Whatever happened to the Charter Initiative?

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>I guess its up in the title. Last year there were shananigans (yes, it deserves the word) about the charter thing, and it seemed as if I went home for the summer, came back, and it just disappeared? Did it pass? Did parts of it pass? What exactly did pass? Everytime I google I just seem to get info from like last may.</p>

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<p>It did pass. The reason why you can’t find it is because it’s no longer called the Charter Intiative.</p>

<p>Here’s the full legislation: <a href=“Legislative Information System”>Bill Tracking - 2005 session > Legislation;

<p>Here’s a summary: </p>

<p>Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act. Sets forth enabling legislation for the restructuring of public institutions of higher education (institutions) that will extend, upon the satisfaction of various conditions, autonomy, which includes but is not limited to, capital building projects, procurement and personnel, while providing oversight mechanisms and establishing certain expectations. Under the bill, three levels of autonomy will be available to all public institutions of higher education with the level of autonomy depending on each institution’s financial strength and ability to manage day-to-day operations. The bill also requires such institutions to develop six-year academic, financial and enrollment plans that outline tuition and fee estimates as well as enrollment projections, to develop detailed plans for meeting statewide objectives, and to accept a number of accountability measures, including meeting benchmarks related to accessibility and affordability. The bill further requires the Governor to establish an independent advisory board to develop and recommend administrative management standards for institutions. The Governor is required to submit his recommendations for the third level of autonomy as part of the budget bill or amendments to the budget bill for review and approval by the General Assembly.</p>

<p>Here’s UVA’s page: <a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/restructuring/[/url]”>http://www.virginia.edu/restructuring/&lt;/a&gt;
Here’s W&M’s page: <a href=“http://www.wm.edu/restructuring/[/url]”>http://www.wm.edu/restructuring/&lt;/a&gt;
Here’s VT’s page: <a href=“http://www.vt.edu/restructuring/[/url]”>http://www.vt.edu/restructuring/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;