Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes to the contrary, the Boards of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, the Connecticut State University System and The University of Connecticut shall fix fees for tuition for nonresident students who are enrolled in institutions under the jurisdiction of said boards through the New England Regional Student Program of not less than the tuition rate charged of resident students enrolled in similar programs plus fifty per cent of that rate, such revenue to be deposited to the revenues of the tuition funds of the respective constituent units.