(1) A Fee for Selected Professional School Students be assessed to students enrolled in graduate professional degree programs, as determined by The Regents, to sustain and enhance the quality of the professional schools' academic programs and services.

(2) Revenue from professional school fees will remain with the campuses and will not be used to offset reductions in State support.

(3) Fees for professional school students will be approved by The Regents, within the context of a multi-year plan that is subject to annual reconsideration.

(4) The Provost is responsible for ensuring that the leadership of each campus designs a multi-year plan of fee increases for each professional degree program in a manner that effectively advances the program's mission and strategic academic plan.

(5) In developing a program's multi-year plan, the following factors are among those to be taken into consideration: the amount of resources required to sustain academic quality at, and enrollments in, the particular professional degree program; the ability of the program to remain competitive with other institutions of similar quality; the cost of education for each specific degree program; the resident and nonresident tuition and fees charged by comparable public and private institutions for each specific program; and other market-based factors (such as scholarship and grant support) that permit the degree program to compete successfully for students. Within this context, different fee levels may be set for professional programs in the same discipline at different campuses.

(6) Financial aid targeted for students enrolled in professional degree programs is necessary to ensure access to the degree program, and to minimize financial barriers to the pursuit of careers in public service. The Provost is responsible for ensuring that each campus complements its proposed multi-year plans for professional degree programs with financial aid measures, including scholarships, grants and loan repayment assistance programs, to adequately meet these goals. Financial aid sources should be supplemented by an amount equivalent to at least 33 percent of new professional school fee revenue or by an amount necessary to ensure that financial aid sources are equivalent to at least 33 percent of all professional school fee revenue. Campuses will regularly evaluate and report on the effectiveness of these financial aid measures.