Repeals the in-state tuition waiver for students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes (and others meeting the same residency-in-school criteria), so public postsecondary institutions will charge them higher out-of-state rates and undocumented students will face greater financial and
[deleted: (12)(a) A state university, a Florida College System]
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill deletes the entire subsection that required Florida public postsecondary institutions to waive out-of-state fees (i.e., grant in-state tuition rates) for students—including those undocumented for federal immigration purposes—who attended Florida high school for three years and meet other listed criteria. Removing this benefit is a restriction on state-level policies that had limited cooperation with federal immigration status rules for tuition purposes.
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