The Tuition and Fee Review Committee passed the removal of the textbook rental fee cap, but voted down an additional 4 percent overall increase Tuesday.

The fee is currently capped at $95.15 for 12 or more semester hours.

If the committee’s recommendation of removing the cap is passed by the Student Senate, a $7.95 semester rate will be applied to each semester hour exceeding the 12th.

For example, a student taking 15 hours will pay a textbook fee of $119 and someone taking 21 hours will pay $166.70.

Dan Klingenberg, director of textbook rental services, suggested the committee pass the 4 percent increase in addition to the removal of the cap.

But even with the additional 4 percent increase, Klingenberg said his ending balance would still be in the red.

“It’s obvious they’re highly in the red,” said Amy Leonard, student vice president for business affairs. “However, I do not think we should burden the students with both the 4 percent increase and the removal of the cap.”

The textbook rental fee proposals were sent back to the Tuition and Fee Review Committee for further review at last week’s Student Senate

meeting.