Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - COORDINATING COMMISSION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Title 281 - COORDINATING COMMISSION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 11 - RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING REVIEW OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS' BUDGET AND STATE AID REQUESTS
Section 281-11-003 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

The Commission shall adopt, amend, repeal, or otherwise implement such rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as the Commission deems necessary to continue its ongoing constitutional and statutory responsibility to review, study, recommend, and modify public institutional budget requests if needed to promote compliance and consistence with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan and prevent unnecessary duplication.

A review of budget outlines, budget priorities and tuition levels shall be subject to the rules contained herein, the Statewide Comprehensive Plan, and such other rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as shall be promulgated by the Commission.

The purpose of the budget review process is to (1) demonstrate the institution's compliance and consistence with the Comprehensive Statewide Plan, (2) examine consistency with the institution's role and mission, (3) consider major statewide funding issues or initiatives, and (4) prevent unnecessary duplication within an institution, a sector, the state, or region.

The primary focus of budget and budget priority reviews is on new and expanded services and programs and major statewide funding issues or initiatives.

Any footnotes contained herein shall not be construed as a part of the rules of the Commission, but are used for illustrative purposes only.