S.F. No. 929 - Summary

• Modifies resident tuition eligibility to include students without lawful immigration status who attended Minnesota high school for three or more years and graduated from a Minnesota high school or earned high school equivalency in the state.

• Requires undocumented students to provide documentation of selective service registration compliance and evidence of filing an application for lawful immigration status if a federal process exists for them to obtain such status.

• Amends the definition of "resident student" for state student aid purposes to include students eligible under the modified resident tuition provisions of section 135A.043.

• Requests the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota adopt a policy implementing the resident tuition changes.

• Applies these provisions in addition to any other existing statutes, rules, or institutional policies regarding resident tuition rates.