7-year freeze on university fee hikes proposed by GOP lawmakers - Patrick McGreevy, LA Times

Legislative Republicans on Monday proposed a seven-year freeze on tuition and fee increases at California’s public universities and community colleges to correspond with the length of tax increases under voter-approved Proposition 30. Two bills were introduced that would seek to freeze fees at California State University and the University of California and make sure Proposition 30 money goes to the universities so fee increases would be unnecessary. The measures were proposed just days before Gov. Jerry Brown releases his budget for next year. Brown campaigned for Proposition 30 saying it was needed to prevent negative effects on education. "It's important to remind voters about Gov. Brown's promises that passing Prop. 30 would prevent tuition and fee increases and that Republicans have stepped forward to provide the leadership necessary to guarantee those promises are kept," said Tom Del Beccaro, chairman of the California Republican Party. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2013/01/university-fee-hike-freeze-proposed.html