Section 10-207 - Duties of Commission. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-207. Duties of Commission.
 

The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall: 

(1) Advise the Governor and General Assembly on statewide higher education policy; 

(2) Conduct statewide planning for higher education; 

(3) Coordinate and arbitrate among different segments of higher education in the State; 

(4) Review, negotiate as necessary, and grant final approval of mission statements for each public institution of higher education and each regional higher education center that requests or receives State funding; 

(5) Assess the adequacy of operating and capital funding for public higher education and establish operating funding guidelines based on comparison with peer institutions and on other relevant criteria; 

(6) Establish and maintain a higher education information system for planning, coordination, and evaluation purposes; 

(7) Coordinate the State's program of performance accountability reporting for public institutions of higher education; and 

(8) Administer statewide programs of student financial assistance for higher education. 
 

[1988, ch. 246, § 2; 2000, ch. 542.]