RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT: OUT-OF-STATE TUITION WAIVER
THE ALABAMA COLLEGE SYSTEM AND THE
GEORGIA POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
WHEREAS, many communities, although separated by state boundaries, are
inextricably involved in mutually supportive cultural, community, and economic
development activities; and
WHEREAS, excessive out-of-state tuition may not only deny many residents of
Georgia and Alabama access to quality postsecondary education, it is also counterproductive to the economic development of our respective states; and
WHEREAS, many residents of Georgia and Alabama are employed in their
neighboring states; and
WHEREAS, through a cooperative, collaborative effort the Georgia
postsecondary vocational institutions and the Alabama postsecondary academic
institutions can provide students in each state with comprehensive educational
opportunities without the necessity of creating new postsecondary institutions in many
communities; and
WHEREAS, the Alabama State Board of Education has authorized Dr. Charles L.
Payne, Chancellor, to develop reciprocity agreements whereby out-of-state tuition
surcharges are waived for students of a contiguous state under the same terms and
conditions as out-of-state tuition surcharges are waived for Alabama residents by said
contiguous state; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education has
authorized Dr. Kenneth H. Breeden, Executive Director, to approve out-of-state tuition
waiver reciprocity agreements with appropriate institutions in a contiguous state
provided there is a written application submitted by the institutions, that out-of-state
students will be admitted only on a “space available” basis, and the costs of tuition and
fees for an out-of-state student will not be an amount less than that paid by residents of
Georgia:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That I, Charles L. Payne, representing
the Alabama public community, junior, and technical colleges as authorized by the
Alabama State Board of Education, and that I, Kenneth H. Breeden, representing the
Georgia public postsecondary vocational institutions as authorized by the Georgia State
Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education do hereby agree that students who
attend a public postsecondary vocational institution in Georgia who apply and if
accepted by an Alabama community, junior, or technical college, will pay tuition and
fees at the same rate as charged to Alabama resident students, and that Alabama
students who attend an Alabama public community, junior, or technical college who
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apply and if accepted by a Georgia public postsecondary vocational institution will pay
tuition and fees at the same rate as charged to Georgia resident students; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this reciprocity agreement for waiver of outof-state tuition will become effective Summer Quarter 1986 and will continue in effect
until cancelled by either party or successors thereof provided that if cancelled all
nonresident students enrolled under the terms of this agreement will be allowed to
complete the program under the terms of this agreement entered into on May 9, 1986,
in Phenix City, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, by:
Signed by
Charles L. Payne, Chancellor
Representing the Alabama State Board of
Education on behalf of the Alabama
Community, Junior, and Technical
Colleges
Note: This agreement is undated.
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Signed by
Kenneth H. Breeden, Executive Director
Representing the State Board of Postsecondary Vocational Education on
behalf of Georgia Postsecondary
Vocational Institutions