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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5937: Resident undergrad tuition

Decreasing resident undergraduate tuition rates by three percent for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium and limiting future growth of resident undergraduate tuition rates to inflation.

Summary

  • For the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years, resident undergraduate tuition at the four-year institutions and the community and technical colleges must be 3 percent below the resident undergraduate tuition fees for the 2012-13 academic year. For SBCTC, beginning in the 2015-16 academic year, increases in resident undergraduate tuition must not exceed inflation.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5937), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-6)
Introduced
May 17, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to decreasing resident undergraduate tuition rates by three percent for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium and limiting future growth of resident undergraduate tuition rates to inflation;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-6)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Barbara Bailey R-10

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5937 in other sessions

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

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