R 142, Tuition Guarantee Act

Tuition Guarantee Act

R 142, 85th Session

Version Info:

2-28-2006, as initially introduced: HTML

3-1-2006, as amended by Senate: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Compton (Corresponding)

Current Status:

Adopted by Senate

Report(s):

None

Long Title:

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE TUITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNC SYSTEM TO ADOPT A FIVE YEAR TUITION GUARANTEE

Summary of Purpose:

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE TUITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNC SYSTEM TO ADOPT A FIVE YEAR TUITION GUARANTEE

Consideration History:

2-28-2006:

Filed for introduction

3-1-2006 Senate:

First Reading
Fast Tracked by rising vote
Adopted by roll call vote (Adopted: 38-4-2; 12 absent)

Roll Calls:

Senate, 3-1-2006:

Adopt R 142, Adopted: 38-4-2; 12 absent

Online Text

(as of 3-1-2006, as amended by Senate)

RESOLUTION 142

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE TUITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNC SYSTEM TO ADOPT A FIVE YEAR TUITION GUARANTEE

Short Title: Tuition Guarantee Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senator Compton

First Reading: March 1, 2006 Version Date: February 17, 2006

Referred to: __________________________________________________________.

WHEREAS, incoming and current students do not know future amounts of tuition expected to be paid; and,

WHEREAS, tuition has risen at a rate of about 10.3% that students were unaware of until midway through the spring semesters; and,

WHEREAS, the university has no premises for planning in terms of tuition in the coming years because a constant rate is not set or known; and,

WHEREAS, the university has no grounds for planning for growth in the coming years because a constant rate is not set; and,

WHEREAS, tuition continues to rise with no set guarantee on how far it will increase; and,

WHEREAS, a new President of the UNC System has been installed, Mr. Erskine Bowles, who has also suggested interest in a Five Year Tuition Guarantee; and,

WHEREAS, in July of 2003 Governor Rod Biagojevish of Illinois signed into law the “Truth-in-Tuition” bill to provide stability in the cost of tuition; and,

WHEREAS, In Section 701, Tuition and Fees, of The Code of the Board of Governors the University of North Carolina states:

“The Board of Governors shall set tuition and required fees at the constituent institutions, not inconsistent with actions of the General Assembly, in such amount or amounts as it may deem best, taking into consideration the nature of each institution and program of study and the cost of equipment and maintenance; and each institution shall charge and collect from each student, at the beginning of each semester or quarter, tuition, fees, and an amount sufficient to pay other expenses for the term. [See G.S. 116-11(7) and 116-143] Consistent with the North Carolina constitutional mandate, the benefits of the University of North Carolina shall be extended to the people of the state free of expense, as far as practicable. [See N. C. Constitution, Art. IX, Sec. 9]”

; and,

WHEREAS, The State of North Carolina Constitution States in Article Four, Education, Section 9, Benefits of public institutions of higher education, states:

“The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense.”

; and,

WHEREAS, The Mission of North Carolina State University states:

“The mission of North Carolina State University is to serve its students and the people of North Carolina as a doctoral/research-extensive, land-grant university. Through the active integration of teaching, research, extension, and engagement, North Carolina State University creates an innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility. Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, science, and engineering with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines, North Carolina State University provides leadership for intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and technological development within the state, the nation, and the world.”

; and,

WHEREAS, the cost of tuition has been rising steadily over the past few years, the cost of a college education is becoming progressively out of reach for in-state, out of state, international, and many other students without some sort of financial assistance, and the students of the North Carolina State University deserve a better plan; now therefore be it,

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate formally recommends to the Tuition Advisory Committee, the Provost, the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees, and the Board of Governors that in order to provide, in accordance with the mission of North Carolina State University to serve the students of North Carolina, and The Constitution of the State of North Carolina, to provide as free as practical, to review and adopt a Five Year Tuition Guarantee, and, be it further,

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate formally recommends that A Five Year Tuition Guarantee become a policy in The University of North Carolina System.

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