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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Lima, Petrarca, A Rice, and Costantino | |
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Date Introduced: May 21, 2009 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 16-57 of the General Laws entitled "Higher Education Assistance |
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Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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16-57-6.8. Student assessment fee for municipal services. -- (a) Notwithstanding any |
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statute, regulation or charter to the contrary, commencing with the fiscal year starting July 1, |
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2009, every city and town is authorized to assess a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per |
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semester, or one hundred dollars ($100) per trimester, upon every private college or university for |
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each full-time student at a private institution of higher education within said city or town for the |
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express purpose of off-setting, in part, the municipality's costs of providing police, fire, rescue, |
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and other municipal services to students. As to an educational institution which has a campus |
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and/or educational facilities in more than one city or town, the assessment shall be given to the |
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municipalities on a prorated basis, based upon the student population at the respective campus |
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and/or educational facility. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, a full-time student shall be deemed to be a student |
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undertaking twelve (12) or more credits in that semester or trimester at the institution. |
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(c) Any student who is a bona fide resident of the state of Rhode Island who has |
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demonstrated payment of real estate taxes by the student or his or her parent or guardian to a |
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Rhode Island municipality during the relevant semester or trimester shall be exempt from this |
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student assessment fee. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION - HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY | |
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This act would provide for an assessment of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per semester |
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or one hundred dollars ($100) per trimester against private colleges and universities for each full- |
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time non-resident student at private institutions of higher education. The fee would be |
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apportioned to the municipality where the students are located to off-set costs for police, fire, |
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rescue, and other municipal services. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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