BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5592
SB 5592: Higher education tuition
Changing higher education tuition provisions.
Summary
- $ Establishes a tuition policy that links base rate increases to increases in per capita personal income: 4 percent and 3.2 percent for 1999-01; and the three-year average for future biennia.
- $ Authorizes research institutions to increase base rates up to a total maximum increase from the prior year of 6.75 percent.
- $ Authorizes the governing boards of the comprehensive institutions to increase an optional 2 percent.
- $ Authorizes unlimited decreases in tuition.
- $ Eliminates the two credit minimum charge at community and technical colleges.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5592), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Requested by
- Governor
- Companion bill
- HB 1528
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5592, SSB 5592
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5592 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5592 (2023–24) Defibrillators/fitness
- SB 5592 (2021–22) Cost of supervision
- SB 5592 (2019–20) Ambulances in rural areas
- SB 5592 (2017–18) Tuition/activities fees
- SB 5592 (2015–16) Security guard backgrnd chks
- SB 5592 (2013–14) Toll bridge revenue use
- SB 5592 (2011–12) Weapons/higher ed premises