§1855. Student tuition and attendance fees; program fees; authority to impose

A. In addition to the authority granted the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:3351(A)(5) and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following amounts as tuition and attendance fees for nonresident students for an academic year:

(1) At Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, excluding the law center, an amount of one thousand three dollars for undergraduate students and an amount of one thousand one hundred thirty dollars for graduate students.

(2) At Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge for students enrolled at the law center, an amount of one thousand four hundred dollars.

(3) At Southern University at New Orleans, an amount of eight hundred eighty-five dollars for undergraduate students and an amount of six hundred ninety-four dollars for graduate students.

(4) At Southern University at Shreveport, an amount of six hundred six dollars for undergraduate students.

B. In addition to the authority granted the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:3351(A)(5) and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose a student teaching fee, for resident and nonresident students, of two hundred dollars for the semester that a student is enrolled in student teaching at Southern University at New Orleans.

C. In addition to the authority granted the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:3351(A)(5) and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose a program fee not to exceed two hundred dollars per student per semester, for students at Southern University at Shreveport pursuing the clinical portion of their studies in allied health programs, subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

D.(1) In addition to the authority granted the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, R.S. 17:3351(A)(5), and R.S. 17:3351.1 and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following increases in annual tuition amounts for full-time resident and nonresident students enrolled at the law center:

(a) For students enrolling during the 2003-2004 academic year, an increase of eight hundred fifteen dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2002-2003 academic year.

(b) For students enrolling during the 2004-2005 academic year, an increase of eight hundred fifteen dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2003-2004 academic year.

(c) For students enrolling during the 2005-2006 academic year and thereafter, an increase of eight hundred fifteen dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2004-2005 academic year.

(2) In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, R.S. 17:3351(A)(5) and 3351.1, and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following increases in annual tuition amounts for full-time resident and nonresident students enrolled at the law center:

(a) For full-time students in the first year class in Fall 2008, an increase of five hundred dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2007-2008 academic year. The tuition amount authorized by this Subparagraph for such students shall continue and shall not be increased through the Spring 2011 semester.

(b) For full-time students in the first year class in Fall 2009, an increase of five hundred dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2008-2009 academic year. The tuition amount authorized by this Subparagraph for such students shall continue and shall not be increased through the Spring 2012 semester.

(c) For full-time students in the first year class in Fall 2010 and thereafter and for full-time students in the first year class in the fall of subsequent years and thereafter, an increase of five hundred dollars from the annual tuition amount in effect for the 2009-2010 academic year.

(3) The authority to impose tuition amounts provided by this Subsection shall include the authority to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions. Proceeds from the tuition increases authorized by this Subsection shall not be used to pay salaries of law center administrators or other university or university system administrators.

Acts 1997, No. 856, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1117, §1, eff. June 28, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 976, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 899, §1, eff. July 10, 2008.