A group of University of Colorado regents is proposing that the university raise in-state tuition by no more than 4 percent, well below the 9.5 percent cap requested by university administrators.
The four bipartisan sponsors of the resolution plan to introduce it at a special meeting today. But the measure risks defeat without the backing of a fifth member.
The resolution recommends that tuition remain flat next year, but if an increase is necessary, the board should make an early commitment to cap it at 4 percent. It is sponsored by regents Jim Geddes, R-Sedalia; Joe Neguse, D-Boulder; Monisha Merchant, D-Lakewood; and Tom Lucero, R-Berthoud.
Some other regents say it’s too early to decide on tuition rates because CU leaders don’t know their state funding scenario for next year.
“I think it’s well-intentioned but premature,” said Regent Stephen Ludwig, D-Lone Tree, who plans to vote against the measure.
The university’s administration opposes the resolution. Brittany Anas, Daily Camera
