Finds that there is increasing demand for postsecondary educational opportunities for citizens of the state.

Declares that the policy of the state is to: (1) Improve the access to and the quality of this state's postsecondary educational system; and

(2) Provide a level of fiscal commitment to the postsecondary educational system commensurate with the responsibility of the state to the educational and professional improvement of its citizens and work force.