1795-S2 AMH CARL THMA 110

2SHB 1795 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2744.2/11) 725

By Representative Carlyle

WITHDRAWN 05/09/2011

    On page 11, after line 23 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

    "(7) Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year and through the 2018-2019 academic year, a four-year institution of higher education that increases full-time tuition fees beyond levels assumed in the omnibus appropriations act for individual programs shall:

    (i) Provide financial aid as provided in this section only for students enrolled in programs where tuition has been raised beyond the increases assumed in the omnibus appropriations act; and

    (ii) Report on the effects of tuition increases as provided in this section only in relation to programs that have increased tuition beyond the levels assumed in the omnibus appropriations act."

EFFECT:   Requires that public baccalaureate institutions provide financial aid for students in any program where tuition is increased beyond levels assumed in the operating budget. Requires that public baccalaureate institutions that raise tuition beyond increases assumed in the operating budget for individual programs report on effects of mitigation for these individual programs only.

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