Louisiana Public Tuition Increases Amendment (2015)
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A Louisiana Public Tuition Increases Amendment was not on the October 24, 2015 ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. With voter approval, the measure would have allowed the legislature to determine by law who has the authority to set tuition and fees for students attending public colleges and universities in the state.[1][2]
The present Louisiana Constitution requires that all new fees or increases of existing fees imposed by the state, including tuition and fees charged to students for attending public universities, be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the Louisiana Legislature. The proposed amendment would have exempted tuition and fees charged to students from the two-thirds supermajority vote requirement.
The measure was introduced into the Louisiana Legislature by Rep. Thomas Carmody, Jr. (R-6) as House Bill 61.[3]
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Ballot title[edit]
The proposed ballot text was:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to remove the constitutional requirement that any tuition or fee increase or new fee for public higher education be approved by a two-thirds vote of the legislature, and instead authorize the legislature by a majority vote to set itself or statutorily delegate to others, with or without limitations, the authority to set tuition and fees for higher education? (Effective January 1, 2016)(Amends Article VIII, Section 5(E); Adds Article VII, Section 2.1(C)[4] |
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Constitutional changes[edit]
- See also: Article VII, Louisiana Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 2.1(C) to Article VII to and amend Section 5(E) of Article VIII of the Louisiana Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
| Article VII, Section 2.1(C) §2.1. Fees and Civil Fines; Limitation; Exceptions Article VIII, Section 5(E) (2) The authority to establish tuition and fees charged to students attending public postsecondary education institutions shall be as provided by law.[4] |
Path to the ballot[edit]
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Thomas Carmody, Jr. (R-6) as House Bill 61 on March 9, 2015.[3]
The measure needed to be approved through a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to be placed on the ballot. Louisiana is one of sixteen states that require a two-thirds supermajority.
On May 19, 2015, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved the amendment, with 73 representatives voting "yea" and 26 voting "nay."[3]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Legislature, "House Bill 61," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature," "House Bill 61 Digest," accessed May 21, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louisiana Legislature, "House Bill 61 Info," accessed May 21, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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