New York (State). Task Force on Financing Higher Education.

Governor Nelson Rockefeller appointed this Task Force on October 7, 1972 to study laws regarding and methods of financing public and private higher education.

The Task Force was specifically charged to study: fiscal problems of private institutions of higher education; financing of public institutions of higher education; problems of student tuition scholarships and other student aid programs; public-private cooperation to improve resource utilization; and regional arrangements of higher education resources to get maximum effectivenss from public and private funds for higher education.

The Task Force, chaired by former U.S. Commissioner of Education Francis Keppel, conferred with representatives of public and private educational institutions, citizens' groups, and experts on state and local financing. Among the recommendations presented by the Task Force in its final report (March 5, 1973) were: a "student bill of rights" guaranteeing up to two years of access to higher education with the necessary financial support, and two more years if academically qualified; low income students to get sufficient public funds to cover four years of tuition; establish a statewide planning council for post-secondary education under the aegis of the Board of Regents; the Governor should nominate members of the Board of Regents for confirmation by the Legislature; increase state funding of and responsibility for governance of the City University of New York and community colleges; and strengthen individual campus autonomy by reducing unnecessary administrative regulations and supervision.

From the description of Research and report files, 1972-1973. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 79191387