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Don’t Tax Me, Don’t Tax Thee,
Tax The Student Behind the Tree
State Senator Eliot Shapleigh
1-800-544-1990
eliot.shapleigh@senate.state.tx.us
Presented to UT Regents Board Meeting, November 18, 2003, Austin, TX
Per Capita General Expenditures
New York $5,586 9Massachusetts 5,067 10Michigan 4,223 12California 4,208 13Washington 3,938 18Pennsylvania 3,591 26New Jersey 3,581 27North Carolina 3,517 29Virginia 3,362 34Ohio 3,427 35Indiana 3,306 36Illinois 3,214 41Georgia 3,053 45Florida 3,070 48Texas $2,723 50
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2001
The Great Tax ShiftThe Inheritance Tax
Tax on estates valued over $1,000,000
80 year-old state tax
Generated $322 million in revenue for the state
Not renewed during the 78th Legislature.
Tuition Deregulation
A new tax on higher education for college-bound students
Offsets cuts to higher education funding
Increased tuition felt most by low- to middle-income families
Passed during the 78th Legislature.
Tuition Deregulation
A Tax Shift to Students
University of Texas System Tuition Increase ProposalsUniversity Current
CostProposed Increase
Spring 2004
Proposed Increase Fall 2004
Overall Increase
2004
Overall Percentage
Increase
UT-El Paso $1,483 $1,699 $1,892 $409 28%
UT-Austin $2,716 $3,076 $3,506 $720 26.5%
UT-Dallas $2,140 $2,380 $2,668 $528 25%
UT-San Antonio $1,730 $1,910 $2,165 $435 25%
UT-Arlington $1,852 $1,972 $2,176 $324 17.5%
UT-Tyler $1,436 $1,508 $1,652 $216 17%
UT-Brownsville $1,192 $0 $1,378 $186 16%
UT-Permian Basin
$1,394 $1,454 $1,562 $168 12%
UT-Pan American
$1,233 $0 $1,329 $96 8%
vs. $1,699 Spring 2004
81 Bachelor Degrees
14 Doctoral Degrees
27% graduation rate
29% classes under 20 students
$1,686 Spring 2004
74 Bachelor Degrees
24 Doctoral Degrees
43% graduation rate
38% classes under 20 students
What Does Increased Tuition
Buy a Student at UTEP?
1999 2000 2001
Graduation Rate
23.6% 21.7% 25.2%
Remediation Rate
66.7% 66.0% 64.5%
SOURCE: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
UT System Graduation Rates
2001 2002
Arlington 31% 35%
Austin 70% 71%
Brownsville N/A N/A
Dallas 55% 53%
El Paso 25% 25%
Pan American 23% N/A
Permian Basin 24% N/A
San Antonio 27% N/A
Tyler N/A N/ASOURCE: U.S. News & World Report
Don’t Tax Me, Don’t Tax Thee,
Tax The Student Behind the Tree
State Senator Eliot Shapleigh
1-800-544-1990
eliot.shapleigh@senate.state.tx.us
Presented to UT Regents Board Meeting, November 18, 2003, Austin, TX
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