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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Rawson

 

DATE TYPED:

02/09/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Pursue Tuition Reciprocity Agreements

 

SB

SJM 13/aSEC

 

 

ANALYST:

Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Commission on Higher Education  (CHE)

 

SUMMARY

 

      Synopsis of SEC Amendment

 

The Senate Education Committee amendment strikes the word “aggressively” in the phrase “to aggressively pursue tuition reciprocity agreements.”

 

     Synopsis of Original Bill

 

Senate Joint Memorial 13 encourages the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to aggressively pursue tuition reciprocity agreements with states and provinces in Mexico and Canada that border Commission member states.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The states comprising the WICHE provide services under the Western Regional Cooperation in Higher Education Compact [NMSA 11-10-1], an interstate agreement approved by Congress.  WICHE's founding principle is to encourage and assist the sharing of facilities and education programs among the Western states through it's student exchange programs, according to the CHE analysis.  Member states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

 

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