§3351.13.  Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; tuition and attendance fee amounts; graduate students;  masters degree in business administration; School of Veterinary Medicine

A.  In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by law authorizing such board to provide for and impose fees and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following increases in tuition and attendance fee amounts effective for the Fall 2009 semester and thereafter:

(1)  For a full-time graduate student who is enrolling in any four-year institution under its management and supervision, an increase in tuition by an amount which shall not exceed thirty dollars per credit hour per semester.

(2)  For a full-time student who is seeking a Masters of Business Administration degree at any institution under its management and supervision, an increase in tuition by an amount of one thousand dollars per semester, which shall be inclusive of the increase in graduate student tuition authorized in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3)  For a full-time student who is enrolling in the School of Veterinary Medicine and seeking a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, an increase in tuition by an amount of seven hundred fifty dollars per semester.

(4)  For a full-time student who is enrolling in the School of Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and seeking a Doctor of Medicine degree, an increase in tuition by an amount of five hundred dollars per semester.

(5)  For a full-time student who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and seeking a master's degree in occupational therapy, communications disorders, or health sciences, an increase in tuition by an amount of five hundred dollars per semester.

B.  The board shall establish criteria for waiving the tuition increases authorized in Subsection A of this Section in cases of financial hardship as determined by the board.  Information relative to such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all prospective students in a timely manner such that each student is informed of the availability of a waiver prior to the student making a final decision concerning attendance.

C.  The authority to impose the increases provided in Subsection A of this Section shall include the authority to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions.

Acts 2009, No. 313, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.