SWVHEC Restore

Item 252.05 #1h

Language
Page 257, line 1, strike "($218,913)" and insert "($138,913)".
Page 257, strike lines 5 through 8 and insert:
"Appropriation reductions in this item are guided by, but not mandated in, the items listed in § 4-1.08 of this act.  The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center may initiate other reduction strategies other than those listed in § 4-1.08 with the approval of the Governor and after having reported such changes to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees."

Explanation
(This amendment restores a portion of the budget reductions to the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. The language provides that the remaining reductions are guided by the list of reduction strategies in § 4-1.08 with flexibility to initiate different reduction strategies as necessary. This restoration equalizes the reductions for this institution with other higher education centers.)