CHARGE TO TUITION POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE

Whereas, the Board of Governors has established a state-level leadership committee to advise it on tuition and fee policies for Connecticut’s public system of higher education, known as the Tuition Policy Review Committee.

Be it resolved that the Board of Governors charges the Committee with the following initial tasks:

1. Review and development of recommendations on the basic, underlying principles of Connecticut’s tuition and fee policy for its public higher education system

2. Review and discussion of the goals and purposes of a public higher education system, and clarification of what is meant by access to Connecticut’s public system of higher education

3. Examination and discussion of the major drivers of tuition and fee increases, and a discussion of funding adequacy in our public system

4. Development of interim recommendations on modifications to the Board’s tuition and fee policy which preserve its underlying principles, but afford some flexibility to assure quality services during the current state financial downturn, for use by the Board in its review of tuition and fee rates in early 2003

5. Examination of current need-based student financial programs for our public system, with special attention to the tuition set-aside requirement and the Connecticut Aid to Public College student grant program