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House committee sends bill raising community college tuition cap to the floor
Summary
The House Committee on Education voted to send House Bill 79 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would raise the statutory cap on community college tuition from $2,500 to $3,250; a separate state-code limit that tuition increases cannot exceed 10% in any year remains unchanged.
BOISE — The House Committee on Education voted Feb. 3 to send House Bill 79 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Lance Clow, R–District 25, introduced the measure, which would raise the statutory cap on community college tuition from $2,500 to $3,250.
Clow told the committee that community colleges across Idaho have reached their current caps and that institutions are governed locally by community or district boards. "I ask today that you consider the increase in the cap to…
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