Senate Amendment 5432
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 2679, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 62, by inserting after line 19 the
1 4 following:
1 5 <DIVISION
1 6 STATE UNIVERSITY TUITION RATES
1 7 Sec. . Section 262.9, subsection 23, Code
1 8 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 9 23. Develop a policy and adopt rules relating to
1 10 the establishment of tuition rates which provide a
1 11 predictable basis for assessing and anticipating
1 12 changes in providing that any person who does not meet
1 13 the residency requirements established by the board
1 14 for tuition and fee purposes, but whose parents both
1 15 graduated from an institution of higher education
1 16 governed by the board, shall be considered a resident
1 17 of the state for tuition rates and fee purposes.
1 18 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 262.34C COLLEGE COSTS
1 19 PREDICTABILITY PROGRAM.
1 20 1. A college costs predictability program is
1 21 created to be administered by the state board of
1 22 regents for purposes of providing predictability in
1 23 college tuition and fee costs throughout a resident
1 24 freshman's full=time pursuit of an undergraduate
1 25 degree at an institution of higher learning under the
1 26 control of the board.
1 27 2. By December 1 annually, the board shall
1 28 establish for each institution of higher learning
1 29 under its control, a fixed rate tuition and fee plan
1 30 for the following school year for resident first=time
1 31 freshmen who enroll full=time in an undergraduate
1 32 degree program. If a student continues to meet grade
1 33 expectations established by rule by the board, the
1 34 plan shall be in effect for the student until the
1 35 student graduates with an undergraduate degree. While
1 36 the plan is in effect for a student, the institution
1 37 shall charge not more than the tuition and fee rate
1 38 established in the tuition and fee plan at the time
1 39 the student enrolled as a freshman. The average
1 40 annual rate of growth of the tuition and fees
1 41 established by the board for the fixed rate tuition
1 42 plan shall not exceed the percentage increase in the
1 43 most recently published higher education price index.
1 44 3. If the tuition and fees established by the
1 45 board for the fixed rate tuition and fee plan for the
1 46 next academic year are less than the tuition and fees
1 47 charged under the current or a prior academic year's
1 48 fixed rate tuition and fee plan, the board shall lower
1 49 the tuition and fees charged under the current or
1 50 prior fixed rate tuition plans which are in effect to
2 1 the same rates established under the fixed rate
2 2 tuition and fee plan for the next academic year.
2 3 4. If a full=time resident student transfers from
2 4 one institution of higher learning under the control
2 5 of the board to another such institution, the
2 6 institution to which the student transfers shall
2 7 charge the student an amount for tuition and fees that
2 8 does not exceed the amount the student was charged
2 9 when the student enrolled as a first=time freshman at
2 10 the previous institution.
2 11 5. The plan shall continue in effect for a student
2 12 who, as a result of a hardship or other good cause
2 13 shown, is unable to meet grade expectations as a
2 14 full=time student in accordance with subsection 2,
2 15 even if the student must suspend enrollment or attend
2 16 part=time. For purposes of this subsection, hardship
2 17 or other good cause includes a showing of at least one
2 18 of the following:
2 19 a. A severe illness or other debilitating
2 20 condition that affects the student's ability to
2 21 satisfy the academic and attendance requirements of
2 22 the institution at which the student enrolled.
2 23 b. The student's responsibility for the care of a
2 24 sick, injured, or needy person if the provision of
2 25 care affects the student's ability to satisfy the
2 26 academic and attendance requirements of the
2 27 institution at which the student enrolled.
2 28 c. The student is unable to complete a degree
2 29 program as a full=time student because a course is
2 30 unavailable due to a lack of available classes or
2 31 class space.
2 32 d. The student, with the approval of the
2 33 institution, changes the student's major or degree
2 34 program and needs additional time to complete an
2 35 undergraduate degree in the new major or degree
2 36 program.
2 37 Sec. . TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. A resident
2 38 full=time student enrolled in an institution of higher
2 39 learning under the control of the state board of
2 40 regents during the 2008=2009 academic year shall be
2 41 allowed to participate in the fixed rate tuition and
2 42 fee plan established by the board in accordance with
2 43 section 262.34C for resident first=time freshmen who
2 44 enroll full=time in an undergraduate degree program
2 45 during the 2009=2010 academic year and shall be
2 46 considered a first=time freshman for purposes of the
2 47 plan.>
2 48 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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3 2 JEFF ANGELO
3 3 HF 2679.213 82
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