Bill Text: CT HB06869 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Legislative Approval For Tuition Increases At Public Institutions Of Higher Education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement [HB06869 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06869-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6869
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2831
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR TUITION INCREASES AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require each chamber of the General Assembly to vote to approve all tuition increases proposed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut.

Statement of Purpose:

To require legislative approval for any tuition increase at public institutions of higher education.