From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary NH Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Legal Residency for In-State Tuition Status H.B. 1383 Requires every student admitted to the university system of New Hampshire after December 31, 2012 and receiving the in-state rate of tuition... More... TX Adopted 02/2012 Postsec. Affidavits of Undocumented Immigrants Enrolling in Postsecondary Institutions 19 TAC 21.30 Creates new s.21.30, concerning Special Procedures for Documenting Compliance. From Texas Register: "Specifically, the new section addresses... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Financial Aid, Student Fees for Undocumented Immigrants A.B. 131 From bill summary: Existing law requires that a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who has attended high school in California for 3 o... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Resident for Determining Tuition H.B. 153 - Resident for Determining Tuition Requires that the chancellor's rules for determining student residency for purposes of determining tuition costs must grant residency status... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Postsecondary Education Services and Illegal Aliens H.B. 56 Specifies that verification of lawful presence in the U.S. must not be required for K-12 education. However, requires public schools to dete... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Resident Tuition H.B. 1402 Provides that an individual who is not lawfully in the United States is not eligible to pay the resident tuition rate that is determined by ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Postsec. California Dream Act of 2010 S.B. 1460 From bill summary: Enacts the California Dream Act of 2010. As of July 1, 2011, exempts a person who has attended, for 3 or more years, at l... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Student Financial Aid A.B. 1413 Effective July 1, 2011: Provides that persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition (per section 68130.5 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College Classification of Student for In-state Tuition S.B. 79 Provides assignment of in-state student tuition classification to a student who is a United States citizen who has attended high school or c... More... CT Vetoed 06/2007 Postsec. Community College Tuition for Undocumented Students H.B. 5656 Concerning college tuition for undocumented immigrants committed to the care and custody of the department of children and families; require... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Community College Scholarship Eligibility for Children of Military Personnel S.B. 5A Provides an exception from the 2-year residency requirement for students who have a parent or legal guardian on active duty serving in the A... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Tuition Grants and Legal Residency H.B. 5307 Conditions eligibility for tuition grants to students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning on being a U.S. citi... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Financial Aid for Legal Residents H.B. 5303 Conditions eligibility for state competitive scholarships on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Tuition Differential Grants and Legal Residency H.B. 5308 Conditions eligibility for tuition differential grants for students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning on bei... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Grants and Legal Residents H.B. 5302 Conditions part-time independent student higher education grant program eligibility on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent re... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Graduate Student Work Study Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5304 Conditions eligibility for work-study programs for students attending graduate and professional graduate schools and employed by qualified e... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Merit Award Scholarships and Legal Residency H.B. 5309 Conditions eligibility for the Legislative Merit Award Scholarships on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. ... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Work Study Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5305 Conditions eligibility for work-study programs on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislatur... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Grant Program Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5306 Conditions eligibility for the state Educational Opportunity Grant program on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 Postsec. Community College In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students S.B. 160 Enacts the California Dream Act that requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California C... More... AZ Approved by voters 06/2006 Postsec. Prohibition of In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants V. 7 (Prop. 300) (PROPOSITION SCR 1031-2006) Submits to the people of the State a measure relating to family literacy public program eligibility; prohibits e... More... NE GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 04/2006 Postsec. Resident Status for Immigrants with Pending Immigration Status L.B. 239 From the fiscal note: allow students to claim resident status if they have a petition pending with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization S... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College College Benefits S.B. 582 "NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ADMISSION TO ANY PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION--NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION... More... RI Passed 07/2004 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Education Access H.B. 7936 Bill as written would have prohibited the Board of Governors for Higher Education from denying admission to any state secondary institution ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Postsecondary Educational Institutions H.B. 2145 Concerns certain nonresidents deemed to be residents for purposes of tuition and other fees at postsecondary educational institutions; makes... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Tuition for Postsecondary Education S.B. 200 Amend KRS 164.020 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education in defining in-state residency to include a student who met the residenc... More... IL Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Higher Education In-State Tuition H.B. 60 Requires an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States to be classified as an Illinois resident if they grad... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Higher Education S.B. 596 New section sets new standards for resident tuition. Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy which allow... More... WA Vetoed 04/2003 Postsec. Resident Tuition H.B. 1079 Expands the definition of resident student for higher education purposes. Adds (e) Any person who has completed the full senior year of high... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Non-Resident Tuition, Immigrant Students S.B. 7784 Provides that payment of state university of New York or City University of New York tuition by non-resident students who have attended two ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Non-Resident Tuition H.B. 331 The bill changes the period of continuous residence in Utah for a non-resident student prior to registering as a resident student. The impac... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Residency Requirements H.B. 1403 Amends residency requirements. Act requires foreign citizens to pay the same tuition as out-of-state students unless they can establish res... More... CA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Exemption from Nonresident Tuition. A.B. 540 This bill would require that a person, other than a nonimmigrant alien as defined, who has attended high school in California for 3 or more ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Definition of Residency H.B. 375 Amends the definition of resident student for the purposes of assessing in-state tuition at a NM public college or university (Section 21-1-... More...