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 PUBLIC LAW 105-18-JUNE 12, 1997 111 STAT. 209 (3) Trends in college and university administrative costs, including administrative staffing, ratio of administrative staff to instructors, ratio of administrative staff to students, remuneration of administrative staff, and remuneration of college and university presidents or chancellors. (4) Trends in (A) faculty workload and remuneration (including the use of adjunct faculty), (B) faculty-to-student ratios, (C) number of hours spent in the classroom by faculty, and (D) tenure practices, and the impact of such trends on tuition. (5) Trends in (A) the construction and renovation of academic and other collegiate facilities, and (B) the modernization of facilities to access gmd utilize new technologies, and the impact of such trends on tuition. (6) The extent to which increases in institutional financial aid and tuition discounting have affected tuition increases, including the demographics of students receiving such aid, the extent to which such aid is provided to students with limited need in order to attract such students to particular institutions or major fields of study, and the extent to which Federal financial aid, including loan aid, has been used to offset such increases. (7) The extent to which Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, or other mandates contribute to increasing tuition, and recommendations on reducing those mandates. (8) The establishment of a mechanism for a more timely and widespread distribution of data on tuition trends and other costs of operating colleges and universities. (9) The extent to which student financial aid programs have contributed to changes in tuition. (10) Trends in State fiscal policies that have affected college costs. (11) The adequacy of existing Federal and State financial aid programs in meeting the costs of attending colleges and universities. (12) Other related topics determined to be appropriate by the Commission. (b) FINAL REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress, not later than 120 days after the date of the first meeting of the Commission, a report which shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, including the Commission's recommendations for administrative and legislative action that the Commission considers advisable. (2) MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. — Any recommendation described in paragraph (1) shall be made by the Commission to the President and to the Congress only if such recommendation is adopted by a majority vote of the members of the Commission who are present and voting. (3) EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. — In making any findings under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall take into account differences between public and private colleges and universities, the length of the academic program, the size of the institution's student population, and the availability of the institution's resources, including the size of the institution's endowment.

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