5734-S AMH ANDG SMIT 216

SSB 5734 - H AMD 704

By Representative Anderson

WITHDRAWN 4/22/2009

    On page 1, after line 10 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

    "(3) (a) Beginning in the 2009-10 academic year, the governing boards of the community and technical colleges shall assign all new resident undergraduate students to a tuition guarantee group based on the academic year in which they first enroll. After the state board for community and technical colleges sets tuition fees for full time resident undergraduate students, within the limits provided in the omnibus appropriations act, tuition fees for each tuition guarantee group shall be charged at that same rate for two consecutive academic years. The tuition guarantee only applies to students seeking their first associate degree or first applied bachelor's degree and who maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.00.

    (b) The colleges shall assign students who enroll in a bachelors of applied science program to a new tuition guarantee group based on the academic year in which they enroll in the bachelors of applied science program. Tuition fees for each bachelors of applied science tuition guarantee group shall be charged at that same rate for two consecutive academic years, according to rates adopted by the state board for community and technical colleges for bachelors of applied science programs and within the limits provided in the omnibus appropriations act.

    (c) Guaranteed tuition fees may be extended for up to one academic year for programs for which the published credits required for the degree exceeds ninety quarter credits."

    On page 1, at the beginning of line 11, strike "(3)" and insert "(((3)))(4)"

    On page 2, at the beginning of line 9, strike "(4)" and insert "(((4)))(5)"

    On page 2, at the beginning of line 14, strike "(5)" and insert "(((5)))(6)"

    On page 2, at the beginning of line 17, strike "(6)" and insert "(((6)))(7)"

    On page 2, at the beginning of line 20, strike "(7)" and insert "(((7)))(8)"

    On page 2, at the beginning of line 24, strike "(8)" and insert "(((8)))(9)"

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EFFECT:  Requires the public community and technical colleges to guarantee tuition at the same rate for two consecutive years from the students' initial enrollment. The colleges must also guarantee the same tuition rate for students enrolled in bachelor's of applied science programs for two years. Colleges are still permitted to charge higher tuition for the BAS program. Exceptions are made for those programs that are longer than average in length.    

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