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IN HB1149
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joe Taylor
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AI Summary
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Excludes resident tuition rate from definition of "federal public benefit" under Indiana Code, making it ineligible for federal verification requirements.
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Removes resident tuition rate from definition of "state or local public benefit" by repealing the provision that included it.
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Eliminates requirement for state educational institutions to verify an individual's citizenship or legal residency status before allowing them to pay resident tuition rates.
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Repeals IC 21-14-11 (Restrictions on Resident Tuition), which previously prohibited individuals unlawfully in the United States from paying resident tuition rates.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Resident tuition rate for undocumented aliens. Provides that an agency or political subdivision is not required to verify that an individual is a United States citizen or qualified alien for the individual to be eligible to pay the resident tuition rate. Repeals a provision that provides that an individual who is not lawfully in the United States is not eligible to pay the resident tuition rate.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/9/2017