CT HB07000

Beginning fall semester 2018, persons classified as in-state students for tuition purposes, including those without legal immigration status who file an affidavit stating they have or will apply to legalize their status, are eligible for institutional financial aid at Connecticut public institutions of higher education.

"Institutional financial aid" includes tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses, and student employment funded from institutions' anticipated tuition revenue for full-time or part-time matriculated students demonstrating substantial financial need.

By January 1, 2018, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and Board of Trustees for the University of Connecticut must establish procedures and develop forms to enable eligible persons to apply for and receive institutional financial aid.

Institutions are not required to match the amount of federal student financial aid that eligible persons would receive if they were eligible for federal aid.

The Boards of Regents and Trustees may adopt necessary policies to implement the requirements of this act, effective July 1, 2017.