Bill Text: OH HB593 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To prohibit state institutions of higher education from charging overload fees to students enrolled in not more than eighteen credit hours of courses per semester.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-07-08 - To Education [HB593 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB593-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 593

Representative DeVitis 

Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Milkovich, Boose, Stebelton, Huffman, Duffey, Roegner, Ruhl, Amstutz, Rosenberger, Butler, Terhar, Hagan, C., Romanchuk, Blessing, O'Brien, Patmon, Barborak, Perales, Henne, Sears 

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A BILL

To enact section 3345.46 of the Revised Code to

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prohibit state institutions of higher education

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from charging overload fees to students enrolled

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in not more than eighteen credit hours of courses

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per semester.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3345.46 of the Revised Code be	6
enacted to read as follows:	7

Sec. 3345.46.  (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Full course load" shall be defined by the board of	9
trustees of each state institution of higher education.	10

(2) "Overload fee" means a fee or increased tuition rate	11
charged to students who enroll in courses for a total number of	12
credit hours in excess of a full course load.	13

(3) "State institution of higher education" has the same	14
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.	15

(B) No state institution of higher education shall charge an	16
overload fee to any student, so long as that student is enrolled	17
in not more than eighteen credit hours of courses per semester, or	18
the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter as determined by	19
the board of trustees of the institution.	20