State | Bill No. | Author (s) | Description and Bill Text | Status |
AL | HB 56 | Beason Hammon | Omnibus anti-immigrant bill – prevents students who are not citizens, lawful permanent residents or non-immigrants from enrolling in public post-secondary education, denies scholarships, grants and financial aid to students who are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see also K-12 education) | Signed into law on June 9. Preliminarily enjoined by the District Court on September 28, 2011. |
AR | HB 1008 | Harris | Blocks access to in-state tuition for undocumented students. | Died in House Committee on Education. |
AR | HB 1292 | Hubbard, Deffenbaugh, Eubanks, Harris, Stubblefield | Students not US citizen or not lawfully in the US ineligible for in-state tuition & financial aid; persons seeking state benefits must be lawfully present unless exempt by federal law, emergency or life-saving. | Defeated in Committee. |
AZ | SB 1611 | Pearce | Omnibus anti-immigrant bill: Requires AZ Dep’t of Education to bar students who cannot demonstrate lawful presence from enrolling in higher education. | Failed to pass the Senate. |
CA | AB 63 | Donnelly | Would repeal in-state tuition law. | Failed to Pass in Assembly Committee on Higher Education. |
GA | HB 59 | Rice | Ban on undocumented student enrollment in higher education. | Died. |
IN | SB 590 | Delph, et al. | Omnibus anti-immigrant bill, including restrictions on access to resident tuition rates, scholarships, grants and financial aid. | Signed into law on May 11, 2011. |
IN | HB 1402 | Karickhof, Turner, Koch, Cheatham | Students who are not lawfully in the U.S. ineligible to pay resident tuition rate. | Signed into law on May 11, 2011. |
KS | HB 2006 | Tyson et al. | Repeals in-state tuition law. | Passed House 72-50 Died in Senate Comm. on Federal & State Affairs. |
KY | HB 112 | Lee | Bans admission to postsecondary education,scholarships, grants to students who are not citizens, LPRs or certain other immigrants. | Dead. |
LA | HB 487 | Baldone | Would require non-resident non-citizens to pay at least 50% more in tuition than non-resident citizens. | Committee on Education considered on June 14th. Did not move forward. |
LA | HB 59 | Harrison | Bans resident tuition, restricted admissions programs for disadvantaged or minority students, scholarships, work study, financial aid. | Withdrawn by author. |
MD | HB 401 | McDonough et al. | Bans in-state tuition to students who cannot show that they are lawfully present in the U.S. | Dead. |
MD | HB 655 | McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Kebs | Bans higher education institutions from charging citizens tuition rates that are higher than rates charged to an immigrant student. | Dead. |
MS | SB 2228 | Fillingane | Denies state financial aid, grants and scholarships to undocumented students. | Dead. |
MT | HB 638 | Howard | Would send referendum to voters to decide whether to deny “state services,” including qualification as a student at a public university, and financial aid, to immigrants who unlawfully entered the US or remain in the US unlawfully; would require state agencies to notify ICE of any undocumented immigrant applying for a state service. | Passed House and Senate – will appear on November 2012 ballot. |
NE | LB 657 | Janssen | Repeals in-state tuition law. | Defeated. |
NC | HB 11 | Cleaveland | Ban on undocumented student enrollment in higher education. | Committee on Education – did not move. |
OK | HB 2110 | Christian | Higher Ed: Full repeal of in-state tuition law, which was previously restricted. | Dead. |
OK | SB 575 | Shorty and Terrill | Individuals unlawfully in the U.S. ineligible for postsecondary benefits on the basis of residence, including scholarships and financial aid. Gradfathers certain students. | Dead. |
OK | HB 1659 | Enns | Individuals unlawfully in the U.S. inelgible for postsecondary benefits on the basis of residence, including scholarships and financial aid. Grandfathers certain students. | Dead. |
OK | HB 2091 | Terrill | Individuals unlawfully in the U.S. ineligible for postsecondary benefits on the basis of residence, including scholarships and financial aid, repealing current provision but grandfathering certain students. | Dead. |
OK | SB 683 | Sykes and Christian | Would repeal in-state tuition and deny scholarships & financial aid to students who are not lawfully present. | Dead. |
OK | HB 1446 | Faught and Justice | Omnibus bill, includes in-state tuition repeal. | Dead. |
TN | HB 335 | Ragan | Bans enrollment in higher education. | Hearing in Ed Sub-committee in House deferred to 2012. |
TX | HB 1387 | Cain | Students not lawfully present ineligible for in-state tuition, financial aid, or scholarships. | Referred to State Affairs Committee. Did not move. |
TX | SB 1631 | Birdwell | Would repeal in-state tuition law. | Senate Higher Education Committee hearing on May 18th – no action taken. |
UT | HB 191 | Wimmer | Adds condition that student or parent show that paid Utah income taxes in past 3 years. | Died. |
UT | SB 288 | Bramble | Adds condition that children or parents are UT guest workers (if that program goes into effect) in order to qualify for in-state tuition rate. | Died. |
VA | HB 2153 | Cline | Bars undocumented students from any “post-secondary educational benefits,” including in-state tuition and financial aid. | Incorporated into HB 1465, which was defeated. |
VA | HB 1465 | Peace | Bars public higher education institutions from enrolling undocumented students. | Defeated. |
WA | SB 5828 | Benton et al. | Would repeal in-state tuition law. | Reintroduced in special session; Higher Education & Workforce Development. |
WI | AB 40 | Joint Committee of Finance | Eliminates non-resident tuition exemption. | Enacted June 26, 2011. |