<p>I haven’t heard any outcry by students demanding higher tuition. I think this proposal is wrong for right now when the state senate is also proposing reducing funding this year to Florida universities another $400 million. Allowing laws like the “Pre-eminent Universities” Act will just give the state legislature another “out” to keep reducing state funding to universities and shifting financial burden more on to the backs of students and their families. University leaders should be pushing legislators more to stop reducing funding, and doing more to have state increase revenue for funding universities by closing loopholes such as not collecting internet sales taxes. University leaders like FSU’s Barron and UF’s Machen shouldn’t keep asking for higher tuition from students.</p>