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HB 1525 Tuition, in-state; undocumented persons.

Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

In-state tuition; undocumented persons. Establishes that an undocumented person who is unlawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for in-state tuition unless he (i) entered and began residing in the United States prior to his sixteenth birthday; (ii) has graduated from a public or private high school in the Commonwealth or has received a General Education Development (GED) certificate in the Commonwealth; (iii) has registered as an entering student in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth; (iv) has resided in the Commonwealth for at least five years immediately preceding his registration as an entering student in an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth; (v) has provided an affidavit to the institution stating that he has filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States, is actively pursuing such permanent residency or will do so as soon as he is eligible, and that no grounds exist for the denial of such permanent residency; and (vi) has submitted evidence that he or, in the case of a dependent student, at least one parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, has filed, unless exempted by state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least one year prior to the date of enrollment.


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