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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Data suggests that tuition charged Illinois |
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| students attending college in an neighboring state, compared to |
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| tuition charged out-of-state students at the University of |
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| Illinois is considerably higher; and
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| WHEREAS, The University of Illinois currently charges |
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| out-of-state students $20,732 compared to $26,160 at Indiana |
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| University in Bloomington, $22,424 a the University of Iowa, |
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| $23,063 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and $31,090 at |
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| the University of Missouri; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| request the Illinois Board of Higher Education to conduct a |
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| cost-neutral analysis of what public universities charge |
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| out-of-state students in Illinois compared to what is charged |
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| in its surrounding states; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Board shall report its finding to the |
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| General Assembly on or before May 30, 2011; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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