ACIR recommends that state legislatures include all federal aid funds in their own appropriations bills, prohibit the expenditure of federal funds in excess of the amount states appropriate themselves, and specify spending priorities by establishing subprogram allocations. Implications of these recommendations are discussed. (LBH)

Public colleges and universities are complex organizations that assert their institutional autonomy as they simultaneously operate in a context demanding response to public and political scrutiny. State boards and legislators, for example, enact programs, incentives, or regulations in many policy arenas designed to affect how colleges operate. One…