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Establishes Tuition and Fee Incentives .
The Legislature has authorized state universities to implement flexible tuition policies to assist students in accessing higher education in our state . To date , no state university has implemented a block tuition policy .
Requires universities to implement a block tuition policy , which must specify an in-state block tuition rate and an out-of-state block tuition rate for full-time undergraduate students . The university board of trustees and the Board of Governors must publicly approve the block tuition policy in time for implementation by no later than the Fall 2018 semester .
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