HB 872 - Graduate School Tuition Increase - Louisiana Key Vote
Robert Billiot voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 1, 2009
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 24, 2009
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 22, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- June 11, 2009
- House Bill Failed
- June 8, 2009
- Introduced
- May 6, 2009
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Title: Graduate School Tuition Increase
Signed by Governor Bobby Jindal
Title: Graduate School Tuition Increase
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that allows different boards of supervisors at public institutions of higher education to impose tuition increases for a variety of graduate school programs.
Highlights:
-Authorizes the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to increase tuition by up to $30 per credit hour per semester for any institution under their management and supervision (Sec.1). -Authorizes the increase of $1,000 per semester for Masters of Business Administration students (Sec.1). -Authorizes the increase of $750 per semester for students seeking a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Sec.1). -Allows the board to establish criteria for waiving the proposed increases for students with financial hardship (Sec.1).
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NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS
Title: Graduate School Tuition Increase