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State lawmakers might keep universities from varying tuition

State lawmakers agreed to let universities and colleges charge higher tuition to engineers, business majors and others enrolled in higher-cost programs. But that was before the implications for the state’s pre-paid tuition program came to light.

JORDAN SCHRADER; Staff writer
Published: Jan. 29, 2013 at 11:11 a.m. PST
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State lawmakers agreed to let universities and colleges charge higher tuition to engineers, business majors and others enrolled in higher-cost programs. But that was before the implications for the state’s pre-paid tuition program came to light.

After considering a few options last year, the Legislature ended up pausing the authority it had granted for differential tuition. Now it’s considering ending that authority altogether, as a measure sponsored by Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, would do.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2013/01/29/lawmakers-may-keep-universities-from-varying-tuition/

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