TITLE 17. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 26. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

PART VI. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT BOARDS

17:3351.11  Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College;  tuition and attendance fee amounts;  Health Sciences Centers;  waivers

A. In addition to the authority granted to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College by R.S. 17:3351(A)(5), 3351.1, 3351.3, and 3351.5, and Act No. 493 of the 1999 Regular Session and Act 138 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2002 of the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board may impose the following program tuition and attendance fee amounts:

(1) For a full-time undergraduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand seven hundred seventy-one dollars per semester.

(2) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of two thousand seventy-eight dollars per semester.

(3) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Dentistry Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of nine thousand eight hundred ninety- four dollars per year.

(4) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Dental Hygiene Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand two hundred ninety-five dollars per semester.

(5) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Graduate Studies Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of two thousand seventy-eight dollars per semester.

(6) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Medicine Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of eleven thousand six hundred thirteen dollars per year.

(7) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Nursing Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand six hundred dollars per semester.

(8) For a full-time undergraduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Nursing Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand three hundred thirteen dollars per semester.

(9) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Master of Nursing, Nurse Anesthetist Program of the School of Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of eight thousand four hundred ninety-eight dollars per year.

(10) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Doctor of Audiology Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, a fee not to exceed two thousand seventy-eight dollars per semester.

(11) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Master of Public Health Program (Preprofessional) at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, an annual fee not to exceed four thousand nine hundred twenty-eight dollars.

(12) For a full-time student who is a nonresident and who is enrolling in the Master of Public Health Program (Preprofessional) at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, an annual fee not to exceed six thousand fifty-three dollars.

(13) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident or a nonresident and who is enrolling in the Master of Public Health Program (Professional) at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, an annual fee not to exceed six thousand one hundred twenty-eight dollars.

(14) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident or a nonresident and who is enrolling in the Master of Public Health Executive Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, an annual fee not to exceed twelve thousand nine hundred twenty-eight dollars.

(15) For a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand eight hundred twenty-four dollars per semester.

(16) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Graduate Studies Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of one thousand four hundred thirty-one dollars per semester.

(17) For a full-time student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Medicine Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for the Fall 2004 semester and thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of ten thousand fifty-two dollars per year.

(18) For a full-time graduate student who is a Louisiana resident and who is enrolling in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans or Shreveport for the Fall 2006 semester and any fall or spring semester thereafter, tuition and mandatory attendance fees of four thousand dollars per fall or spring semester.

B. The authority to impose the tuition amounts and the attendance and program fee amounts provided by Subsection A of this Section shall include the authority to impose proportional amounts for part-time students and for summer sessions.

C. Prior to imposing any increase in tuition or attendance fee amounts or any program fee amount authorized by this Section, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College shall establish criteria for waivers of such amounts in cases of financial hardship.  Information about such waivers and the criteria and procedures for obtaining a waiver shall be made available to all affected prospective students in a timely manner so the prospective student can be aware of the increase or fee amount and the availability of waivers thereto prior to the student having to make any final decision concerning attendance.

D. (1) In addition to the authority granted by Subsection A of this Section, other provisions of law as cited in the introductory paragraph of Subsection A of this Section, and any other provision of law including but not limited to R.S. 17:3139.5, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, in accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 2.1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, may increase tuition and fee amounts, without additional legislative approval, for students enrolled or enrolling in the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans School of Medicine or School of Dentistry or the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport School of Medicine by up to five percent each year for five years beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year.

(2) The authority granted by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be in addition to and independent of all other authority to increase tuition and fees at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans School of Medicine or School of Dentistry or the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport School of Medicine.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this Subsection or of any other law to the contrary, tuition and fee amounts at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans School of Medicine or School of Dentistry or the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport School of Medicine shall be weighted based upon median household income as provided in R.S. 17:3139.5(3)(a) and shall not exceed average tuition and fee amounts of their respective peer institutions.  For purposes of this Subsection, "peer institutions" shall have the meaning provided by guidelines established by the Board of Regents in the same manner as provided by R.S. 17:3351(A)(5)(e)(i).

Added by Acts 2004, No. 788, § 1, eff. July 8, 2004.  Amended by Acts 2006, No. 95, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006;  Acts 2011, No. 297, § 1, eff. June 28, 2011;  Acts 2012, No. 811, § 5, eff. July 1, 2012.