College Tuition Caps Before Colorado Lawmakers

DENVER (AP) — A measure to permanently cap tuition hikes at Colorado's public colleges and universities faces its first test Thursday.

The Senate Education Committee considers a Democratic bill to extend the current 6 percent hike cap indefinitely. The proposal is part of the Democrats' broader agenda this year of efforts to rein in costs for the middle class.

The Legislature passed the tuition cap last year, but it's not permanent.

The bill exempts the Colorado School of Mines. It would also allow schools to request tuition hikes in excess of 6 percent in years for which lawmakers don't send public colleges enough extra money to keep up with inflation.

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