HB 2805: Higher ed/tuition

Summary

• $ Authority to set tuition rates is transferred from the Legislature to institutions. It is unstricted for resident undergraduates at the four-year institutions and capped at a maximum of 10 percent per year for resident undergraduate students at community colleges. Limits for non-resident students are eliminated.
• $ Funding for the State Need Grant program is required to increase proportional to the maximum 10 percent per year tuition increase. Any increase beyond 10 percent must be made up by the colleges.
• $ Institutions are required to guarantee undergraduate students that they can graduate in four years or less. Students not able to graduate as planned because the college or university cannot provide the necessary courses, must have their tuition waived for the remaining courses needed for graduation.
• $ These measures take effect in the 2003 - 2004 academic year.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2805), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗