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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies eligibility criteria for an exemption from the nonresident portion of
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total tuition at a state institution of higher education.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. provides that an
exemption from the nonresident portion of total tuition at a state
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institution of higher education for students who have attended high school in the
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state for three years and graduated from a high school in the state or received the
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equivalent of a high school diploma shall be restricted to those students who register
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as an entering student before May 1, 2007.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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53B-8-106, as enacted by Chapter 230, Laws of Utah 2002
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
53B-8-106
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53B-8-106. Resident tuition -- Requirements -- Rules.
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(1) If allowed under federal law, a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the
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meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States
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Code, shall be exempt from paying the nonresident portion of total tuition if the student:
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(a) attended high school in this state for three or more years;
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(b) graduated from a high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high
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school diploma in this state; and
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(c) registers as an entering student at an institution of higher education:
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(i) not earlier than the fall of the 2002-03 academic year[.]; and
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(ii) before May 1, 2007.
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(2) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (1), a student without lawful
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immigration status shall file an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the
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student has filed an application to legalize his immigration status, or will file an application as
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soon as he is eligible to do so.
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(3) The State Board of Regents shall make rules for the implementation of this section.
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(4) Nothing in this section limits the ability of institutions of higher education to assess
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nonresident tuition on students who do not meet the requirements under this section.
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(5) An institution of higher education shall continue to provide the exemption from
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paying the nonresident portion of total tuition for a student who entered the institution before
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May 1, 2007, through the time that the student remains admitted as a student at that institution
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of higher education in a program of study leading to a degree or certificate.
Legislative Review Note
as of 11-16-06 8:47 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel