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EmailDecember 29, 2005
Governor halts CSU fee increase
By Omar Medina
Governor Schwarzeneggers office announced yesterday that his budget will provide enough money to eliminate the planned university fee increases for the 2006/2007 school year that were announced earlier this year.
"Because of the state's improved revenue picture, the governor is taking the opportunity to ease the financial burden on students and their families," said an administration official who detailed the budget move on the condition of not being identified.
On October 27th, the CSU Trustees approved the 2006/2007 budget and fee increase proposal. They approved an 8 percent fee increase for undergraduate students. The current annual State University Fee is $2,520.00; this fee would have increased to $2,724.00.
The fee increase was part of a deal made with Schwarzenegger in 2004 in which the universities agreed to raise fees over six years in exchange for a guarantee that the state would provide a minimum level of annual funding.
It now appears that the Governor is taking the state's improved fiscal condition to benefit his image by halting the fee increase that he initiated back in 2004. An image that is in need of help after all his proposed 2005 ballot initiatives failed and with the upcoming Gubernatorial election next November.
