West Virginia HB5110: Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for senior citizens auditing certain college classes

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §18B-10-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for resident students and certain non-resident students; decreasing the eligibility age from 65 to 60 years of age or older; and for the no credit option, requiring that any differential tuition for qualified nonresident students not exceed 50 percent of the rate for West Virginia resident students. Article 10. Fees and Other Money Collected at State Institutions of Higher Education. §18B-10-7a. Tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for residents and certai.

From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §18B-10-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for resident students and certain non-resident students; decreasing the eligibility age from 65 to 60 years of age or older; and for the no credit option, requiring that any differential tuition for qualified nonresident students not exceed 50 percent of the rate for West Virginia resident students. Article 10. Fees and Other Money Collected at State Institutions of Higher Education. §18B-10-7a. Tuition and fee waivers or adjustments for residents and certain nonresidents at least 60 years old. (a) Each governing board shall promulgate a rule establishing a reduced tuition and fee program for senior citizens. The rule shall include at least the (2) A requirement that the following conditions be met under either option of the (B) The participant is 60 years of age or older; and (C) Classroom space is available; (3) A method of establishing priority for allowing a participant to attend a class or course; (4) A determination of whether to require participants to pay special fees, including laboratory fees, if the fees are required of all other students; (5) A determination of whether to require participants to pay for parking; (6) Requirements for participants in the program under the no credit and …

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