[Vision2020] tuition for the U of I

[Sue Hovey]

I've already voted and I said, "yes" and I have two granddaughters there; 
but even so, I think it's past time to recognize the Legislature isn't going 
to remedy the situation.  Additionally, when you have a candidate running 
for the Senate who has referred to the U of I community scornfully as the 
"academic elite," should he win they're going to need as much flexibility as 
possible.  And while you are marking that part of the ballot, the best 
remedy you can do for the U of I is to vote for Dan Schmidt.

Sue Hovey

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Hansen
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 5:33 AM
To: Moscow Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] tuition for the U of I

I strongly support SJR 101 for several reasons, far too many to explain
here on the Viz.

If you are truly intgerested, how about listening to the discussion that
took place on the State House floor on Appril 6, 2009, where it passed by
a very clear margin 67-3

http://www.tomandrodna.com/idaho/legislation.htm#SJR101

Or read the resolution for yourselves at:

http://www.tomandrodna.com/idaho/SJR_101_UI_Tuition_040809.pdf

Seeya at the polls, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96






On Mon, October 25, 2010 5:23 am, ringoshirl wrote:
> Visionaries:
>
> Here are the arguments provided for the Secretary of State's office for
> the constitutional amendment dealing with tuition.
>
> I support this.  Although the legislature should support higher education
> better, the record of doing so is not impressive.  All other schools were
> give permission to charge tuition a couple of years ago, but it requires a
> Constitutional amendment for the U of I.
>
> S.J.R. 101
>
> "Shall Section 10, Article IX, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho
> be amended to permit the Board
>
> of Regents of the University of Idaho to impose rates of tuition and fees
> on all students enrolled in the
>
> University of Idaho as authorized by law?"
>
> Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Idaho: Section 10,
> Article IX
>
> Legislative Council's Statement of Meaning, Purpose and Result to be
> Accomplished of Proposed
>
> Amendment:
>
> This proposed amendment will clarify that the Board of Regents of the
> University of Idaho may
>
> charge students tuition, as authorized by law. Currently, the University
> of Idaho charges student fees
>
> to undergraduate students, but not tuition. Student fees cannot be used to
> pay for classroom instruction.
>
> All of the other state-supported colleges and universities in Idaho have
> the authority to charge
>
> tuition, and this amendment specifies that the University of Idaho will
> have the same authority.
>
> Statements FOR the Proposed Amendment
>
> 1. Currently the University of Idaho can charge student fees, but those
> fees cannot be used to help
>
> pay for the cost of classroom instruction. This amendment will allow the
> University of Idaho to
>
> charge tuition, which can be used to pay for classroom instruction, a
> practice that is allowed at
>
> all other state-supported Idaho colleges and universities.
>
> 2. This amendment will not establish any rates of tuition or fees. The
> authority for determining
>
> rates of tuition and fees will continue to rest with the State Board of
> Education, sitting as the
>
> Board of Regents of the University of Idaho.
>
> 3. This amendment allows all Idaho's higher education state-supported
> institutions the uniform
>
> authority to charge tuition.
>
> Statements AGAINST the Proposed Amendment
>
> 1. The University of Idaho is Idaho's land-grant university and predates
> statehood. The framers of
>
> the Constitution envisioned a free education for University of Idaho
> undergraduate students, and
>
> that historic precedent should not be changed.
>
> 2. Rather than amending the Constitution, the state could provide the
> additional funding to cover
>
> the costs of classroom instruction at the University of Idaho.
>
> 3. Changes to the Constitution should be made only for major issues of
> interest to the state or in the
>
> event of a constitutional crisis.
>
> Shirley Ringo

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