2344-S AMH CHAS CLYN 147

SHB 2344 - H AMD 823

By Representative Chase

WITHDRAWN 4/22/2009

    On page 1, line 6, after "(1)" insert "(a)"

    On page 1, line 15, after "percent." insert the following:

    "Any increases in full-time tuition fees for resident undergraduates above the amount of tuition fees charged such students in the 2008-09 academic year shall be deposited by the college or university in a local account containing only operating fees revenue and related interest, shall only be used for faculty salaries and other instructional purposes, and shall not be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of constructing, erecting, altering, demolishing, reconstructing, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing buildings or other capital assets or for the payment of principal or interest of building bonds.

(b)"

EFFECT:  Provides that the amount of any increase in tuition fees for resident undergraduates beyond the amount charged such students for the 2008-09 academic year shall only be deposited in the operating fees account, shall only be used for instructional purposes such as salaries, and shall not be used for building fee purposes.

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