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MO HB2166

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/24/2014

Primary Sponsor

Courtney Curtis

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires 33 percent of any tuition increase at Missouri public higher education institutions to be designated for faculty improvement

  • Locks in tuition rates for full-time Missouri resident students at qualifying institutions (those receiving state funds) for five continuous academic years following initial enrollment

  • Extends tuition lock-in to students enrolled before the 2014-15 school year at the 2014-15 rate for the customary time required to complete their degree program

  • Allows students in degree programs requiring more than four years to maintain locked-in tuition rates for the customary completion time

  • Resets tuition lock-in rates for undergraduate students who continue to graduate studies, requiring them to lock in at graduate tuition rates upon enrollment

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

Referred: Higher Education(H)

5/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Higher Education5/16/2014

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