Budget & Finance

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Charges: The Budget and Finance Committee shall:

Consider and recommend to the board operating and capital budget requests and work programs for the NSHE.
Make recommendations to the Board for the financing of the activities of the NSHE.
Make recommendations to the Board for the expenditure or use of NSHE financial resources.
Review institutional and System proposals that create added fiscal requirements and/or alter established planning directions, including proposals for major new programs, divisions or units that have been endorsed by the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee.
Review institutional facilities plans and the NSHE capital improvement priority lists and budget requests.
Review the budget planning and development structure, schedule and products with the primary objective of affirming the connections between System plans and priorities, budget requests and funding allocations.
Oversee System direction of, or participation in, studies of funding mechanisms and approaches for public higher education in Nevada.
Review the development of a system of performance indicators for the NSHE and its institutions that can be used to improve future performance, enhance quality and support budget requests.
Jointly with the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee, consider and recommend to the Board policies concerning NSHE enrollment management plans, tuition and fees and the development of a student financial aid system for the NSHE that promotes access to public higher education for all Nevadans.