1 Eighth Senate Second Regular Session

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3 In the Senate

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5 Resolution #05-S007

6 Authored By: Senate Majority Leader Rodgers

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8 Whereas: Representatives Shirley, Rydalch, Kemp, and Wills have sponsored,

9 and introduced House Bill 231.

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11 Whereas: House Bill 231, if adopted, will repeal Section 33-3717A, Idaho Code.

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13 Whereas: House Bill 231, if adopted, will amend Chapter 37, Title 33, Idaho

14 Code by the addition of new section 33-3717A.

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16 Whereas: House Bill 231, if adopted, will authorize fees, including tuition fees,

17 for attendance at State Colleges and Universities in Idaho other than

18 the University of Idaho.

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20 Whereas: House Bill 231 has been approved by the Idaho House of

21 Representatives and sent to the Idaho State Senate for approval.

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23 Whereas: Article IX, Section 1 of the Idaho Constitution states “The stability

24 of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the

25 intelligence of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of Idaho,

26 to establish and maintain a general, uniform and thorough system of

27 public, free common schools.”

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29 Whereas: Lewis-Clark State College, Idaho State University, and Boise State

30 University are classified as either Idaho public colleges or universities.

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32 Whereas: The students of Lewis-Clark State College have expressed a desire

33 to keep student fees as low as possible, while at the same time

34 making sure that the fiscal and academic integrity of the college is

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36 Eighth Senate Second Regular Session

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39 Whereas: If the State of Idaho would continue to perform its Constitutionally

40 required duty of “maintain(ing) a general, uniform and thorough system

41 of public, free common schools” student fees could be kept as low as

42 possible without infringing on the fiscal and academic integrity of

43 Lewis-Clark State College, Idaho State University, and Boise State

44 University.

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46 Whereas: The average student graduates from a four year public college or

47 university with $17,100 of debt.

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49 Whereas: A state whose citizens are highly educated is not only a benefit to the

50 citizen but to the state as well.

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52 Whereas: Highly educated Idaho citizens would demand higher salaries thereby

53 bringing higher tax revenues to the State of Idaho.

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55 Whereas: Higher tax revenues will allow the State of Idaho to better serve its

56 citizens and keep Idaho a viable agricultural and economic state.

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58 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASLCSC SENATE:

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60 Section 1: The members of the Associated Students of Lewis-Clark State

61 College do not support House Bill 231.

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63 Section 2: The members of the Associated Students of Lewis-Clark State

64 College petition the duly elected Idaho State Senators to vote against

65 House Bill 231.

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

68 ASLCSC Senate and the signature of the ASLCSC President.

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