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The '''[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/2/2c/2B15-Resolution_Supporting_Training_and_Continuing_Education_for_Higher_Education_Governing_Boards_Exposed.pdf Resolution Supporting Training and Continuing Education for Higher Education Governing Boards]''' was adopted by ALEC's [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/ALEC_Education_Task_Force Education Task Force] at the Annual Meeting on July 21, 2006, approved by the ALEC Board of Directors in August, 2006. 

==ALEC Bill Text==

Expressing the sense of the Legislature regarding the importance and value of continuing education for college and university governing boards:

RECOGNIZING that lay governance is a part of our democratic tradition and brings the perspective of informed citizens to the heart of the university;

RECOGNIZING that responsible stewardship can make a real difference in what students know and can do when they graduate, in access, selection of leaders, cost-effectiveness, quality of public higher education and in developing closer linkages between the greater society and the universities that serve them;

RECOGNIZING that trustees are stewards of public resources and accountable to the people in their state for the wise use of those resources;

RECOGNIZING that considerable challenges face higher education and that there is a growing public demand for greater accountability, increased responsibility, and improved taxpayer value in [State]’s public institutions of higher education;

RECOGNIZING that many trustees can benefit from a better understanding of how to be effective leaders in the unique context of an academic institution and that informed stewardship can help gain public confidence in higher education;

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature, That it is the sense of the Legislature of the State of {insert STATE} that

All governing boards of [state] public institutions of higher education should establish by rule a program of orientation and continuing education for all members; that orientation and training sessions feature experts with a national perspective on higher education; that training programs focus on best practices and central issues in higher education such as trustees and the public trust; legal and ethical responsibilities of trustees; the challenge of academic standards; intellectual diversity and academic freedom; budget development; management and auditing; selecting and evaluating new presidents; teacher education and the relation of higher education to K-12 education; managing resources effectively; and setting strategic goals.

Adopted by the Education Task Force at the Annual Meeting, July 21, 2006.

Approved by the ALEC Board of Directors August, 2006.