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From the ECS State Policy Database
Postsecondary Affordability


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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.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
NCVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2012Community CollegeComm. Colleges Opt Out of Fed'l Loan Program
H.B. 7
Permits a community college to refrain from participating in a federal direct loan program that students can use to borrow money. Vetoed by ...

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NJSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.NJ 1 STARS and NJ STARS II Scholarship Revisions
S 874
Revises the NJ STARS II Program such that the program covers only tuition (no fees) in the amount of $1,250 per semester (previously up to $...

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VASigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Higher Educational Institutions; Establishes Policies Related to Student Nonpayment
H.B. 703
Provides that the board of visitors of every public institution of higher education shall establish policies requiring the registrar to plac...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Comparison Tool
H.B. 736 - Comparison Tool
Directs the higher education coordinating board to make available on its Web site a search tool allowing for comparisons of general academic...

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