Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-134-R1

Redraft EDU 134

Higher Education Salaries and Benefits

Mr. Moore and Ms. L'Italien moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section ____, the following new section:-

"SECTION ____. There shall be established a special commission for the purpose of investigating higher education salaries and benefits. The commission shall review and investigate the following areas: employee expenditures; employee issued credit cards and expense accounts; vacation and sick time policies for management; salaries, bonuses, and stipends for management and professors; the number of management positions at each university and college and their descriptions; and endowments and annual profits. The commission shall consist of the following members: the commissioner of the department of higher education or a designee, who shall serve as chair; three persons appointed by the governor, one of whom shall have expertise in finance and investment, two of whom shall be parents or guardians of current college students; one member of the senate to be appointed by the senate president; one member of the senate to be appointed by the senate minority leader; one member of the house to be appointed by the speaker; one member of the house to be appointed by the minority leader; a representative of the University of Massachusetts office of the president; a representative of the University of Massachusetts director of libraries; two members of the Student Advisory Council; a representative from the Massachusetts Office of Financial Assistance; a member of the Board of Higher Education; a representative of the Massachusetts State College Association; a representative of the Massachusetts Community Colleges Executive Office; a representative of Pioneer Institute; a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants; and a member of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts. The commission shall convene within four weeks after the date of enactment. The commission shall file a report of its findings and recommendations with the clerk of the house and senate by March 1, 2017."