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From the ECS State Policy Database 2008 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2008. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. 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Community College Tuition and Fee Increases Title 8 NYCRR 302.1 Amends rules to increase tuition for students in all degree programs in the State University of New York, including two- and four-year undergraduate programs and graduate programs leading to a master's, doctor's, and other professional-level degree programs.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 Postsec. Nonresident tuition S.B. 1301 Requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California to establish procedures and forms that enable persons who are exempt from paying ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 Postsec. Disabled veterans A.B. 3066 Expands the number of employment training programs of the Employment Training Panel that qualify for priority funding to include projects that support veterans and members of the State National Guard, especially individuals who have become disabled as a result... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. loan forgiveness S.B. 1158 Expands educational loan assumption program eligibility to include an applicant who agrees to teach on a part- time basis for a specified number of academic years in a public school and a credentialed teacher who is teaching at a public schooled ranked among t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 Postsec. student loans S.B. 1355 Relates to student financial aid programs. Requires a public or private postsecondary educational institution to make specified disclosures related to private student loans in financial aid material, to distinguish private loans from federal loans in individua... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 Postsec. scholarships S.B. 1457 Creates the State Scholarshare Advancement Vehicle for Education program to fund scholarships for beneficiaries to be determined by the Scholarshare Investment Board and the CalSAVE account, a continuously appropriated fund, within the program fund. Authorizes... More... CA Signed into law 08/2008 Postsec. student aid and textbooks A.B. 2260 Revises the minimum requirements for the competitive Cal Grant B award to additionally authorize a student, in lieu of meeting the high school grade point average, to demonstrate attainment of a specified community college or college grade point average. Repea... More... ID Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. RESIDENCY CLASSIFICATION IDAPA 08.02.02 Amends rules relating to residency classification. Clarifies additional factors a student may use to establish residency for tuition purposes at a state public postsecondary institution. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/08index.htm... More... OH Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Student Residency Requirements OAC 3333-1-10 Amends rules regarding student residency for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes. "Resident" shall mean any person who maintains a twelve-month place or places of residence in Ohio, who is qualified as a resident to vote in Ohio and receive state publ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. Community College Authority To Establish Tuition & Fees H.B. 734 Authorizes the public postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and mandatory fee amounts for resident students; provides for adjustments to such amounts; relates to certain guidelines established by the Board of Regents; provides for waiv... More... NC Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. Community College Waiving Tuition for Residents Over 65 H.B. 1076 Waives fees as well as tuition for residents over the age of 65 attending classes at a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina or at a community college. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1076v0.pdf... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Tuition and Fees Policies H.B. 745 Relates to state university student fees; revises requirements for the Board of Governors in establishing tuition and out-of-state fees for graduate and professional programs; revises requirements for the Board of Governors in establishing a uniform maximum un... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College In-state Tuition for Colorado National Guard S.B. 166 Allows members of the Colorado National Guard who are eligible for in-state tuition status to receive college opportunity fund moneys. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/C30A40B345FA9950872573E6005E0D8E?open&file=166_enr.pdf... More... MO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. military children H.B. 1678 Allows the State to enter into the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children which applies to school age children of active duty uniformed members of the military forces of the United States including the National Guard and Reserve me... More... CO Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Community College Tuition Assistance for National Guard H.B. 1252 Allows a member of the Colorado National Guard to receive tuition assistance when enrolled at a private institution of higher education in a certificate or degree program in homeland security. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/676... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Community College Tuition Grants and In-State Tuition for Nonresidents H.B. 694 Includes in the list of schools in which a student can enroll and receive a tuition grant an approved out-of-state postsecondary education institution licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education to operate in the state and that is accredited by a recogn... More... NE Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Community College Completion of Studies for National Guard L.B. 746 Provides that if a member of the State National Guard enrolled in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, regionally accredited college or university is unable to complete his or her course of study wit... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. tuition/fees for disabled military S.B. 1407 Amends existing law relating to scholarships to provide for additional scholarship eligibility for dependents of a member of the armed forces who has become disabled by injuries or wounds sustained in action. Chapter 185 http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1407.html... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 Community College Postsec. community college tuition H.B. 399 Amends existing law to revise the maximum tuition community colleges may charge full-time students; removes a provision regarding the tuition to be paid by all other students taking such courses. http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0385.html... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. tuition/fees H.B. 401 Amends existing law relating to public institutions of higher education to revise definitions; to provide a presumption for being in Idaho primarily for educational purposes; and to provide that a certain period of enrollment does not count toward the establis... More... ID Signed into law 02/2008 Postsec. tuition/fees H.B. 385 Amends existing law relating to higher education to revise the definition of resident student to include an officer or an enlisted member of the Idaho National Guard. Chapter No. 66 http://www.legislature.idaho.gov... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 Postsec. tuition--teachers and veterans H.B. 1224 Provides for the funding of reduced tuition programs for veterans and teachers. http://legis.state.sd.us... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 Postsec. scholarships S.B. 201 An act to revise certain eligibility requirements for the state Opportunity Scholarship. http://legis.state.sd.us... More... 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