<div dir="ltr"><div>We are trying to determine exactly what Act 664/SB76 entails.  This is the Fees Assessed to Graduate Assistants policy:<br></div><div><br></div><div><i>Student fees may
be waived and a stipend may be paid to graduate assistants.<span>  </span>The out-of-state fee is considered a student
fee and is eligible for waiver (Board Rules, Chapter II, Section XV).<span></span></i></div><div><i>Payments to
cover or a waiver of any mandatory fee imposed except for tuition shall be included
in the compensation package of each graduate student serving as a teaching
assistant, research assistant, or curatorial assistant <span>(LRS 17:3351(A)(5)(a)(ii))</span>. <br></i></div><div><i><br><span style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></span></i>





</div><div>I was wondering what everyone was doing to address this bill.  Does this mean that if graduate students have any fees waived, the university or PI has to come up with the funds for the waived fees?  <br></div><div><br></div><div>Chris<br></div><div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table style="width:425px;border-collapse:collapse;border-style:none" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0px">
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<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="2">Director of University Graduate Studies<br>Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator</font><br>Department of Biological Sciences</span></span><br>
<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><b><span style="font-size:13px">Nicholls State University</span></b></span></span><br>
<span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="color:#666;font-size:13px">P.O. Box 2021<br>Thibodaux, LA 70310</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:13px">Email: <a href="mailto:chris.bonvillain@nicholls.edu" target="_blank">chris.bonvillain@nicholls.edu</a></span></span></td>
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