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HJ 587 Study; in-state tuition for certain immigrant students.

Introduced by: L. Karen Darner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; in-state tuition for certain immigrant students. Creates a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of permitting certain immigrant students who have not yet attained legal permanent resident status to receive in-state tuition to attend Virginia public institutions of higher education. The joint subcommittee is to consider current federal immigration law and regulation, judicial precedent, current in-state tuition practices addressing immigrant and nonresident students in the Commonwealth and other states, fiscal and policy implications of extending in-state tuition to such students, and such other matters as it deems appropriate.

Modeled after a resolution adopted by the Hawaii legislature in April 2002, the resolution also directs the joint subcommittee to specifically examine the feasibility of permitting alien students to pay resident tuition fees if the student (i) has obtained a diploma from a Virginia public or private high school following 3 years enrollment, or obtained a general education diploma in Virginia; and (ii) files an affidavit with the enrolling institution stating that an application to legalize the student's resident status has been filed or will be filed when eligible to do so. In addition, the joint subcommittee shall identify practices at Virginia public and private institutions of higher education addressing the admission of and financial assistance to undocumented immigrant students; and estimate the number of undocumented immigrant students in Virginia public secondary schools and how many of these students might wish to pursue higher education in the Commonwealth.


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