§3351.8.  Facilities use and maintenance fee increase; amount; waivers; limitations; Southern University at New Orleans

A.  In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:1855, 3351(A)(5), and 3351.1, and in accordance with Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose, at Southern University at New Orleans, an increase in the facilities use and maintenance fee for a total amount of such fee not to exceed sixty dollars per semester for full-time undergraduate and graduate students effective for the Fall, 2003, semester and thereafter.

B.(1)  The fee increase amount shall be applied proportionally for part-time students and for summer sessions.

(2)  The fee shall not be a cost that is payable by the state on behalf of any student who is a recipient of an award under the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

C.  The fee increase shall be paid by all students.  However, the board shall establish criteria for waiving the fee increase 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.

D.  No proceeds for the fee increase authorized by this Section shall be used to pay the salary of any university or university system administrator.

Acts 2003, No. 963, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 652, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.