Language Page 381, after line 13, insert:Out of this appropriation, $332,800,000 is provided from the general fund in each year to fund the base budget requests of public higher education institutions. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall distribute these funds to higher education institutions consistent with the recommendations calculated by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall submit a report by July 15, 2004, to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees setting out the distribution of these funds."
Explanation(This amendment would provide additional base budget support for public higher education institutions.)