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MS HB196
Bill
Status
Failed
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Greg Snowden
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 37-103-25 of Mississippi Code to clarify that "total tuition" does not include fees when calculating out-of-state student charges
- Requires out-of-state tuition at state institutions of higher learning and community/junior colleges to be no less than the average cost per student from appropriated funds
- Establishes exceptions allowing out-of-state students to pay in-state tuition rates if they are Mississippi-born residents who relocated as minors, armed forces veterans, hurricane evacuees, or approved through board waiver policies
- Permits the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to grant out-of-state tuition waivers on a case-by-case basis when requested by institution presidents or chancellors and deemed fiscally responsible
- Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
University and colleges; clarify fees are not total tuition regarding out-of-state students.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013
Committee Referrals
Universities and Colleges1/14/2013
Full Bill Text
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