A House committee Wednesday passed a bill that would require public higher education institutions to report state and federal funds received and spent.
HB 165, sponsored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, requires public colleges and universities to file an annual report detailing state and federal funds the institutions received and spent in the previous fiscal year.
“We’re not sure when tough times are coming. They already hit the General Fund. Things have leveled out with us. And the point here is that we want to make sure that these institutions are prepared and have backup contingency plans,” Garrett told members of the House Ways and Means Education Committee.
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