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Section 101.5 - Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.

UT Code § 53B-7-101.5 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) If an institution within the State System of Higher Education listed in Section 53B-1-102 considers increasing tuition rates for undergraduate students in the process of preparing or implementing its budget, it shall hold a meeting to receive public input and response on the issue.

(2) The institution shall advertise the hearing required under Subsection (1) using the following procedure: (a) The institution shall advertise its intent to consider an increase in student tuition rates: (i) in the institution's student newspaper twice during a period of 10 days prior to the meeting; and (ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for 10 days immediately before the meeting. (b) The advertisement shall state that the institution will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall not be less than seven days after the day the second advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.

(a) The institution shall advertise its intent to consider an increase in student tuition rates: (i) in the institution's student newspaper twice during a period of 10 days prior to the meeting; and (ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for 10 days immediately before the meeting.

(i) in the institution's student newspaper twice during a period of 10 days prior to the meeting; and

(ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for 10 days immediately before the meeting.

(b) The advertisement shall state that the institution will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall not be less than seven days after the day the second advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.

(3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows: "NOTICE OF PROPOSED TUITION INCREASE The (name of the higher education institution) is proposing to increase student tuition rates. This would be an increase of ______ %, which is an increase of $______ per semester for a full-time resident undergraduate student. All concerned students and citizens are invited to a public hearing on the proposed increase to be held at (meeting place) on (date) at (time)."

(4) (a) The institution shall provide the following information to those in attendance at the meeting required under Subsection (1): (i) the current year's student enrollment for: (A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being considered; or (B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution; (ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year; (iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and (iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be spent. (b) The enrollment and revenue data required under Subsection (4)(a) shall be broken down into majors or departments if the proposed tuition increases are department or major specific.

(a) The institution shall provide the following information to those in attendance at the meeting required under Subsection (1): (i) the current year's student enrollment for: (A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being considered; or (B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution; (ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year; (iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and (iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be spent.

(i) the current year's student enrollment for: (A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being considered; or (B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution;

(A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being considered; or

(B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution;

(ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year;

(iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and

(iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be spent.

(b) The enrollment and revenue data required under Subsection (4)(a) shall be broken down into majors or departments if the proposed tuition increases are department or major specific.

(5) If the institution does not make a final decision on the proposed tuition increase at the meeting, it shall announce the date, time, and place of the meeting where that determination shall be made.

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Section 101.5 - Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.