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SCR101.........................................................by EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL COURSES - Stating findings of the Legislature and
recommending that the state adopt a policy that moves toward standardizing
tuition costs and fees for professional-technical courses that are provided
by the state's four-year postsecondary educational institutions at a rate
commensurate with the rate charged by the state's community colleges.
01/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
01/30 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 26-8-1
AYES -- Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner,
Corder, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson,
Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKague, McKenzie,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- Andreason, Bair, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Pearce,
Richardson, Siddoway
Absent and excused -- Malepeai
Floor Sponsor - Goedde
Title apvd - to House
01/31 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
02/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 50-15-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe,
Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins,
Crane, Eskridge, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren,
Labrador, LeFavour, Marriott, Mathews, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Durst, Edmunson, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Loertscher, Luker, McGeachin, Moyle, Patrick, Roberts,
Wood(27)
Absent and excused -- Lake, Mortimer, Schaefer, Smith(24), Wood(35)
Floor Sponsor - Bolz
Title apvd - To Senate
02/12 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/13 Sp signed
02/14 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE STATE ADOPT A
3 POLICY THAT MOVES TOWARD STANDARDIZING TUITION COSTS AND FEES FOR
4 PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL COURSES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE'S FOUR-YEAR
5 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT A RATE COMMENSURATE WITH THE
6 RATE CHARGED BY THE STATE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 WHEREAS, community colleges strive to provide professional-technical pro-
9 grams that are both accessible and affordable to as many students as possible;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, the cost per semester of tuition and fees for professional-
12 technical courses and programs at any of the state's community colleges is
13 approximately half the amount charged by the state's four-year postsecondary
14 educational institutions for the same courses and programs; and
15 WHEREAS, this disparity in costs creates an inequity in affordability and
16 therefore in access for many students; and
17 WHEREAS, to address the affordability in some measure, counties not orga-
18 nized as community college districts are obliged to pay a portion of tuition
19 for their resident students who attend a community college; and
20 WHEREAS, counties pay such tuition obligation from their annual distribu-
21 tion of liquor funds; and
22 WHEREAS, noncommunity college district counties are authorized to levy a
23 property tax to meet their tuition obligations should the liquor fund revenues
24 be insufficient for the purpose; and
25 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho pays 100% of all costs associated with provid-
26 ing professional-technical courses at all of the state's six technical col-
27 leges.
28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
29 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
30 tives concurring therein, that we recommend that the state adopt a policy that
31 moves toward standardizing tuition costs and fees for professional-technical
32 courses that are provided by the state's four-year postsecondary educational
33 institutions at a rate commensurate with the rate charged by the state's com-
34 munity colleges.
35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of the State Board of Education and
36 the presidents of the colleges and universities are invited and encouraged to
37 submit their recommendations to the Legislature for development of such a pol-
38 icy, noting that implementation of such a policy may occur over an extended
39 period of time in order to reduce any impact it may have on funding policies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16723
In the bifurcated system currently employed for community college
services in Idaho, students at four-year institutions pay double
the cost for the same or similar classes that they would pay at a
community college. This resolution calls on the State Board of
Education and the presidents of our colleges and universities to
make recommendations on how best to achieve equity for students
seeking professional/technical education courses across our
state.
FISCAL NOTE
None, but understand that the recommendations may involve an
increase in general fund spending, if approved.
Contact:
Name: Senator John Goedde
Phone: 208-332-1322
Rep. Darrell Bolz
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 101