BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 6736: Higher education tuition

Changing provisions relating to tuition-setting authority at institutions of higher education.

Summary

  • The Legislature maintains its authority with regard to tuition levels. Beginning with the 2002-03 academic year, the governing boards of the public four-year institutions and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges may increase or decrease tuition charged to full-time students with the increases for full-time resident students limited to no more than 9.2 percent per year.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6736), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paull Shin (D-21)
Introduced
January 30, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
January 30, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to tuition-setting authority at institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paull Shin (D-21)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 6736 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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