§3351.14.  Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; tuition and attendance fee amounts; graduate students; masters degree in business administration

A.  In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Southern 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, effective for the Fall 2009 semester and thereafter, in tuition and attendance fee amounts:

(1)  For a full-time graduate student who is enrolling in any four-year institution under its management and supervision 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 up to one thousand dollars per semester, which shall be inclusive of the increase in graduate student tuition authorized in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B.  The board shall establish criteria for waiving the tuition increase 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 increase 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.