BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The House budget committee agreed to a measure that would boost tuition costs for college students around Louisiana.

The proposal is a contentious one at the Capitol.

Supporters say the schools need increased revenue to attract faculty, update facilities and offer a quality education. Opponents say many students can’t afford the tuition hike and the state instead should offer more dollars to the colleges to stave off higher costs for students.

Under the proposals approved Tuesday, public universities and colleges could raise tuition from 3 percent to 5 percent each year for four years. The increase would be based on a formula that looks at how the individual schools stack up against their peer institutions in the South.

The measure moves next to the House floor for debate.