The University shall grant remission or waiver of tuition for Graduate Assistants covered by this Agreement. This Agreement does not provide any waiver of credit-fees that are equivalent to tuition. With respect to fees, the parties agree:
* This language serves as clarification only and does not waive the Union’s position that the Union has the right to bargain over the impacts of fee increases and new fees. It is the University’s position that student fees are not a mandatory subject of bargaining.
- (a) The University shall waive the Infrastructure Fee for a Graduate Assistant during each semester of such GA's appointment.
- (b) The University shall provide each Graduate Assistant with a credit toward the General University Fee during each semester of such GA's appointment as follows:
- Effective July 1, 2026: $350
- Effective July 1, 2028: $390
- Effective July 1, 2029: $490
- Notwithstanding the foregoing language, the credit towards the General University Fee shall not exceed the actual value of the General University Fee.
- (c) The University shall waive the Visa Compliance Fee during each semester of such GA's appointment.
- (d) The University each semester will provide to GAs a lump sum fee relief payment equivalent to the Student Recreation Center fee.
- (e) The University shall waive the Matriculation Fee during each semester of such GA's appointment.
- (f) The University has the managerial and academic right to establish new fees. In the event in-state graduate tuition and mandatory graduate student fees are increased by greater than 4.75% in any academic year, the Union shall be given notice and the opportunity to bargain over the impacts*.
* This language serves as clarification only and does not waive the Union’s position that the Union has the right to bargain over the impacts of fee increases and new fees. It is the University’s position that student fees are not a mandatory subject of bargaining.
