1          Eighth  Senate                                                               Second Regular Session

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3                                              In the Senate

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5                                              Resolution        #05-S005

6                                                        Authored By:  Senator Racich

7                                                                      Senator Bybee

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9          Whereas:          Idaho Code Section 33-3717 relating to tuition at colleges and

10                                universities defines that students should not be charged tuition   

11                                whereas defined in itself as the cost of instruction.

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13        Whereas:          On November 5, 2004 the LCSC fiscal year 2006 budget was

14                               submitted to the ASLCSC.  The proposal included a 9.5%

15                                increase in full time resident fees increasing semester costs by    

16                                $161.00 per student.

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18        Whereas:          The above stated proposal included a $200,000.00 increase in                               

19                                health benefits for faculty which is an instruction based cost and

20                                therefore violates Idaho Code Section 33-3717.

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22        THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASLCSC SENATE:      

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24        Section 1:         The ASLCSC Senate supports the action of a lawsuit against the                  

25                                State Board of Education; not for financial gain, but instead to

26                               receive a clear judicial ruling.

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28        Section 2:         This resolution will pass upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the                  

29                                ASLCSC Senate and the signature of the ASLCSC President.

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