From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Affordability

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 MO Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Postsec. Education Campus Fund S.B. 381 Creates the Innovation Education Campus Fund to provide funding to innovation education campuses - an educational partnership between high schools or school districts, a Missouri four-year public or private institution of higher education, a Missouri-based bu... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Student Loans H.B. 2489 Authorizes a corporation to issue bonds in order to finance student loans made in a student loan program. Outlines powers, including (1) determining the nature of student loan programs for eligible students; (2) entering into contracts for origination, admini... More... CT Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Finance Information H.B. 5500 To require institutions of higher education to provide financial aid information in a uniform way to ensure that students understand their true higher education costs. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/ACT/PA/2013PA-00095-R00HB-05500-PA.htm... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Tuition Rates for Veterans S.B. 177 Provides that qualified veterans are eligible for the resident tuition rate for undergraduate courses upon enrolling in a state educational institution not later than 12 months after discharge or separation from the United States armed forces or Indiana Nation... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2013 Postsec. Student Loan Repayment Document A.B. 1083 Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop, distribute a document containing student loan repayment information for school districts and nonpublic high schools to disseminate to students. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/PL13/1_.... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2012 Community College Comm. 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 governor, overriden by legislature. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H7v0.pdf... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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 $3,500 per semester) to four-year public or independent institutions (previously only public). Changes the percentage of ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 place an administrative hold on student registration, records, and grades for a period of at least three months prior to ref... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-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 teaching institutions that meet certain criteria selected by the user, including offering a particular major or program... More...