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1998 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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VPI Technology Fee

Item 183 #24s

Item 183 #24s

First Year - FY1999 Second Year - FY2000
Education: Higher Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University FY1999 $1,182,105 FY2000 $1,182,105 NGF

Language
Page 137, line 5, strike "$306,130,947" and insert "$307,313,052".
Page 137, line 5, strike "$312,429,947" and insert "$313,612,052".
Page 138, after line 55, insert:
"N.  This appropriation authorizes Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to charge its students a technology fee in conformity with § 4-2.01c. of this act.  This appropriation  includes $1,182,105 the first year and $1,182,105 the second year from nongeneral funds, the unexpended balance of which shall not revert to the general fund in any fiscal year but shall be carried forward on the books of the Department of Accounts and allotted for expenditure each July 1.  The fee charged resident undergraduate students each year shall not exceed $1.50 per credit hour.  The fees shall be used for technology applications and support that directly serves students."


Explanation
(This amendment provides authority to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to charge students a technology fee of no more than $1.50 per credit hour. The fee would be used to support student needs in computing and technology.)