A proposed state performance-based model may use student persistence as a key funding metric for public universities. This approach would reward universities for students who stay enrolled semester after semester. A unique aspect of the plan, student persistence would be a new funding metric if adopted.

The proposal was developed by a committee that included John Wiebe, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas at El Paso. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board delivered its report to the Legislature in July.

Further details about the proposal are available, including its potential impact on university funding. The Legislature is expected to consider the proposal in its next session, which begins in January.