the chief executive  officers, and in furtherance of the board’s responsibility in clause (u) of said section 9 of said chapter 15A to establish coordination between and among post-secondary public institutions and to resolve conflicts of policies or operations arising in public higher  education.” ;

and that the bill be further amended in Sec. 87 by striking the words “in consultation” in the first and second paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the words “in collaboration”;

and  be further amended in sec.30 by striking “provided that in the case of the community colleges the Governor shall appoint the chairman who shall reside within the geographic region of the community college.”  and inserting in place thereof the words “provided that in the case of the community colleges the local board shall select its chairman subject to the approval of the Board of Higher Education.