Relating to higher education; and declaring an emergency.

Permits Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish by rule minimum hourly training requirement or student proficiency-based training requirement standards required for graduating from hair design, barbering, esthetics or nail technology schools. \tRequires commission to approve, rather than review, mission statements of public universities. \tRequires State Apprenticeship and Training Council to work with commission, rather than State Board of Education, to adopt policies regarding apprenticeship and training. \tRequires ASPIRE programs to provide financial aid instruction to middle school, high school and college students. \tPermits commission to enter into contracts and…