Updated FEBRUARY 13, 2012  |  Download PDF

THIS TABLE LISTS SOME OF THE STATE BILLS that address access to education for immigrant students. It includes bills that would improve access by providing in-state tuition rates to a state’s high school graduates, regardless of their status, by increasing access to financial aid or scholarships. It also lists bills that seek to restrict access to education by banning enrollment, in-state tuition, or by creating other barriers to postsecondary or K-12 education for immigrant students.

The table currently is available only in PDF format (link provided above).

Because the 2012 state legislative sessions have just begun, the information in this table is subject to change and is incomplete. Please contact Tanya Broder (broder@nilc.org) if you have additions or revisions to offer.

This table's three subparts are:

• Improving Access to Higher Education: Tuition Equity, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
  Tuition equity bills generally allow students who attend high school in a state, graduate and meet other criteria, to pay in-state tuition rates, regardless of their immigration status. Also listed below are measures providing access to state financial aid, scholarships, and other efforts to improve access to education for students who attend a state’s high schools.
   
• Bills Restricting Access to Post-Secondary Education
  Includes proposals to ban enrollment in higher education, repeal in-state tuition laws, and restrict financial aid, in-state tuition, grants or scholarships.
   
• Bills Restricting Access to K-12 Education
  Includes bills that impose barriers to K-12 education, including heightened registration requirements, data collection provisions, and other exclusionary measures.
   

A table summarizing 2011's state legislation is available here.