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Amend CSHB 3015 as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 42 through 45 and substitute the
following:
"(b) In addition to the amounts authorized by Subsection (a)
or other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of an
institution higher education may charge a resident undergraduate
student an amount designated as tuition. For the 2003-2004 and
2004-2005 academic years, the amount is limited as follows:"
(2) On page 1, between lines 53 and 54, insert the following
new subsections:
"(b-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (e), beginning with the
2005-2006 academic year, revenue from any portion of tuition
charged under Subsection (b) at a rate in excess of $46 per semester
credit hour is subject to Section 54.004.";
"(b-3) Not later than January 1, 2004, the coordinating
board shall adopt performance criteria for each institution of
higher education to measure satisfactory progress towards the goals
provided in the master plan for higher education and Closing the
Gaps by 2015. The performance criteria shall include, but are not
limited to, measures such as graduation rates, retention rates,
enrollment growth, educational quality, efforts to enhance
minority participation, opportunities for financial aid, and an
affordability report. The affordability report shall include an
analysis of the criteria used by the institution for financial
assistance that takes into account the mission of the institution
and the purposes of higher education in the state, and that includes
a comparison in terms of affordability with peer institutions
inside and outside the state. An institution of higher education
may not charge tuition under Subsection (b) in excess of $46 per
semester credit hour unless the institution is certified by the
coordinating board to have met the performance criteria in the
preceding academic year."