ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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.

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

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Brain Research
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Home Economics
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Curriculum--Speech Education
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Aid to Private Schools
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Constructivism
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Special Populations
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Brain Development
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Data Systems
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Public/Private Partnerships
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Parent/Family--Research
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
- Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
SDSIGNED BY GOVERNOR H.J. 348 02/2013Postsec.
Community College
revise certain provisions regarding the students eligible for resident tuition benefits at universities controlled by the Board of Regents.
H.B. 1012
The bill allows for South Dakota residents who graduated from a South Dakota high school to be eligible for resident tuition rates at instit...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Victims of Serious Crimes Exempt from Paying Nonresident Tuition
A.B. 1899
From bill summary: Requires students who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes who have been granted a spe...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Community CollegeCommunity College Student Fees
S.B. 1456 - Community College Student Fees
From bill summary: Requires that a student qualifying for a waiver from $46 per unit per semester student enrollment fee meet minimum academ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act
A.B. 970
From bill summary: Establishes the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act as a part of the Donahoe Higher Educatio...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Student Residency Requirements for Veterans.
A.B. 2478
From bill summary: Makes students who were stationed in California for more than one year as active duty military for more than one year imm...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Campus-Based Mandatory Fees at California State University
S.B. 960
From bill summary: Prohibits specified California State University campus-based mandatory fees from being reallocated without an affirmative...

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CASigned into law 06/2012Community CollegeCommunity College Fees for Nonresident Students
S.B. 1016 - Community College Fees for Nonresident Students
From section 50 of bill summary: Amends community college fee for nonresident students. Increases fee from $42 per course unit to a per-unit...

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LASigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Resident Tuition for Certain Veterans
H.B. 435
Provides that, with the exception of tuition charged to a veteran under the federal Yellow Ribbon Program, a student who has served in the U...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.National Guard Classified as Residents for Purposes of In-State Tuition
H.B. 97
Classifies certain members of the Alabama National Guard as residents eligible for in-state tuition rates....

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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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OKSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.In-state Residency for Dependents of Military Personnel
H.B. 2689
Requires that a student will be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of residency if the student is a dependent of a military or reserve...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Surcharge for Excess Credit Hours
H.B. 5201 - Surcharge for Excess Credit Hours
From final bill analysis: Increases the surcharge for excess credit hours. Bill text (pages 47-48 of 72): http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Capital Improvement Fee
H.B. 5201 - Capital Improvement Fee
From final bill analysis: Allows colleges to increase the fee up to 20% of tuition or the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees. Implements a...

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MDSigned into law 04/2012Community College
Postsec.
Community Colleges - Tuition Waiver for Disabled Individuals
H.B. 53
Adds a reason that any resident of the state who is out of the workforce by reason of total and permanent disability who enrolls at a commun...

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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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NYSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition Increases
A.B. 9057 - NY-SUNY 2020
Part P: Permits each university center to increase non-resident undergraduate tuition rates each year by not more than 10% over the previous...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012Community College
Postsec.
Study of Laws Regarding Community College Charges for Non-Resident Students
A.B. 9057 - Study of Laws Regarding Community College Charges for Non-Resident Students
Part Q: Directs the state university board of trustees, in conjunction with the city university board of trustees, to examine the laws, regu...

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IDSigned into law 02/2012Postsec.Residency of Members of Armed Services for Tuition Purposes
H.B. 384
Identifies as a resident for tuition purposes an Idaho resident who is a member of the U.S. armed forces but stationed outside the state..
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OHSigned into law 02/2012Postsec.Determining Student Residency
H.B. 116 - Determining Student Residency
Permits a student who completed the final year of high school at home and establishes domocile in Ohio to be recognized as an Ohio resident ...

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SDSigned into law 02/2012Postsec.Veteran Residency Requirements
S.B. 80
Exempts veterans from the twelve-month residency requirement for the purposes of tuition and fees. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bi...

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CASigned into law 10/2011Postsec.Residency Requirements for Military or Dependents
A.B. 882
From bill summary: Amends state law to conform with federal law granting a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her dependent, entitlement ...

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CASigned into law 09/2011Community College
Postsec.
Transportation Fees at Community Colleges
S.B. 774
From bill summary: Raise the maximum parking services fee limits at community colleges, and authorizes the governing board of each community...

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CASigned into law 09/2011Postsec.National Guard and Reservists Called into Active Duty
A.B. 636
From bill summary: Revises the conditions for a tuition and fees refund for National Guard and reservist students called into active duty to...

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CATo governor 09/2011Community College
Postsec.
Community College Student Fees
A.B. 32
From bill summary: Provides that provision setting community college student fees at $36 per unit per semester repeals May 1, 2011 instead o...

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CAVetoed 09/2011P-12
Postsec.
Budget Issues
S.B. 6
From bill summary: Requires the director of finance to meet specified requirements if he/she proposes to reduce an item of appropriation pur...

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SCSigned into law 08/2011Postsec.The South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency & Administrative Policies Act of 2011
S.B. 172

Transparency and Efficiency
Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete...

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CASigned into law 07/2011Community College
Postsec.
Student Fees at Community Colleges
A.B. 108 - Community College Fees
Amends circumstances under which the governing board of each community college district must raise student fees to $46 per semester, and whe...

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CTSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.
Community College
Extends In-State Tuition Benefits to Certain Postsecondary Students
H.B. 6390
Extends in-state tuition benefits. Provides that a person, except a nonimmigrant alien (someone with a visa permitting temporary entrance to...

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LAAdopted 06/2011Postsec.Tuition Dispartity Study
H.C.R. 110
Urges and requests the Board of Regents to study the disparity in tuition charged at public four-year universities as compared to their Sout...

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LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Tuition Exemption for Military Members
H.B. 232
Revises current statute on providing tuition exemption for family members of a member of the Louisiana National Guard.
http://www.legis.stat...

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LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.College Tuition/Fee Increases
H.B. 526
Authorizes the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to increase tuition and mandatory fee amounts at institutions under ...

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LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Revises LA Grad Act - Peformance Agreements
H.B. 549
Revises the Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act (LA GRAD Act) to provide for additional operational autonomies to be ...

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NVTo governor 06/2011Postsec.Tuition and Fees
S.B. 449
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, in fixing tuituon charges and assessing registration fees and other fees, to ad...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Resident for Determining Tuition
H.B. 153 - Resident for Determining Tuition
Requires that the chancellor's rules for determining student residency for purposes of determining tuition costs must grant residency status...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Student Residency
H.B. 3359
Extends sunset on allowance of certain foreign exchange students to be considered residents of school district until July 1, 2013. Requires ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Tuition Payment Dates
H.B. 1341
From bill analysis: Eliminates inconsistency between statute and the General Appropriations Act regarding tuition payment dates by giving ea...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.www.capitol.state.tx.us
H.B. 2999
Permits a general academic teaching institution (as defined here http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm) to develop a f...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings and Recommendations
S.B. 5 - Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings and Recommendations
Existing Sections 54.5031 and 54.5032 providing for student fee advisory committee meetings. New provisions require that such committees con...

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COSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.
Community College
Guaranteed Tuition/Fees
H.B. 1301
Revises policies related to guaranteed tuition and fee rates by higher education institutions. Limits the contracts between students and ins...

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FLSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Postsecondary Education Funding
S.B. 2150
From Legislative Budget Committee Summary:

Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs
Prohibits funding for coenrollment...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.
Community College
Amends Requirements For Exemption From Community College Tuition Payment for Disabled Individuals
H.B. 104
Clarifies and amends the requirements for obtaining an exemption from the payment of tuition at community colleges for specified disabled in...

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WVSigned into law 05/2011P-12
Postsec.
Duties of Higher Ed Policy Commission/Tuition Increases/Graduation Rates
S.B. 330
Clarifies the duties and responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC). Sets deadlines in coming years for working towar...

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AZSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Tuition
H.B. 2410
Grants in-state student status for the purposes of tuition at any Arizona public university or community college to any person honorably dis...

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AZVetoed 04/2011Postsec.Professional Student Exchange Program
S.B. 1386
Increases the repayment responsibilities of participants in the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) under the Western Interstate Co...

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AZSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Deferment of Tuition Payment
S.B. 1256 -- Veterans
On registration at a state supported community college, college, or university, any person who is eligible for and has applied for benefits ...

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ILAdopted 04/2011Postsec.Out-of-State Tuition and Fees
H.R. 4
Requests the Illinois Board of Higher Education to conduct a cost-neutral analysis of all relevant out-of-state tuition and fees charged by ...

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NDSigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Student Fees
S.B. 2351
Defines a fee as any monetary charge, other than tuition, that a student is assessed for a specific purpose or supplemental service. Require...

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VASigned into law 04/2011Postsec.In-State Eligibility for Military Spouse
H.B. 1848/S.B. 1279
Ensures that the established in-state tuition eligibility must not be affected by the establishment and maintenance of a place of residence ...

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CASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Lowering Instruction and Administration Costs, Meeting Enrollment Goals
S.B. 70 - Sec. 59 and 60
From bill summary:
Requires the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University, in implementin...

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IDSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Resident and Nonresident Tuition/Fees
H.B. 20
University of Idaho - Amends and repeals existing law relating to education to provide that the State Board of Education and the Board of Re...

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KYSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
Resident Tuition for Veterans
H.B. 425 - Resident Tuition for Veterans
Permits the governing board of a public university to adopt a tuition policy whereby any veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
In-State Tuition for Children of Military Personnel
S.B. 46
Requires an institution of higher education to grant resident status to the child of active duty military personnel if the child produces an...

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VASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.In-State Tuition for National Guard
S.B. 1074
Provides in-state tuition for any person who met the requirements for in-state tuition prior to being called to active duty in the National ...

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VASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Assistance Grant Program
S.B. 1439/H.B. 1960
Amends the criteria for institutions of higher education to be eligible to receive tuition assistance on behalf of eligible students. For an...

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VASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.In-State Tuition for Veterans
H.B. 1861/S.B. 824
Authorizes certain veterans who elect to establish Virginia as their permanent residence for domiciliary purposes to establish immediate res...

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IDApproved by voters 11/2010Postsec.Tuition
SJR 101
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Idahoto permit the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho to impose rates of ...

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PAVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010P-12
Postsec.
Older Pennsylvanian Higher Education Program
H.B. 101 - Article XX-E
This section provides institutions of higher education the option of developing a program to permit older adults to enroll in courses free o...

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CASigned into law 10/2010Postsec.Prohibition of Student Fees to Support Intercollegiate Athletics Programs
A.B. 1610 - Prohibition of Student Fees to Support Intercollegiate Athletics Programs
From bill summary: Prohibits the trustees of the California State University from allocating, and would request the regents of the Universit...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Community College
Postsec.
Community College Nonresident Tuition
A.B. 2297
Authorizes community college districts to use an alternative method to set nonresident tuition rates. Deletes the requirement that community...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Community College
Postsec.
Community College Transportation and Parking Services Fees
S.B. 82
From bill summary: Increases the combined limit of the transportation fee (for the transportation costs incurred by the district or the cost...

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ILSigned into law 07/2010Postsec.Limitation on Tuition Increase
S.B. 3222
Amends provisions related to four-year public postsecondary institutions in the state. Provides that an undergraduate student who is an Illi...

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FLSigned into law 06/2010Postsec.
Community College
Tuition and Fee Waivers for Classroom Teachers
HB 723
Permits a state university or community college to waive tuition and fees for a classroom teacher, who is employed full-time by a school dis...

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LASigned into law 06/2010Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education Performance Agreements and Flexibility
H.B. 1171
Louisiana Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act; provides for performance agreements between the Board of Regents and public post...

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AZSigned into law 05/2010P-12
Postsec.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program
H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions
Expands the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program to include students pursuing a teaching degree at a qualifying, private postsecondary education...

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FLSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Postsecondary Student Fee Exemption
H.B. 1363
Clarifies exemption from postsecondary student fee requirements provided for a student who is or was at time he or she reached 18 years of a...

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GASigned into law 05/2010Postsec.HOPE GED Voucher
S.B. 341
Rewrites Section 20-3-519.6 relating to HOPE GED vouchers. Previous legislation awarded a one-time $500 voucher to each student earning a GE...

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IDApproved as Final Rule 05/2010Postsec.Residency
IDAPA 08.01.04
Amends rules to bring them into alignment with changes made to related rules. Allows students to retain resident status when the leave the s...

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MDSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Higher Education Investment Fund
H.B. 470/S.B. 283
Requires the comptroller to continue to distribute specified income tax revenue from corporations to the Higher Education Investment Fund (t...

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WASigned into law 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Opportunity Pathways Accounts
S.B. 6409
Creates the Opportunity Pathways Account; requires funds in the account to stabilize and increase existing resources for the recruitment of ...

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WVSigned into law 04/2010Postsec.Higher Education Capital Facilities Funding
H.B. 4026
Establishes new provisions governing the financing, construction, purchase and leasing of facilities at state institutions of higher educati...

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IDSigned into law 03/2010Postsec.Resident Tuition for Veterans
S.B. 1367
Amends existing law relating to public institutions of higher education to provide resident student status to certain veteran who enroll in ...

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ORSigned into law 03/2010Postsec.Student Loans
H.B. 3639A
Establishes program for education loan repayment for providers of primary care; creates Primary Care Student Loan Repayment Fund; continuous...

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AKRule Adoption 02/2010Postsec.Postsecondary Education
20 AAC 15.189(a), 20 AAC 15.520, 20 AAC 15.715, 20 AAC 15.930, 20 AAC15.940, 20 AAC 15.945(g), 20 AAC 15.945(h), 20 AAC 15.945(i)
Sets the origination fee for the AlaskAdvantage Consolidation Loan Program. Provides for the distribution of education funds when there are ...

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ILSigned into law 02/2010Postsec.Task Force on Higher Education Private Student Loans
S.B. 1698
Cites legislative findings, including that (1) private loans currently constitute 20% of total education loan money, as opposed to 5% of stu...

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MOAdopted 11/2009Postsec.Determination of Student Residency
6 CSR 10-3.010
Distinguishes between the residency requirements pertaining to in-state tuition eligibility and state student financial aid eligibility. Add...

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CASigned into law 10/2009Community College
Postsec.
Community College Fees
A.B. 947
Authorizes a community college district to charge the additional fee to any nonresident student by deleting a condition that a nonresident b...

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CASigned into law 10/2009Community College
Postsec.
Transportation Fees in Community College Districts
A.B. 774
Amends existing law that authorizes the governing boards of specified community college districts to require that a transportation service f...

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CASigned into law 10/2009Postsec.In-State Tuition for Certain Wards of the State
A.B. 669
Allows an exception to the uniform residency requirements for a student 19 years of age or under at the time of enrollment in postsecondary ...

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NYAdopted 10/2009Postsec.State University of New York Tuition and Fees Schedule
Title 8 NYCRR section 302.1(c) - (i)
Amends the State University of New York Tuition and Fees Schedule to increase tuition for resident students in graduate and professional pro...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12
Postsec.
Textbooks and Fees
H.B. 475
Prior legislation required districts to set aside free textbooks and provide fee waivers to children eligible for free meals under the Commu...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.Postsecondary Affordability and Access
H.B. 4094
Requires the Board of Higher Education's master plan to include higher education affordability and accessibility measures. http://www.ilga.g...

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AZSigned into law 07/2009Postsec.Tuition and Fees
H.B. 2495
Allows an honorably discharged military person who served on an Arizona military installation to receive in-state student classification reg...

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MOSigned into law 07/2009P-12
Postsec.
Parental Involvement
S.B. 291--Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program
Creates the Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program to be implemented and administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Educati...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12
Postsec.
No Fees for Free Lunch Students
H.B. 1 - Section 3313.642
From DOE summary of H.B. 1:
Prohibits districts from charging instructional or materials fees to students eligible for free lunch.
DOE summ...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12
Postsec.
In-State Tuition for Ohio National Guard Members
H.B. 1 - Section 3333.42
Existing legislation allows a nonresident student who is a member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Ohio to pay in-state tuition. New pr...

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ORSigned into law 07/2009Postsec.Tuition/Fees
S.B. 5544
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to the Student Assistance Commission for certain biennial expenses; limits biennial expenditures from ...

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LASigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Online Course Tuition
H.B. 771
Authorizes the state Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors to equalize tuition for online courses.
http://www.legis.st...

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OHAdopted 06/2009Postsec.Resident Tuition for Veterans and Their Families
OAC 3333-1-10
Revises rules relating to student residency for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes. Includes in the definition of residents (for p...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Tuition Waivers
S.B. 595
Sets limits on the dates of enlistment for tuition waiver eligibility requirements for service members; declares emergency, effective on pas...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Tuition/Fees
H.B. 2571
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates; exempts distance education and self-support c...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Community College
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Fee Waivers for Veterans
S.B. 847
Amends provisions relating to postsecondary fee waivers for military personnel and their children. Authorizes public technical institutes an...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Community College
Postsec.
Junior College District Employees
H.B. 1568
Authorizes the governing board of a junior college district to exempt a district employee from all or a portion of student tuition and fees....

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Tuition Set-Asides for Financial Aid
S.B. 1304
Creates new Section 56.014. Directs institutions of higher education that are required to set aside a portion of student tuition payments to...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Resident Tuition for Competitive Scholarship Recipients
H.B. 4244
Amends provision of resident tuition for competitive scholarship recipients. Authorizes institutions to determine whether to charge resident...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Environmental Service Fees
H.B. 3353 and S.B. 2182
These identical companion bills authorize institutions of higher education to charge students an environmental service fee, if approved by a...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Information on College Costs and Financial Aid
H.B. 2504 - Section 3 and S.B. 1764
Directs the higher education coordinating board to prescribe uniform standards to ensure that information on the cost of attending Texas pub...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
State Virtual School Network
H.B. 3646 - Sections 35-38
Section 35: Directs the commissioner to establish rules regarding procedures for verifying that teachers of electronic courses through the s...

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TXVetoed 06/2009Postsec.Funding for Certain Excess Undergraduate Credit Hours
S.B. 1343
From Bill Analysis (http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/analysis/pdf/SB01343F.pdf):
Students in a four-year institution are required t...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
In-State Tuition for Residents; Tuition Waiver to Children of Parents in Overseas Active Duty
S.B. 297
Allows in-state tuition to any veteran who files with the institution at which he/she intends to register a letter of intent to establish re...

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AZSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Tuition Tax Credits
H.B. 2001B
Relates to insurance premium tax credits; allows a credit against the premium tax liability incurred by insurers for contributions to school...

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FLSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Education Estimating Conference/University Tuition and Fees
S.B. 762
Requires the Education Estimating Conference to develop information relating to the national average of state university tuition and fees; r...

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FLSigned into law 05/2009P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Tuition Residence Requirements/Encourage University Completion/State May Support Private Colleges and Universities
S.B. 1696
Provides that in order to qualify as a resident for community college and state university tuition purposes, a person/parent or guardian mus...

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IDSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Student Residency
H.B. 211
Amends existing law relating to residency requirements for public institutions of higher education; revises the definition of resident stude...

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KYAdopted 05/2009P-12
Postsec.
Tuition and Fees
780 KAR 2:140
Repeals and re-establishes a refund policy for tuition charges for career and technology programs/classes in Kentucky TECH schools, and for ...

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NVSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Tuition/Fees
A.B. 188
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to waive certain fees and tuition for a child, widow or widower of a person who ...

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NVSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.Free Tuition for Veterans
S.B. 318
Provides that tuition at all campuses of the Nevada System of Higher Education must be free for certain veterans. Chapter 420
http://leg.sta...

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ORSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.
Community College
Tuition/Fees
H.B. 2011
Directs State Board of Higher Education and community college district boards to permit Oregon residents 65 years of age or older to audit c...

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AKSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Supplemental Education Loan
H.B. 109
Relates to eligibility for the state supplemental education loan program and to the interest rate for a loan made under the state family edu...

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COSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.
Community College
College Programs for Inmates
H.B. 1264
Requires that costs associated with a college-level academic program for an inmate shall be borne by the inmate unless he or she receives fi...

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INSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Tuition/Fees
H.B. 1165
Exempts the children of a public safety officer who is killed in the line of duty from the payment of educational costs for up to specified ...

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ORSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Tuition
H.B. 2258
Changes the definition of lower income household for purposes of statutes relating to individual development accounts which allow individual...

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VASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.
Community College
Financial Aid Eligibility
S.B. 1547
Relates to eligibility for state financial aid programs; provides that persons who have completed a qualified program of home school instruc...

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WASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Higher Education Reciprocity
H.B. 1474
Changes border county opportunity program provisions; expands the border county higher education opportunity project to allow resident tuiti...

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WASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Residency Definition
H.B. 1487
Regards resident student classification; expands the definition of "resident student" relevant to chapter 28B.15 RCW, college and university...

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WASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Student Fees
S.B. 5776
Regards student fees, charges, and assessments; provides that fee increases voted on by college and university students are not subject to t...

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WAPartial Veto 04/2009P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Workforce Development
H.B. 2071
Revises the elements of the individual responsibility plan developed for WorkFirst recipients to include education, training, and other oppo...

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WASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.American Indian Scholarship Program
S.B. 5001
Eliminates the matching fund requirement for the American Indian endowed scholarship program; eliminates the scholarship trust fund; provide...

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WASigned into law 04/2009Postsec.Instate Tuition
H.B. 2344
Regards resident undergraduate tuition. Allows the tuition rate to increase by greater than 7% for the 2009-10 and the 2010-2011 academic y...

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WASigned into law with partial veto 04/2009Postsec.Tuition and Fees
S.B. 5734
Extends the authority of the governing boards of the public colleges and universities to set full-time tuition fees for all students other t...

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KSSigned into law 03/2009Postsec.Tuition
H.B. 2007
Concerns state educational institutions; relates to waiver fees and tuition at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Chapter 2009-25
http://www...

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NYAdopted 03/2009Postsec.Tuition and Fee Increases
Title 8 NYCRR 302.1(b)-(i)
Amends rules to increase tuition for students in all programs in the State University of New York. Adopted as proposed in February 4 rulemak...

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UTSigned into law 03/2009Postsec.Tuition and Nonresident Scholarships
H.B. 364
Amends the definition of a resident student for tuition purposes within the state system of higher education. Authorizes Dixie State College...

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ARSigned into law 02/2009Postsec.
Community College
National Guard Tuition Incentive Program
S.B. 268
Amends the State National Guard Tuition Incentive Program; provides that in-service recruits are not eligible for benefits under the program...

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VASigned into law 02/2009Postsec.
Community College
Tuition and Fees For Foster and Special Needs Adoption Students
H.B. 1599
Relates to grant program for certain foster care and special needs adoption students; modifies the eligibility of the current program to all...

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VASigned into law 02/2009Postsec.
Community College
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program
H.B. 1893
Provides that scholarships awarded through the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program may be used to cover the costs of required ac...

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VASigned into law 02/2009Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Assistance for National Guard Members
H.B. 2342
Provides that notwithstanding the eligibility requirement that a member of the National Guard have a minimum of two years remaining on his s...

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NYAdopted 01/2009Postsec.Tuition Refund Based on Hardship
Title 8 NYCRR Section 302.2(b)
Limits time period for tuition refunds based on hardship to one year following the term for which the tuition is due. Adopted as published o...

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NYEmergency Rule Adoption 11/2008Postsec.
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 under...

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CAVetoed 09/2008Postsec.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 R...

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CAVetoed 09/2008Postsec.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 th...

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CASigned into law 09/2008P-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 nu...

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CAVetoed 09/2008Postsec.student loans
S.B. 1355
Relates to student financial aid programs. Requires a public or private postsecondary educational institution to make specified disclosures ...

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CASigned into law 09/2008Postsec.scholarships
S.B. 1457
Creates the State Scholarshare Advancement Vehicle for Education program to fund scholarships for beneficiaries to be determined by the Scho...

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CASigned into law 08/2008Postsec.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 scho...

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IDAdopted 08/2008Postsec.RESIDENCY CLASSIFICATION
IDAPA 08.02.02
Amends rules relating to residency classification. Clarifies additional factors a student may use to establish residency for tuition purpose...

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OHAdopted 08/2008Postsec.
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 ...

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LASigned into law 07/2008Postsec.
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; provid...

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NCSigned into law 07/2008Postsec.
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 Ca...

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FLSigned into law 06/2008Postsec.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 ...

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COSigned into law 05/2008Postsec.
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:...

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MOSigned into law 05/2008P-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 ...

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COSigned into law 04/2008Postsec.
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...

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KYSigned into law 04/2008Postsec.
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 i...

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NESigned into law 04/2008Postsec.
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 indep...

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IDSigned into law 03/2008Postsec.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 force...

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IDSigned into law 03/2008Community 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 tuitio...

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IDSigned into law 03/2008Postsec.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 p...

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IDSigned into law 02/2008Postsec.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...

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SDSigned into law 02/2008Postsec.tuition--teachers and veterans
H.B. 1224
Provides for the funding of reduced tuition programs for veterans and teachers.
http://legis.state.sd.us...

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SDSigned into law 02/2008Postsec.scholarships
S.B. 201
An act to revise certain eligibility requirements for the state Opportunity Scholarship.
http://legis.state.sd.us...

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IDAdopted 11/2007Postsec.IDAHO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
IDAPA 08.01.13
Establishes the actual process and an application for, and related eligibility criteria. Establishes the selection process, selection criter...

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AZSigned into law 07/2007P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary grants
S.B. 1069
Relates to postsecondary education grants and their implementation; relates to early graduation scholarships, school districts and charter s...

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DESigned into law 07/2007Postsec.
Community College
Education Savings Plan
H.B. 184
Implement provisions of federal law that allow a trust to be an account owner of a § 529 Plan, an education savings plan for future college ...

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AZSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Higher ed. finance, STEM student loan
H.B. 2791
Relates to establishment of new campuses of the State University System; implements the FY 2007-08 higher education budget; relates to capit...

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AZSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Tuition/fees
H.B. 2332
Concerns out-of-state student admissions; provides for admission of children of nonresidents upon payment of a reasonable tuition; provides ...

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COSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.
Community College
In-state Tuition for Economic Development Incentives
H.B. 1256
Concerns in-state tuition for persons who move to Colorado as the result of an economic development incentive.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/cl...

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FLSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.
Community College
Student Fee and Tuition Increases
S.B. 1710
Relates to state university academic student fees; authorizes Board of Governors to delegate the authority to establish certain fees for aca...

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NVSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.
Community College
Scholarship Eligibility for Children of Military Personnel
S.B. 5A
Provides an exception from the 2-year residency requirement for students who have a parent or legal guardian on active duty serving in the A...

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OKSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Tuition Limits, Instructional Materials
H.B. 2103
Specifying application of tuition limits; directing the State Regents for Higher Education to anticipate certain revenue needs for certain p...

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TXSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Flexibility in Student Tuition Payments
S.B. 1232
Provides flexibility in installment plans used by students to pay tuition and fees to an institution of higher education. The bill authorize...

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TXSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Tuition Refunds
S.B. 1231
Relates to refunding tuition and mandatory fees at institutions of higher education for dropped courses and student withdrawals.
http://www....

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TXVetoed 06/2007Community College
Postsec.
Reduced Tuition
H.B. 544
Allows public junior colleges and community colleges to reduce tuition for all out-of-district students who live in the service area and can...

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TXSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Refunds for Acive Duty Military Who Withdraw
S.B. 309
Requires career schools and colleges to refund tuition and fees to a student who withdraws from the institution as a result of being called ...

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TXBecame law without governor's signature 06/2007Postsec.Student Fee Advisory Committee
H.B. 3114
From bill analysis: Authorizes student fees for various A&M system component institutions. This bill creates a new student fee advisory comm...

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AZVetoed 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
tuition/fees
S.B. 1183
Establishes the Early Graduation Scholarship Program under which eligible students who graduate from a public high school or charter school ...

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MDSigned into law 05/2007Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Waivers for Foster Care Recipients
H.B. 1309
Clarifies the definition of a foster care recipient; provides that specified foster youth placed by the Department of Human Resources in out...

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TXSigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
Tuition Vouchers for Playing "Taps"
H.B. 1187
Requires the Texas Veterans Commission (commission) to establish a program to issue vouchers to be exchanged for an exemption from the payme...

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TXSigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
Exemption from Tuition/Fees for Adopted Students
H.B. 2702
Provides exemption from tuition and fees at a public institution of higher education for adopted students.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlod...

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TXSigned into law 05/2007Postsec.Tuition Exemptions for National Guard
S.B. 685
Exempts mandatory fees, in addition to tuition, for members of the Texas Military Forces attending institutions of higher education for up t...

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WASigned into law 05/2007Postsec.Tuition Waivers for Teachers and Instructional Staff
S.B. 5101
Teachers and certificated instructional staff at public common schools and vocational schools are included within the definition of "state e...

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AZSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Finance, tuition/fees
H.B. 2079
Relates to the income tax review schedule; deletes certain sections for review; provides for 2012 review of sections regarding charitable or...

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TNSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Waivers for Military Dependents, Spouses
H.B. 15
Concerns higher education; adds new combat activity under which dependent children or spouses of POWs or deceased veterans may qualify for h...

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WASigned into law 04/2007Postsec.Limits Tuition Increases
S.B. 5806
Resident undergraduate tuition increases at each institution are limited to no more than 7 percent per year.

It is the goal of the state to...

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AKSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.financing medical education
H.B. 18
Amends the functions and powers of the Commission on Postsecondary Education; revises the repayment provisions for medical education and pos...

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ARSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.Free tuition
S.B. 838
Provides free tuition at state-supported institutions of higher education for children of disabled veterans; includes children legally adopt...

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UTSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
In-state Tuition Residency Requirements
H.B. 118
Repeals the requirements for a nonresident student to complete 60 semester hours or have three years of residency prior to registration as a...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Postsec.Military Dependents In-state Tuition Eligibility
H.B. 1996
Clarifies that active duty military personnel, or activated or temporarily mobilized (activated for service for 6 months or more) reservists...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program
H.B. 2179
Revises the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to clarify that qualified survivors and dependents shall be admitte...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Community College
Postsec.
Reciprocity: In-state Tuition
H.B. 2114
Requires the governing board of the Community College System to grant in-state tuition to any person enrolled in one of the System's institu...

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VASigned into law 02/2007P-12
Postsec.
Military Students Public School Tuition Waiver
H.B. 2092
Eliminates the requirement that a student must have been attending a public school in Virginia while residing with a custodial parent prior ...

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VASigned into law 02/2007Community College
Postsec.
Community College In-State Tuition
S.B. 755, H.B. 2114
Requires the governing board of the Virginia Community College System to grant in-state tuition to any person enrolled in one of the System'...

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TXAdopted 10/2006Postsec.Tuition Charged for Excess Credit Hours of Undergraduate Students
Chapter 13, Subchapter F, Section 13.108
Chapter 13, Subchapter F, Section 13.108. Financial Planning - Formula Funding and Tuition Charged for Excess Credit Hours of Undergraduate ...

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WARule Adoption 10/2006Postsec.Residency Tuition Requirement for Tribal Members
WAC 250-18-020
Makes changes for "resident" status eligibility for tuition and fees for tribal members by striking a specific listing of eligible tribes an...

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CAVetoed 09/2006Community College
Postsec.
Community College Tuition
A.B. 473
Deletes the exemption of students who enroll for 6 or fewer units from the requirement to pay a nonresident tuition fee at a community colle...

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KSAdopted 08/2006Postsec.
Community College
In-State Tuition--Military Personnel
K.A.R. 88-3-8
Extends the resident fee privilege to the spouse and dependents of a person in military service who is reassigned from a duty station in Kan...

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WARule Adoption 08/2006Community College
Postsec.
State Need Grant Award Amount
WAC 250-20
Considers changes to the state need grant award amount to recognize the tuition charged to students engaged in the community college applied...

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WYRule Adoption 08/2006Postsec.
Community College
Residency Requirements In-state Tuition Community Colleges
Chapter 3, 5
Extends residency for purposes of in-state tuition eligibility at community colleges for immigrants and certain nonimmigrants and their depe...

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NYSigned into law 07/2006Postsec.
Community College
Children of Deceased and Disabled Veterans
S.B. 8422
Extends provisions of the regents awards to children of deceased and disabled veterans of U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq....

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HISigned into law 06/2006Postsec.
Community College
Tuition and Fee Waivers
S.B. 1648
Authorizes the board of regents to waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for members in good standing of the following military...

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FLSigned into law 05/2006Postsec.Setting Tuition and Fees for Universities
H.B. 7087 (Section 49)
Identifies responsibilities and requirements for setting tuition and fees.

Except as otherwise provided by law, undergraduate tuition will ...

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AZSigned into law 04/2006Postsec.Tuition and Transfer Agreements for Military Personnel and Families
H.B. 2764
Concerns higher education; relates to military personnel and their dependents; provides for reciprocity agreements on acceptance of educatio...

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MNSigned into law 04/2006Postsec.
Community College
Prohibits units of local government from imposing certain fees
H.B. 3169
Prohibits units of local government from imposing certain fees related to students at postsecondary institutions or upon an institution base...

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MSSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.
Community College
Clarifying In-State Tuition Rules
H.B. 890
Clarifies that in order to qualify for in-state tuition, certain minor students who attended and graduated from secondary schools in the sta...

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NMSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.
Community College
Lottery Tuition Fund
S.B. 155
From fiscal impact statement: This bill does not contain an appropriation; however, enactment of this legislation is likely to have a signif...

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VASigned into law 03/2006Postsec.Surcharge for 125% of Credit Hours
S.B. 542
Provides that students entitled to in-state tuition will be assessed a surcharge upon satisfactorily completing 125% of credit hours needed ...

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WVSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.Higher Education Student Financial Aid Advisory Board
H.B. 4049
Relates to state funded student financial aid.Establishes the Higher Education Student Financial Aid Advisory Board. The purpose of the boar...

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ORAdopted 02/2006Postsec.DEFINITION OF RESIDENT
OAR 575-060-0005
Amends rules regarding the definition of resident. Extends thedefinition of resident to include students who are enrolled members of federal...

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ORAdopted 02/2006P-12
Postsec.
Definition of Resident
OAR 575-060-0005
Amends rules regarding the definition of resident. Extends the definition of resident to include students who are enrolled members of federa...

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SDSigned into law 02/2006Postsec.
Community College
Resident Tuition for Students in Schools Operated by US Bureau of Indian Affairs
S.B. 88
Adds a new section: Any student who is a graduate of an accredited high school operated by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs in the...

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CASigned into law 10/2005Postsec.Tuition Waivers for Survivors of Deceased Law Enforcement and Firefighter Personnel
H.B. 1655
An act to amend Section 68120 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take ...

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NYSigned into law 10/2005Postsec.
Community College
Community College payments
S.B. 4652
Authorizes community colleges to accept payment by credit card, make electronictransfers, and accept internet payments....

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NCSigned into law 09/2005Postsec.
Community College
Tuition assistance program for members of the north carolina national guard
S.B. 725
AN ACT to modify the tuition assistance program for members of the north carolina national guard. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/...

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COSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.In-State Tuition for Members of the Armed Service
S.B. 158
Provides in-state tuition for members of the armed who are domiciled in Colorado for 12 continuous months...

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COSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Colorado National Guard Tuition Assistance
S.B. 53
Provides tuition assistance for members of the Colorado National Guard who serve at least one year while they are receiving tuition and fee ...

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FLVetoed 06/2005Postsec.Residency and Setting of Tuition/Fees
S.B. 2264
Establishes that the Legislature has the responsibility to establish tuition and fees. Each board of trustees is to set university tuition a...

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FLVetoed 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Rates and Credit Limits
S.B. 2236
Establishes provisions effective with the postsecondary freshmen of the fall of 2005.

States that undergraduate tuition and fees for state ...

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MISigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Reciprocal exchange of educational services
H.B. 4008
An act to provide for the reciprocal exchange of educational services between this state and other states; to provide for reduced or waived ...

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NHSigned into law 06/2005P-12
Postsec.
Tuition for children of veterans
H.B. 687
This bill provides that children of veterans who die while on active duty or later die from a service-connected disability are entitled to f...

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NV(S) ENROLLED AND DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
Tuition eligibility
S.B. 32
AN ACT relating to the University and Community College System of Nevada; providing for the applicability of certain policies established by...

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TNSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
25% Tuition Discount
S.B. 1629
Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is employed as a full-time certified teacher in any public school ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Timely Graduation, Tuition, Academic Issues
H.B. 1172
From bill analysis: Requires the president of each general academic teaching institution to annually provide, no later than November 1 of ea...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Residency Requirements
S.B. 1528
From bill analysis: S.B. 1528 clarifies the in-state tuition residency requirements by tying them to the census residency regulations and e...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Community College
Postsec.
Higher Tuition for Failed Courses
H.B. 994
Allows the governing board of a public junior college district to charge a student a higher rate of tuition than the tuition that would othe...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
In-State Student Status
S.B. 1196
Specifies that a person whose domicile is in Arizona is entitled to classification as an in-state student if the person's spouse has establi...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Limits on Tuition Increases and Full-Time Equivalent Student Enrollment
S.B. 1517 (Section 12)
Requires the board of regents, by December 31, 2005, to submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office ...

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INSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.Transfer of Courses and Setting Tuition
H.B. 1001 (Section 122-123, 242)
Requires the commission for higher education to establish standards for the transfer of courses between state educational institutions. Requ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Free Tuition at State Supported Institutions
S.B. 466
Concerns an act to provide free tuition at state supported institutions of higher education and technical institutes for children of disable...

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KSSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Military Personnel Tuition Waivers
H.B. 2072
Extends tuition and fee waiver to spouse and dependents of any prisoner of war or any Kansas resident who, as United States military personn...

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MSSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Institution for Higher Learning
H.B. 1119
Institutions for Higher Learning; clarifies residence status of spouses and children of military personnel on active duty for purposes of at...

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MSSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Mississippi Adequate Education Program
S.B. 2731
Creates a Commission on Restructuring the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) to revise certain components and creates a commissio...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Native American Students
S.B. 482
Relates to Native American Resident Student definition at state post-secondary educational institutions for purposes of tuition payment.

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
National Guard Families
S.B. 921
Relates to in-state tuition for national guard families.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0921.pdf...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
College Affordability Act
S.B. 669
Relates to the College Affordability Act; provides for scholarships; creates funds.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB...

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MTSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Nonbeneficiary Students
H.B. 16
Relates to funding for nonbeneficiary students attending tribally controlled community colleges.

http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/b...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Veteran Dependents Tuition Waivers
H.B. 1271
Relates to tuition waivers for dependents of veterans who were killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes, was t...

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NJSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.State Tuition Aid Eligibility
A.B. 3705
Expands definition of resident for purposes of State tuition aid grant eligibility to include a dependent child whose parent or guardian has...

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UTSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.Nonresident Tuition for Higher Education Amendment
H.B. 138
Provides an alternate means for a student to become a resident student for tuition purposes within the state system of higher education by m...

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UTSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.Resident Status for Job Corps Students
S.B. 122
This bill provides that a Job Corps student is entitled to resident student status if the student: is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or...

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NJSigned into law 02/2005Postsec.
Community College
Student Active Duty Re Enrollment Refund
S.B. 532
Provides for re-enrollment right or refund of fees for student in public institutions of higher education who is called to active duty for c...

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CASigned into law, with line items vetoed 08/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Finance
S.B. 1108
Relates to revenue limit calculation factors for school districts and county superintendents of schools for specified fiscal years. Relates ...

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ILSigned into law 07/2004Postsec.
Community College
Student Tuition Savings Tax Deductions
H.B. 4914
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Authorizes a deduction of up to $10,000 per taxable year for amounts contributed in the taxable year to ...

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ILSigned into law 07/2004Postsec.University Military In-state Tuition
H.B. 3877
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a person is on active military duty and ...

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ILSigned into law 07/2004Postsec.
Community College
Education Related Military Service Rights
H.B. 4372
Provides that persons in military service with the State or in federal active duty service pursuant to the orders of the President of the Un...

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ILSigned into law 07/2004P-12
Postsec.
FY 2005 Budget Implementation (Education) Act
S.B. 2205
Creates the FY2005 Budget Implementation (Education) Act. Creates several education related funds for receipt of federal moneys for educatio...

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LABecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004Postsec.Tuition Opportunity Program for Students
S.B. 209
Relates to the alternative means for determining residency for the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students for dependent students who gradu...

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LASigned into law 07/2004Postsec.Scholarships
S.B. 224
Relates to the Tuition Opportunity Program; provides for use of a program award by a student for any cost of attendance for such student at ...

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NCSigned into law 07/2004Postsec.Military Students College Tuition
S.B. 1058
Provides that a member of the military or a dependent relative of a member of the military who attends a constituent university or a communi...

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RIPassed 07/2004Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Education Access
H.B. 7936
Bill as written would have prohibited the Board of Governors for Higher Education from denying admission to any state secondary institution ...

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AZSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.
Community College
Family College Savings Program
H.B. 2593
Makes changes to the Family College Savings by establishing the Family College Savings Program Trust; provides for appointment of a financia...

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FLSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.State University Athletic Fees
S.B. 2810
Relates to the state university athletic fees; authorizes a fee increase to defray costs of changing competitive divisions; provides that in...

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KSSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.Foster Care Postsecondary Education Tuition Fees
H.B. 2937
Relates to postsecondary education tuition fees; relates to applicants with the greatest financial need who were in foster care on a specifi...

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LASigned into law 06/2004Postsec.Student Tuition
H.B. 1474
Authorizes and sets limit on increases in tuition and mandatory attendance fee amounts for students enrolled in technical community colleges...

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TNSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.
Community College
State Employees
H.B. 2867
Added the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute to the list of institutions which full-time employees of the state of Tennessee are eligible ...

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COSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.
Community College
In-State Tuition for Military Dependents
H.B. 1006
Concerns the classification of a dependent of a member of the armed forces for purposes of determining tuition at public institutions of hig...

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COSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.
Community College
Tuition Assistance
H.B. 1347
Concerns tuition assistance to members of the Colorado National Guard; allocates funds for tuition assistance. http://www.leg.state.co.us/cl...

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COSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.Postsecondary Education Fixed Tuition And Fees
H.B. 1207
Establishes the fixed tuition and fee rate program. Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, state institutions designated as an enterprise i...

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FLBecame law without governor's signature 05/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Funding
H.B. 1867
Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; pr...

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KSSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.Postsecondary Educational Institutions
H.B. 2145
Concerns certain nonresidents deemed to be residents for purposes of tuition and other fees at postsecondary educational institutions; makes...

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MDSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.
Community College
Resident Tuition Charges
H.B. 172
Establishes that specified military personnel, spouses and dependents of military personnel, and veterans are exempt from paying nonresident...

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MDVetoed 05/2004Postsec.Higher Education Affordability and Access Act
H.B. 1188
Limits the annual increase in tuition that may be charged to a resident undergraduate student at specified public senior higher education in...

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CASigned into law 04/2004Postsec.Excuse of Tuition
S.B. 279
Amends provisions which excuse mandatory public postsecondary tuition and fees of a surviving spouse or child of a deceased person who was e...

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KYSigned into law 04/2004Postsec.Tuition Fees
H.B. 460
Allows a tuition waiver to any student under the age of 23 who is a dependent of a veteran and is enrolled in a state-supported university, ...

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MDSigned into law 04/2004Postsec.
Community College
Community College Tuition Waiver
H.B. 322
Alters the requirements for exemption from payment of tuition at community colleges for specified individuals; relates to disabled persons o...

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UTSigned into law 03/2004Postsec.Disclosure of Higher Education Costs
H.B. 248
Modifies the State System of Higher Education by requiring disclosure to students of certain dollar amounts relating to the full cost of ins...

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WASigned into law 03/2004Postsec.Residency Status of Military Dependents
S.B. 6164
Relates to allowing a student who is a military dependent to maintain residency status if the person on active military duty is reassigned o...

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NHSigned into law 02/2004Postsec.Child's College Expenses
H.B. 299
Removes judicial discretion to order a divorced parent to contribute to an adult child's college expenses....

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida Prepaid College Plan - Beneficiaries
FAC 19B-8.001
Revises the persons that can be substitute qualified beneficiaries uner the Florida Prepaid College Plan. http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconli...

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida Prepaid College Plan and Investment Plan - Balance Limit
FAC 19B-4.005
Incerases the maximum account balance limit applicable to advance payment contracts under the Florida Prepaid College Plan and accounts in t...

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida Prepaid College Plan and Investment Plan Balance Limits
FAC 19B-16.005
Increases the maximum account balance limit applicable to advance payment contracts under the Florida Prepaid College Plan and accounts in t...

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida Prepaid College Plan - Payments
FAC 19B-4.003
Revises the forms of payment that may be used to make payments for advance payment contracts for the Florida Prepaid College Plan.l http://f...

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida College Investment Plan - Payments
FAC 19B-16.004
Revises the forms of payment that may be used to make payments on accounts in the Florida College Investment Plan. http://fac.dos.state.fl....

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FLRule Adoption 12/2003Postsec.Florida Prepaid College Plan - Pricing
FAC 19B-4.002
Amends rules to revise the actuarial assumptions for pricing of contracts for the Florida Prepaid College Plan. http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/f...

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CASigned into law 09/2003Postsec.Public Postsecondary Education: Cross-Enrollment
A.B. 1783
Extends indefinitely a provision of the Donahoe Act permitting students of community colleges or state universities enrollment, at the discr...

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CASigned into law 08/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Finance
A.B. 1754
Relates to reimburse rates under the Child Care and Development Services Act, revenue limits for school districts and county superintendents...

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HIVetoed 07/2003Postsec.University of Hawaii
S.B. 576
Allows University of Hawaii to use the tuition and fees special fund to promote alumni activities; subjects auditor to restrictions on discl...

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ILSigned into law 07/2003Postsec.Tuition Increase Limitation
H.B. 1118
Makes provisions regarding students and tuition, including tuition increase limitations; amends various acts relating to governance of publ...

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LASigned into law 07/2003Postsec.Board of Regents-Tuition Plan
H.B. 1536
Authorizes the Board of Regents to study and formulate a state tuition and fee policy for public postsecondary education institutions....

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LASigned into law 07/2003Postsec.Imposed Specific Tuition by Board of Supervisors
H.B. 401
Authorizes the LSU Board of Supervisors to impose specific tuition and attendance fee amounts for students attending LSA-Alexandria....

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NYEmergency Rule Adoption 07/2003Postsec.Tuition and Fees Schedule
Title 8 NYCRR 302.1(b)-(i)
Amends the State University of New York tuition fees. NEW YORK REG 16051 (SN)...

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ALSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Postsecondary and Higher Education Tuition
H.B. 40
Relates to postsecondary and higher education' authorizes the State to pay the tuition of any qualified student pursuing a degree at any pub...

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GASigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Scholarship Study Commission
S.R. 220
Creates the "Improvement of HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission". http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/sum/sr220.htm...

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TXSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Tuition Charged to Students
H.B. 3015
The current system used to set tuition in Texas mandates the same basic rate across the state. With tuition flexibility, universities could ...

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CTSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Student Members of The Armed Forces
H.B. 6199
Concerns student members of the armed forces called to active duty during a semester and college course fees; ensures that members of the ar...

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ILSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Higher Education In-State Tuition
H.B. 60
Requires an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States to be classified as an Illinois resident if they grad...

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MDVetoed 05/2003Postsec.Resident Tuition Charges
H.B. 253
Establishes that certain students, other than nonresident aliens, shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at specified public instit...

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MNSigned by Governor 05/2003Postsec.The MilitarySAME AS:
H.F. 1080
Relates to the military; extends certain tuition reimbursement; provides tuition and textbook reimbursement grants to eligible members of th...

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OKSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Higher Education
S.B. 596
New section sets new standards for resident tuition. Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy which allow...

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TXSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Tuition Rebates to Certain Undergraduate Students
H.B. 1890
Under current law, the tuition rebate program permits a college student to apply for a $1,000 rebate of his or her college tuition upon grad...

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VAVetoed 05/2003Postsec.In State Tuition for Aliens
H.B. 2339
An alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, and therefore ineligible to establish domicile pursuant to § 23-7.4, shall not be e...

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WASigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Tuition Allowances - Border Counties
S.B. 5134
Changes border county higher education opportunities; allows Washington institutions of higher education that are located in counties on the...

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INSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.Tuition Exemption
H.B. 1278
Adds the children and surviving spouses of paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and advanced emergency medical technicians to t...

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WASigned into law 04/2003Postsec.Efficient Use of Resources
S.B. 5135
Requiring policies regarding the efficient use of instructional resources. Adds provisions relating to increased tuition fees for excess cre...

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WASigned into law 04/2003Postsec.Tuition Provisions
S.B. 5448
Finds that, as a partner in financing public higher education with students and parents who pay tuition and fees, periodic increases in stat...

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WAVetoed 04/2003Postsec.Resident Tuition
H.B. 1079
Expands the definition of resident student for higher education purposes. Adds (e) Any person who has completed the full senior year of high...

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MSSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.Waiver of Out-of-State Tuition
H.B. 46
Requires state institutions of higher learning and community and junior colleges to waive out-of-state tuition for nonresidents who were bor...

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OKSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.Higher Education
H.B. 1748
Grants state colleges and universities considerably greater latitude in setting students' tuition and fees than had been previously allowed....

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UTSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.Nonresident Tuition for Higher Education
H.B. 75
Allows the board to grant scholarships for a waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged by public institutions of higher edu...

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VASigned into law 03/2003Postsec.Senior Citizen Higher Education
H.B. 1868
Removes from the definition of senior citizens in the reference to the income restriction and restores senior's right to audit courses and t...

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IAAdopted 11/2002Postsec.Iowa Tuition Grant Program
283 IAC 12.2
Clarifies the definitions used to administer the Iowa Tuition Grant Program. Requires that students receiving Iowa Tuition Grants attend an ...

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LASigned into law 08/2002Postsec.Increase tuition
HB 141A
An act to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to increase tuition and n...

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LASigned into law 08/2002Postsec.Increasing tuition for certain programs
HB 136A
Act authorizes the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to establish certain progr...

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MDSigned into law 08/2002Postsec.Tuition and county residency
HB 522
Providing that a student who resides in Howard County or Prince George's County and attends the Laurel College Center is deemed an in-county...

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NYSigned into law 08/2002Postsec.Non-Resident Tuition, Immigrant Students
S.B. 7784
Provides that payment of state university of New York or City University of New York tuition by non-resident students who have attended two ...

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RITo governor 06/2002P-12
Postsec.
Tuition Waivers for National Guard
H.B. 6823
This act would provide that each member of the Rhode Island National Guard be eligible to enroll in three (3) courses a semester at any stat...

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KSSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.Tuition rates for postsecondary students
H.B. 2821
Amends law to state that the per hour tuition rate for postsecondary students shall be fixed by each board subject to approval of the state ...

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KYSigned into law 04/2002Postsec.Tuition Assistance for Foster and Adopted Children
H.B. 202
Amends existing law to specify that tuition waiver for foster and adopted children applies to undergraduate programs and may include part-ti...

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IDSigned into law 03/2002P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Maximum Annual Tuition Increases
S.B. 1384
Amends existing law to provide that tuition at community colleges may be increased by increments of not more than ten percent per annum to a...

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UTSigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Nonresident/Resident Tuition
H.B. 144
Modifies the State System of Higher Education Code; allows a student who meets certain requirements to be exempt from paying nonresident tui...

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UTSigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Non-Resident Tuition
H.B. 331
The bill changes the period of continuous residence in Utah for a non-resident student prior to registering as a resident student. The impac...

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VASigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Tuition Breaks for Senior Citizens
H.B. 218
Increases the income threshold for eligible senior citizens to enroll tuition free in classes conducted in state institutions of higher educ...

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VASigned into law 02/2002P-12
Postsec.
Tuition and Fees Revisions
H.B. 11
Repeals sections of the code which deals with tuition and fees charged in-State undergraduate students....

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LASigned into law 07/2001Postsec.Postsecondary Student Attendance Fees
H.B. 2007
Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to establish tuition and mandatory attendance fee amounts applicable to stud...

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LASigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Tuition and Attendance Fees
H.B. 2059
(Sub. for HB 1915) Permits public postsecondary education management boards to establish proportional tuition and mandatory attendance fee a...

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MDSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Higher Education Tuition Waiver for Faculty and Employees
H.B. 336
Requires a public higher education institution to waive tuition for specified persons who attend the institution; repeals a provision author...

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MDVetoed 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
Tuition Tax Credits
S.B. 455
Allows an individual a State income tax credit for expenses paid for qualified tuition and related expenses for the individual or the indivi...

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MESigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Tuition Grants to National Guard Members
H.B. 429
Resolve No. 21., (LD 550)Grants a tuition grant to a National Guard member who attends a private college or university of up to 100% of the ...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Eligibility for Family Education Savings Accounts
S.B. 258
Revises the laws governing family education savings accounts; excludes from income those earnings on accounts that are withdrawn for qualifi...

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OKSigned into law 05/2001P-12
Postsec.
Setting of Tuition
S.B. 596
Allows the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, beginning with 2001-2001 and each academic year thereafter through the 2005-2006 aca...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Residency Requirements
H.B. 1403
Amends residency requirements. Act requires foreign citizens to pay the same tuition as out-of-state students unless they can establish res...

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NMSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Definition of Residency
H.B. 375
Amends the definition of resident student for the purposes of assessing in-state tuition at a NM public college or university (Section 21-1-...

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WVSigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Authorizes higher education rules
S.B. 724
Bill authorizes legislative rules for higher education board of trustees board of directors and policy commission, reduced tuition and fee p...

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KYSigned into law 03/2001Postsec.Tuition Waivers for Foster and Adopted Children
H.B. 62
Requires public postsecondary institutions to waive tuition and mandatory fees for a foster or adopted child who is a full-time student to t...

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NDSigned into law 03/2001Postsec.Resident Tuition
S.B. 2136
The bill removes the requirement that a person seeking resident tuition by virtue of his/her guardian or parent's residency be less than eig...

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UTSigned into law 02/2001Postsec.Meritorious Nonresident Students
H.B. 197
Modifies provisions related to the State System of Higher Education by increasing the number of tuition waivers of the resident portion of t...

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CASigned into law 09/2000Postsec.School Fees
A.B. 2409
Chapter No. 383, Prohibits summer session fees at all campuses of the University of California and California State University from exceedin...

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CAVetoed 09/2000P-12
Postsec.
In-State Tuition for Aliens
A.B. 1197
Requires that a person, including an alien precluded from establishing California residency because of federal law, who has attended high sc...

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CAVetoed 09/2000Postsec.International Higher Education Scholarship Program
A.B. 172
This bill would establish the International Higher Education Scholarship Program, under the administration of the Trustees of the California...

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ILSigned into law 06/2000P-12
Postsec.
Increase Higher Ed. Grant
S.B. 1538
Public Act No. 91-747., Relates to the Higher Education Student Assistance Act; increases the maximum Monetary Award Program grant for full-...

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ILSigned into law 06/2000P-12
Postsec.
Prepaid Tuition Program
S.B. 1537
Amends the Prepaid Tuition Act and the Probate Act of 1975; provides that the Section exempting the assets and income of the Prepaid Tuition...

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OHSigned into law 06/2000Postsec.In-State Tuition
S.B. 53
Grants in-state tuition rates and subsidies at certain public institutions of higher education to residents of contiguous states who are emp...

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MDSigned into law 05/2000P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Formula for Non-Resident Tuition
H.B. 192
Alters the formula that determines the out-of-state fee and the out-of-county or out-of-region fee charges to nonresident students who atten...

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WISigned into law 05/2000Postsec.Fee Waivers for Persons Over 60
A.B. 432
, Relates to auditing the University of Wisconsin System and technical college system courses by persons who are 60 years of age or older; p...

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WVSigned into law 03/2000P-12
Postsec.
Tuition Wavers for Students in Foster Care
H.B. 4784
Provides for higher education tuition waivers for high school graduates in foster care....

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VASigned into law 02/2000P-12
Postsec.
K-12 Nonresident Tuition
S.B. 499
Revises the provision authorizing school boards to admit nonresident students and charge such students tuition, to provide that persons of s...

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LASigned into law 07/1999Postsec.Revises Residency Requirements
S.B. 198
Revises 24 month residency requirements for 1997 and 1998 grads from 24 months prior to high school graduation to 24 months prior to college...

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VASigned into law 03/1999P-12
Postsec.
Clarifies Residency Criteria and Tuition Charges
S.B. 1284
Clarifies that no person may be charged tuition for admission to enrollment in public schools, whether on a full- or part-time basis, who me...

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VASigned into law 01/1999P-12
Postsec.
Tuition for Attendance in Public School
H.B. 2673
Adds to the list of persons for whom tuition may be charged for public school attendance, those individuals who, as residents who were enro...

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IASigned into law 05/1998P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 2119
Provides a means where by participants may invest money in public trust for future application to the payment of the higher education costs ...

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TNSigned into law 05/1998P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 2626
Allows LEA's to charge tuition for all programs outside the minimum 180 instructional days, unless state funds cost of such instruction....

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VASigned into law 03/1998P-12
Community College
Postsec.

S.B. 288 Tuition
Reduces tuition for certain students; repeals 7/1/98 sunset to allow the governing board of the Community College System to continue to char...

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NJSigned into law 09/1997P-12
Postsec.

S.B. 2012 Income Tax Incentives for College
Provides gross income tax incentives for certain college savings....

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ILVetoed 08/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 190
Creates the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act. Establishes the Illinois prepaid tuition program. Provid...

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RISigned into law 07/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 6971 Tuition Savings Program
Allows parents and others responsible for paying the cost of education to save for a child's college education through the use of a tuition ...

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CTSigned into law 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 6771
Requires the Treasurer to establish a college savings account program in accordance with a 1996 federal act; exempts contributions to a coll...

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CTDied 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 5003 Creation of Individual Savings Accounts for Tuition
Encourages Connecticut residents to save money to pay for college education by authorizing the creation of individual tution savings account...

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CTDied 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 5484 Employees/Families benefits
Allows employees of the General Assembly or members of their immediate families to attend a public institution of higher education tuition f...

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DESigned into law 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 245
Creates the Delaware Tuition Savings Program to increase the ability for families and individuals to save for higher education; intends to v...

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KYSigned into law 06/1997Postsec.
Community College

Higher Education
In a special session called to address higher education issues, the general assembly passed legislation restructuring the governance of high...

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RIPassed 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 6971
(Effective: 07/02/97) Allows parents and others responsible for paying the cost of education to save for a child's college education through...

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RISigned into law 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

H.B. 6971
(Effective: 07/02/97) Allows parents and other responsible for paying the cost of education to save for a child's college education through ...

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TXSigned into law 06/1997P-12
Postsec.

Budget
Higher education legislation sets tuition increases through the year 2001 and, effective in the fall of 1999, bans institutions from countin...

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ILVetoed 05/1997P-12
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S.B. 878 Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act
Creates the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act. Establishes the Illinois prepaid tuition program under w...

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MTSigned into law 05/1997P-12
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H.B. 536
Establishes the Family Education Savings Act; establishes a Family Education Savings Oversight Committee; allows a person to make contributi...

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MTSigned into law 04/1997P-12
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H.B. 17 Tuition Waivers Education Benefit Program
Authorizes the Board of Regents to provide tuition waivers education benefit program....

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NYDied 07/1996Postsec.
A.B. 11268 Authorization to Persons Age 60 or Over to Take Courses Without Tuition Courses for Credit Without Tution
Authorizes the trustees of the State University to permit persons age sixty or over to take ccourses for credit without tuition, as well as ...

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CODied 05/1996P-12
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H.B. 1130 Funding for Pupils Who Attend in Another District
Provides that children who receive educational services within a school district and who reside in certain child care facilities or group ho...

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MDVetoed 05/1996P-12
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H.B. 368
Establishes a Prepaid Higher Education Expense Program; establishes a Board to administer the Program; specifies membership and operating re...

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AZSigned into law 04/1996P-12
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S.B. 1110 Tuition in a School District
Increases the maximum allowable tuition a school district can charge for pupils from other districts, as calculated under the "costs per stu...

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MDSigned into law 04/1996P-12
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S.B. 8
Establishes a method for the prepayment of tuition at the public institutions of higher education in the State; establishes the Maryland Hig...

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NYDied 02/1996P-12
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A.B. 8595 State Higher Education Trust Fund Act
Enacts the New York State Higher Education Trust Fund Act; establishes the New York State higher education trust fund to be administered by ...

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MNDied 01/1996P-12
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S.B. 2144/H.B. 2058 College Savings Program
Authorizes college savings bond program through use of state zero coupon general obligation bonds....

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MSSigned into law 01/1996P-12
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S.B. 2237 Prepaid Tuition Program
Creates prepaid affordable college tuition program to provide college tuition assistance....

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NYSigned into law 07/1995Postsec.
A 6138 Auditing of Courses
Provides for the auditing of courses without tuition, examination grading or credit by persons over sixty years of age at the City Universit...

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NDSigned into law 04/1995P-12
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District Tuition Agreements, School Term
S.B. 2159
Relates to uniform accounting and reporting, family transportation, definition of a high school student, meetings of County committees regar...

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VTActive 06/1994Postsec.
Postsecondary Education Information Sourcebook 1993
Vermont has an unusual system of higher education. It differs from those of most other states in the way it is financed, the way it is organ...

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WASigned into law 06/1994Postsec.
ESB 6044 (Ch. 188, Laws of 1994) Postsecondary Native American Policy
Permits members of 32 specific tribes to be considered residents of Washington for tuition purposes if they live in Washington, Oregon, Idah...

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