Bill Text: VA HB2153 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Tuition, in-state; unlawfully present aliens in U.S. shall not be eligible.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB1465-Peace) by voice vote [HB2153 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2011-HB2153-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2153 Offered January 12, 2011 Prefiled January 12, 2011 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23-7.4:01, relating to in-state tuition and educational benefits to unlawfully present aliens. ---------- Patron-- Cline ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23-7.4:01 as follows:

§ 23-7.4:01. Alien in-state tuition.

An alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, and therefore ineligible to establish domicile pursuant to § 23-7.4, shall not be eligible on the basis of residency within Virginia for any postsecondary educational benefit including, but not limited to, in-state tuition and state financial aid unless citizens or nationals of the United States are eligible for such benefits in no less an amount, duration, and scope, without regard to whether such citizens or nationals are Virginia residents.