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House approves HB 197 to increase nonresident tuition-waiver slots at several colleges
Summary
HB 197 permits colleges and universities to expand nonresident tuition-waiver slots (waiving the resident portion) at select institutions; floor debate focused on how waiver numbers were derived and whether the change reduces in-state support. The House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate.
The House passed House Bill 197, which modifies the number of nonresident tuition waivers institutions may award and clarifies that the waiver applies only to the resident portion of tuition.
Sponsor Representative Catherine Bryson said the changes reflect enrollment growth at institutions such as Dixie College, Utah Valley State College and Salt Lake Community College and come with no new state appropriation; she…
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