Local Model Resolution for a National Goal of Debt-Free College A RESOLUTION supporting eforts to ensure that students from [CITY, STATE ha!e a""ess to de#t$free higher edu"ation at pu#%i" "o%%eges and uni!ersities& WHEREAS, the economic competitiveness of the United States and [STATE] and [CITY] in the gloal econom!, "e#$i"es a %ell&ed$cated %o"'fo"ce( WHEREAS, st$dents in [STATE] c$""entl! ave"age [)E*T A+,U-T] $pon g"ad$ation, %hich signi.cantl! hinde"s thei" ailit! to pa"ticipate in the local econom!( Link to fnd local statistics for your state here. WHEREAS, c$""ent and f$t$"e !o$ng people in the United States, [STATE], and [CITY] sho$ld have the same oppo"t$nit! o/e"ed to those %ho %ent to college in p"evio$s gene"ations, incl$ding the ailit! to attend State colleges and $nive"sities %itho$t ta'ing on $"densome det( WHEREAS, in 0123, highe" ed$cation is mo"e impo"tant than eve" eca$se it is an essential step to ente"ing and "emaining in the middle class(

WHEREAS, eca$se of the impo"tance of highe" ed$cation, the United States and local gove"nments sho$ld e4pand the oppo"t$nit! to p$"s$e and attain highe" ed$cation to mo"e people than had that oppo"t$nit! in the past( WHEREAS, p$lic investment in highe" ed$cation pa!s o/, as evidenced ! the fact the 56I6 *ill "es$lted in a 7&to&2 "et$"n on investment fo" o$" national econom! and that %o"'e"s %ith college deg"ees ea"n mo"e mone!, pa! mo"e ta4es, and "el! less on gove"nment se"vices( WHEREAS, st$dent loan det saddles the ve"! st$dents %ho most depend on a college deg"ee to level the economic pla!ing .eld %ith a $"den that const"ains ca"ee" choices and h$"ts the c"edit "ating of st$dents,p"events people f"om f$ll! pa"ticipating in the econom! ! p$"chasing goods and se"vices6 and th"eatens essential milestones of the Ame"ican d"eam 8 incl$ding the p$"chase of a home o" ca", sta"ting a famil!, and saving fo" "eti"ement( and WHEREAS, the Schat9&Sch$me"&Wa""en U6S6 Senate det&f"ee college "esol$tion and 5"i:alvaEllison&Cla"' U6S6 Ho$se det&f"ee college "esol$tion have gained national moment$m in "ecent months, has ecome cent"al in the national dialog$e a"o$nd highe" ed$cation( and WHEREAS, a national goal of det&f"ee college %o$ld incl$de signi.cant fede"al aid to states, incl$ding [STATE]( THEREFORE, be it resolved: The [CITY C,U-CI; 26 Ens$"es all st$dents have access to det&f"ee highe" ed$cation, de.ned to mean having no det $pon g"ad$ation f"om an! p$lic instit$tions of highe" ed$cation( 06 S$ppo"ts e/o"ts that inc"ease s$ppo"t to States so States can inc"easeinvestments in highe" ed$cation and "ing do%n costs fo" st$dents( ?6 Inc"eases aid to st$dents to help them cove" the total cost of college attendance %itho$t ta'ing on det( @6 Enco$"ages innovation ! States and instit$tions of highe" ed$cation to inc"ease e/icienc!, lo%e" costs, and enale speed! and less&costl! deg"eecompletion( and36 Red$ces the $"den of e4isting st$dent loan det6