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Introduced Version House Bill 2020 History

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H. B. 2020


(By Delegate Doyle)

[Introduced February 14, 2001 ; referred to the

Committee on Education then Finance.]





A BILL to amend article ten, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section seven-c, relating to fees collected by state institutions of higher education; and waiving tuition and certain fees for persons enrolled at state institutions of higher education who wish to audit a course or class.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That article

ten, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section seven-c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. FEES AND OTHER MONEY COLLECTED AT STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

§18B-10-7c. Tuition and fee waivers for persons enrolled at
state institutions of higher education who wish to audit courses or classes.

Each state institution of higher education shall permit any person at that institution to attend its undergraduate and graduate courses and classes for the purpose of auditing the course if classroom space is available without charging that person any tuition or fees, including those provided in sections two and three of this article, if the person is enrolled at that state institution of higher education: Provided, That the state institution of higher education may require the person to pay special fees, including any laboratory fees, if the fees are required of all other students taking a single course or a particular course, and may also require that person to pay for parking. The governing boards of these state institutions may propose rules for promulgation for determining the availability of classroom space and other rules considered necessary to implement this section, including rules regarding qualifications for attendance, which may not exceed the qualifications required of other persons. The rules shall provide that any person qualified under this section are subject to being removed from the class and replaced by a paying student who enrolls in the class if the class would otherwise be full. The rules shall also provide for a waiting list for students who are interested in auditing the class.
The governing boards may also extend to persons attending courses and classes under this section any rights, privileges or benefits extended to other students, as those boards consider appropriate.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow persons enrolled at state institutions of higher education to audit courses or classes without being charged tuition and certain fees.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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