House File 2140

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  JENKINS


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to meeting dates by which the state board of
  2    regents must make final decisions on tuition increases for
  3    institutions of higher education under its control.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6122YH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 262.9, subsection 18, Code Supplement
  1  2 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    18.  Not less than thirty days prior to action by the board
  1  4 on any proposal to increase tuition, fees, or charges at one
  1  5 or more of the institutions of higher education under its
  1  6 control, send written notification of the amount of the
  1  7 proposed increase including a copy of the proposed tuition
  1  8 increase docket memorandum prepared for its consideration to
  1  9 the presiding officers of the student government organization
  1 10 of the affected institutions.  The final decision on an
  1 11 increase in tuition or mandatory fees charged to all students
  1 12 at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made no later
  1 13 than the regular meeting held in November March of the
  1 14 preceding fiscal year and shall be reflected in a final docket
  1 15 memorandum that states the estimated total cost of attending
  1 16 each of the institutions of higher education under the board's
  1 17 control.  The regular meeting held in November March shall be
  1 18 held in Ames, Cedar Falls, or Iowa City and shall not be held
  1 19 during the period in which classes have been suspended for
  1 20 Thanksgiving vacation spring break.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill extends from November to March the regular
  1 23 meeting date by which the state board of regents must make its
  1 24 final decision on an increase in tuition or mandatory fees
  1 25 charged to all students at an institution of higher education
  1 26 under its control.  The bill prohibits the board from holding
  1 27 the meeting during spring break.
  1 28 LSB 6122YH 80
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