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FYI. SB 76, which provides that grad students appointed as in GTA or GRA roles shall be exempt from mandatory student fees,
<span style="font-size:Small;font-weight:bold"></span>was reported favorably, with no opposition, out of the House Ways and Means Committee this morning. It'll now move to the House floor, potentially as soon as tomorrow. if the full House approves, it'll go
to the Governor's desk. If you're interested, you can watch the testimony <a href="https://house.louisiana.gov/h_video/VideoArchivePlayer?v=house/2022/may/0523_22_WM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">
HERE</a>; it begins at around 18:05 minutes. Full text and history of the bill is located here: <a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=241772" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=241772</a>.
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<p><b><span style="color:black">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, PhD</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Professor of History</span><br>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Dean of the Graduate School</span><br>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">University of Louisiana at Lafayette</span><br>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">337-482-6965</span><br>
<a href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</span><br>
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