The ACLU of Rhode Island strongly supported this bill, which would amend the law enacted in 2021 designed to allow immigrant students to qualify for resident tuition at the state's public universities, colleges, and community colleges. That legislation was critical to ensure that tuition for higher edcuation was accessible to students who were residents of Rhode Island but did not have formal federal citizenship status. In reducing from three years to six months the amount of time such students must have attended a Rhode Island high school, this legislation would further open the doors to immigrant youth in the state to qualify for in-state tuition.
In-State Tuition Expansion for Immigrants (H 5745, S 22)
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Representative Diaz, Senator Ciccone
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