BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Legislature is considering a proposal to allow lawmakers to set tuition and fees at the state's 11 colleges and universities. The State Board of Higher Education sets the rates at present but has been criticized for raising them too much. West Fargo Republican Rep. Kim Koppelman is sponsoring the measure that would give the Legislature the authority. Koppelman told the House Education Committee Wednesday that lawmakers should set the rates so there is more control over them. University System interim Chancellor Larry Skogen opposed the idea. Skogen says allowing the Legislature to set tuition and fees would create "another level of complexity and bureaucracy to an already complex process.'' Skogen says it also "could greatly limit student input.''
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