2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 09 - Education and Culture
Chapter 352 - Public Universities
Section 352.102 - Tuition and mandatory enrollment fees.

(1) Except as set forth in this section, the governing board may authorize, establish, eliminate, collect, manage, use in any manner and expend all revenue derived from tuition and mandatory enrollment fees.

(2) The governing board shall establish a process for determining tuition and mandatory enrollment fees. The process must provide for participation of enrolled students and the recognized student government of the university.

(3) The governing board shall request that the president of the university transmit to the board the joint recommendation of the president and the recognized student government before the board authorizes, establishes or eliminates any incidental fees for programs under the supervision or control of the board and found by the board to be advantageous to the cultural or physical development of students.

(4) In determining tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for undergraduate students who are enrolled in a degree program and are qualified to pay resident tuition:

(a) The governing board may not increase the total of tuition and mandatory enrollment fees by more than five percent annually unless the board first receives approval from:

(A) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission; or

(B) The Legislative Assembly.

(b) The governing board shall attempt to limit annual increases in tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for undergraduate students who are enrolled in a degree program and have established residency in Oregon to a percentage that is not greater than the percentage increase in the Higher Education Price Index, as compiled by the Commonfund Institute.

(5) The governing board may not delegate authority to determine tuition and mandatory enrollment fees for undergraduate students who are enrolled in a degree program and are qualified to pay resident tuition. [2013 c.768 §10]

Note: Section 30, chapter 840, Oregon Laws 2015, provides:

Sec. 30. (1) Notwithstanding any law limiting tuition and mandatory enrollment fee increases at public universities listed in ORS 352.002, if a public university listed in ORS 352.002 increases either resident undergraduate tuition or mandatory enrollment fees by more than three percent for the 2016-2017 academic year, the public university must report the justification for the increase to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, or the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to public universities currently subject to existing financial agreements or plans with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, or to four-year tuition guarantees or high cost, high demand degree programs that currently charge differential tuition.

(3) This section is repealed on December 31, 2018.

[2015 c.840 §30]