Bill Text: OR HB3472 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to higher education tuition; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-29 - Chapter 700, (2013 Laws): Effective date July 29, 2013. [HB3472 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3472-Engrossed.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

HA to A-Eng. HB 3472

LC 3854/HB 3472-A12

                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 3472

              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

                             June 26

  On page 2 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 18
through 44 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Higher Education
Coordinating Commission shall consider the creation of a proposed
pilot program called Pay Forward, Pay Back. The pilot program
would:
  ' (a) Replace the current system of charging students tuition
and fees for enrollment at public institutions of higher
education; and
  ' (b) Identify one or more public institutions of higher
education to participate in the pilot program.
  ' (2) If the commission determines that a pilot program is
warranted, the commission shall submit a proposed pilot program
to the 2015 regular session of the Legislative Assembly for
approval.
  ' (3) A proposed pilot program shall:
  ' (a) Allow students who are residents of this state, as
defined by the institution, and who qualify for admission to the
institution to enroll in the institution without paying tuition
or fees;
  ' (b) Provide that, in lieu of paying tuition or fees, students
must sign binding contracts to pay to the State of Oregon or the
institution a certain percentage of the student's annual adjusted
gross income upon graduation from the institution for a specified
number of years;
  ' (c) Specify the number of years and the percentage of annual
adjusted gross income for contracts at each participating
institution and base the specifications on research to date; and
  ' (d) Establish an immediate funding source for the first 15 to
20 years of the pilot program and include the establishment of a
revolving fund to deposit payments made under the pilot program.
  ' (4) A proposed pilot program may vary by institution
depending on:
  ' (a) The total cost of education at the institution.
  ' (b) The portion of the cost that is paid by the State of
Oregon.
  ' (c) The number of years specified in the contract.
  ' (d) The percentage of annual adjusted gross income specified
in the contract. + } ' .
  On page 3, delete lines 9 through 11 and insert:
  ' (2) The commission shall submit a report on the study
described in subsection (1) of this section to the committees
relating to higher education during the 2014 regular session of
the Legislative Assembly.'.
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