BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5592

SB 5592: Tuition/activities fees

Decoupling services and activities fees from tuition.

Summary

Removes the requirement that increases in fees cannot exceed the percentage increase in student tuition fees for resident undergraduate students.
Requires that any increase of the services and activities fees shall not exceed 4% per year.
Removes the requirement that a percentage increase in student fees does not apply to the portion of the services and activity fee previously committed to the repayment of bonded debt.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5592), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to decoupling services and activities fees from tuition;

No recorded floor votes.

Feb 22, 2018Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5592)
Feb 22, 2018Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 18, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5592)
Jan 18, 2018Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 16, 2018Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5592)
Jan 16, 2018WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5592)
Jan 16, 2018Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5592)
Jan 16, 2018Minority; without recommendation.
Jan 16, 2018WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 16, 2018Minority; do not pass.
Jan 8, 2018By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 21, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 23, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 24, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 10, 2017Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 9, 2017And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 9, 2017HIE - Majority; do pass.
Jan 30, 2017First reading, referred to Higher Education.

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

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