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Tuition will increase by the maximum amount allowed under a new law passed by the Florida legislature.

In May lawmakers gave the state’s university system the authority to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year. Thursday the University System’s Board of Governor’s approved the increase for all 11 of Florida’s public universities. The Florida Chamber of Commerce supports the increase. Chamber spokesman David Daniel said the increase will actually help some low income student attend college.

“It takes the money from the tuition differential, the increase in the tuition and it applies it to education enhancements that benefits the students directly. In addition it sets aside millions of dollars in need based scholarships for those who can’t afford to go to college and so in addition to creating some educational enhancement, to creating a talented work force for Florida employers, it also creates millions of dollars in need based scholarships,” said Daniel.

The increase will go into effect in the fall. It will cost students on average an extra 400 dollars the first year.