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MO HB1925

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/8/2012

Primary Sponsor

Jason Holsman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Freezes tuition rates for full-time Missouri resident students at qualifying institutions (those receiving state funds) for five continuous academic years following initial enrollment at the tuition rate charged upon first enrollment.

  • Locks in tuition at the 2012-2013 rate for students already enrolled before the 2012-2013 school year for the customary time required to complete their degree program.

  • Extends tuition freeze for students in degree programs requiring more than four years to complete, maintaining the initial enrollment rate for the customary completion time.

  • Allows students who change majors to pay tuition as if they had enrolled in the new major at their original enrollment date.

  • Requires students pursuing graduate degrees after undergraduate studies to establish a new tuition lock-in rate based on their first graduate semester, ending the previous undergraduate rate protection.

Legislative Description

Prohibits a higher education institution from charging a Missouri resident who is a full-time student a tuition rate that exceeds the amount charged when the student first enrolled for the next five years

Last Action

Public Hearing Completed (H)

4/24/2012

Committee Referrals

Higher Education4/18/2012

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