SENATE BILL NO. 1114


   May 6, 1998, Introduced by Senator SHUGARS and referred to the
        Committee on Government Operations.



        A bill to amend 1963 (2nd Ex Sess) PA 42, entitled

   "An act to provide for the submission of accounts to the legisla-
   ture by state supported institutions of higher education,"

   (MCL 390.1101) by adding section 2.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 2.  (1) EACH YEAR THE AUDITOR GENERAL SHALL CONDUCT A

 2    PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF 2 COLLEGES OR SCHOOLS RANDOMLY

 3    SELECTED FROM THE COLLEGES OR SCHOOLS WITHIN ALL OF THE STATE

 4    UNIVERSITIES.  THE AUDITOR GENERAL SHALL SUBMIT THE RESULTS IN A

 5    REPORT TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, THE

 6    SENATE AND HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES,

 7    AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE FISCAL AGENCIES ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1 OF

 8    EACH YEAR.

 9         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:





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 1         (A) "COLLEGE OR SCHOOL" MEANS AN ACADEMIC UNIT AT A STATE

 2    UNIVERSITY.

 3         (B) "STATE UNIVERSITY" MEANS A UNIVERSITY DESCRIBED IN SEC-

 4    TION 4, 5, OR 6 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF

 5    1963.

 6         (C) "PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT" MEANS A REPORT THAT INCLUDES

 7    BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 8         (i) THE AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY.

 9         (ii) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT CREDIT HOURS PER DEPARTMENT
             IN

10    EACH COLLEGE.

11         (iii) THE NUMBER OF DEGREES GRANTED.

12         (iv) EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT RATES OF GRADUATES.

13         (v) PUBLICATIONS OF FACULTY STAFF.































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