HB 2859 - DIGEST

Requires the higher education coordinating board to work with the four-year institutions of higher education and the education data center to develop a common set of data definitions and methodologies to generate specified information regarding higher education and requires the education data center to post the information on its web site.

Authorizes the four-year institutions of higher education to set the presidents' salaries but limits the amount of compensation paid from the state general fund to their base salaries.