Public universities may soon be required to inform state legislators before they approve tuition increases under terms of a bill overwhelmingly voted out of committee Tuesday.
"It's appropriate for us to have this information," said Sen. Mary Ann Handley of Manchester, co-chairman of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, before the vote.
The proposal comes less than a month after the board of trustees approved a 5.9 percent increase in tuition, room, board and other fees -- or $1,180 extra. The four regional campuses of the Connecticut State University system will see a cost increase of 5.6 percent, or $950.
The bill, which received at 14-6 vote by the committee, would not require committee approval of proposed tuition increases, but only that lawmakers be given "reasonable" notice.
Susan Bysiewicz, Democractic candidate for U.S. Senate, during a debate with U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy.
"Susan has been using this tired line of attack for the last year and a half, and it hasn't worked."
Chris Murphy
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