H. B. 2770
(By Delegates P. White, Vest, Phillips, L. White,
Paxton, Spencer and Kiss)
[Introduced March 29, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article ten, chapter eighteen-b of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seven-a, relating to tuition waivers for persons at least
sixty years old who audit college courses and classes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article ten, chapter eighteen-b of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seven-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. FEES AND OTHER MONEY COLLECTED AT STATE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
§18b-10-7A. Tuition waivers for persons at least sixty-years
old who audit college courses and classes.
Each state institution of higher education shall permit any
person to audit its undergraduate or graduate courses and classes
if classroom space is available without charging such person anytuition or fees, except processing fees included in section one
of this article, if such person is at least sixty years of age.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit persons sixty
years old and older to audit college courses and classes without
paying tuition.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.