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Mr. President and Mr. Speaker:
The Joint Conference Committee comprised of Sens. Valentine, Hillyard, and Hale, and Reps. Alexander, Snow, and Goodfellow, recommends H.B. 1, APPROPRIATIONS ACT, by Representative J. Alexander, with the following amendments:
1. Include all the House amendments on Pages 57, 61, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 79, 81, and 84 of the Lilac Copy dated 2-26-2001.
2. Include the following amendment:
Page 84 Line 3077: After Line 3077 insert " It is further the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Regents may add a tuition surcharge not greater than 4 percent of the current year tuition at the University of Utah, Utah State University - Logan Campus only, Weber State University, and Southern Utah University for the 2001-02 academic year. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Regents may add a tuition surcharge not greater than 7 percent of the current year tuition at Utah Valley State College for the 2001-02 academic year. These tuition surcharges at each of these institutions must be based on demonstrated critical institutional needs. It is the intent of the Legislature that any tuition surcharge increase not be across the board but be based on a differential system reflecting the cost of
providing for the type of degree sought by the student. These tuition surcharges shall be ongoing, collected and retained by the institution as dedicated credits and used to fund critical institutional needs. If a surcharge is imposed, the amount collected and the use of the surcharge shall be reported to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee during the 2001 interim.
As required by Utah Code Ann. Section 53B-7-101, the State Board of Regents shall 'recommend to each session of the Legislature the minimum tuitions, resident and nonresident, for each institution which it considers necessary to implement the budget recommendations.' It is the intent of the Legislature that tuition increases beyond those authorized by this intent, be brought to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee as part of each annual general session before they are implemented.
Respectfully,
Sen. Valentine
Senate Chair, Conference Committee
Rep. Alexander
House Chair, Conference Committee
Voting: 6-0-0
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Bill Number
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HB0001