HB 1843 -- Higher Education Tuition Rates

Sponsor:  Holsman

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education in
Missouri that receives any state funds from charging a Missouri
resident who is a full-time student enrolled in the institution
after the 2009-2010 academic year a tuition rate that exceeds the
amount that was charged at the time the student first enrolled in
the institution for the next five continuous academic years
following the student's initial enrollment.  Students who are
enrolled before the 2010-2011 school year will remain at the
2010-2011 tuition rate.  To qualify, a student must be
continuously enrolled, except summer sessions.  Tuition for
degree programs that require more than four years to complete
must not exceed the amount charged at the time the student first
enrolled for the customary time required to complete the program
as defined by the individual institution.  A student who changes
majors will be charged what would have been charged had the
student been admitted to the new degree program when the student
first enrolled.  An undergraduate student who elects to attend
graduate school will be required to lock in the tuition at the
rate as of the first semester of his or her graduate studies.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm