This amendment lowers the maximum yearly increase allowed for public college tuition and fees from 15% to 10%, starting in January 2027.
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HB1084
Law Giving Louisiana Public Colleges Authority Over Tuition and Fees
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM
In one sentence
Starting January 1, 2027, this law allows public colleges in Louisiana to set their own tuition prices with a limit on how much they can raise costs each year.
What it does
- Allows each public college or university to set and change its own tuition and mandatory fee amounts for all programs, including part-time, dual enrollment, summer, and intersession terms.
- Limits any increase in tuition and fees to no more than ten percent within one year, while allowing schools to lower prices without a limit.
- Requires schools to consider peer school prices, median household income levels, affordability, and total cost of attendance when setting rates.
- Mandates that colleges create a process to give students notice about price changes before they take effect.
- Requires institutions to set rules for waiving fees if a student faces financial hardship due to an increase.
- Requires schools to send written reports each February 15th to state education boards and legislative committees explaining how the new pricing is working.
Who it affects
- Public postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana, such as universities and community colleges.
- Students enrolled in these public schools, including part-time students, dual enrollment students, and those taking summer or intersession classes.
- State oversight groups like the Board of Regents and specific committees in the House and Senate.
Limits and unknowns
- The new rules for setting tuition prices do not begin until January 1, 2027.
- While schools can raise fees by up to ten percent per year, the law does not specify how much they must lower them if costs go down.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Public postsecondary education institutions
- Colleges or universities that are owned by the state government rather than private organizations.
- Mandatory fees
- Required charges added to tuition for services like student activities, technology, or health centers.
- Dual enrollment students
- High school students who take college classes and earn credit toward both their high school diploma and a degree.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions
Official activity
Bill history
- Effective date: 06/25/2026.H
- Becomes Act No. 970 without the Governor's signature.H
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
- Signed by the President of the Senate.S
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 6. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.H
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.H
- Received from the Senate with amendments.H
- The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
- Reported with amendments.S
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.S
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 9. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
- Called from the calendar.H
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.H
- Notice given.H
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.H
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.H
Changes
Amendments
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This amendment adds a rule that public colleges and universities cannot raise tuition or mandatory fees by more than 15% in any single year, starting on January 1, 2027.
This amendment gives public colleges and universities the power to set their own tuition prices while requiring them to consider costs, notify students early, offer financial help for those in need, and report back to lawmakers.
This amendment gives public colleges and universities the power to set their own tuition prices while requiring them to consider costs, notify students early, offer financial help for those in need, and report back to lawmakers.
This amendment records that the House voted to agree with changes made by the Senate to a bill about student tuition and fees.
This amendment changes the bill so that a specific limit applies when something is more than ten instead of fifteen.