I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4546 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2010 Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. Myrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to commit to, and provide notice of, tuition levels for students.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Truth in Tuition Act of 2010.

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Commitment to and notice of tuition levels

(a)

Amendment

Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (30)(A)The institution will provide to each admitted student considering an undergraduate or graduate program— (i)a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (ii)a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. (B)Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)— (i)may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution deems appropriate from one year to the next; and (ii)shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of the relevant student's undergraduate or graduate program. (C)Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. (D)The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A), and of the commitment made thereunder, if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance the Secretary deems valid. . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.