HF 4536 Summary

• Modifies Minnesota Statutes section 135A.043 to establish resident tuition eligibility for students without legal work authorization who attend high school in Minnesota for three or more years and graduate from a Minnesota high school.

• Requires students without lawful immigration status to document compliance with selective service registration requirements and, if a federal process exists, present proof of filing an application for lawful immigration status to qualify for resident tuition.

• Amends section 136A.101, subdivision 8, to align the definition of "resident student" for state student aid purposes with the same eligibility criteria, excluding aliens without legal work authorization.

• Clarifies that these provisions are supplemental to any other statute, rule, or institutional policy providing resident tuition eligibility.

• Requests the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to adopt a policy implementing these resident tuition provisions.