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IN HB1205
Bill
Status
1/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Joe Taylor
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AI Summary
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Excludes resident tuition rates from the definition of "federal public benefits" under Indiana Code 12-32-1-2, effective July 1, 2018.
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Removes resident tuition rates from the definition of "state or local public benefits" under Indiana Code 12-32-1-3, effective July 1, 2018.
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Prohibits state educational institutions from verifying citizenship or legal status of individuals applying for resident tuition rates under Indiana Code 12-32-1-5(d), effective July 1, 2018.
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Repeals Indiana Code 21-14-11, which previously restricted resident tuition eligibility to individuals lawfully present in the United States, effective July 1, 2018.
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
1/9/2018