37-101-13 - Study of role and scope of institutions; supervision and control of programs, etc.
§ 37-101-13. Study of role and scope of institutions; supervision and control of programs, etc.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to begin immediately a comprehensive study of the role and scope of all of the various institutions under its jurisdiction, including a detailed study of the programs of study, degrees and courses offered. Following the completion of such study, the board shall make such adjustments as may be found to be necessary in the programs of the various institutions, to the end that the broadest possible educational opportunities shall be offered to the citizens of this state without inefficient and needless duplication. The board shall, through such officers of the board and through such procedures as it shall see fit to establish, exercise continuing jurisdiction and control over the establishment of new courses of study, new departments and new functions and activities in each institution so that the growth and development of the program of higher education in the state shall proceed in an orderly and rational manner, inefficient and needless duplication may be avoided, and new expanded programs will be undertaken only as the same may become justified, based upon objective criteria to be established by the board. In carrying out the purposes of this section, particular attention shall be given to the extension programs of the various institutions. The board, in conjunction with the chancellor and presidents of the institutions of higher learning, shall take such steps as may be necessary to improve and coordinate such programs and shall exercise such direct control over the establishment, organization, operation and granting of credit for such programs as may be necessary to accomplish such purposes.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6722; Laws, 1932, ch. 127; Laws, 1940, ch. 196; Laws, 1944, ch. 262, § 5; Laws, 1946, ch. 318, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 292, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 367, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 453, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 29, 1985).