BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Legislature is considering having lawmakers set tuition and fees at the state's 11 colleges and universities.
The State Board of Higher Education currently sets the rates. But it's been criticized for raising them too much.
West Fargo Republican Rep. Kim Koppelman is sponsoring a measure that would give the Legislature the authority. Koppelman told the House Education Committee Wednesday that lawmakers are often blamed for "skyrocketing tuition," but they have done little to control it.
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."