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IN SB0201
Bill
Status
1/6/2016
Primary Sponsor
Earline Rogers
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AI Summary
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Individuals who attend Indiana high school for at least three years and graduate from an Indiana high school or receive an equivalent diploma are eligible for resident tuition rates at state educational institutions beginning fall semester 2016-2017.
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Eligibility requires enrolling or registering as an entering student at a state educational institution no earlier than fall semester 2015-2016.
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Nonimmigrant aliens as defined under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) are excluded from eligibility for resident tuition rates.
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Individuals must execute a verification under penalty of perjury stating they are either a United States citizen or a qualified alien, and are not applying for other state or federal public benefits besides the resident tuition rate.
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Verification documents must be maintained by the educational institution for at least five years; effective date is July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Resident tuition rate at state educational institutions. Provides that an individual, except for certain nonimmigrants, who: (1) attends a high school in Indiana for at least three years; (2) registers as an entering student at or enrolls in a state educational institution not earlier than the fall semester (or its equivalent, as determined by the state educational institution) of the 2015-2016 academic year; and (3) graduates from a high school located in Indiana or receives the equivalent of a high school diploma in Indiana; is eligible for the resident tuition rate beginning in the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
1/6/2016