State of Oregon secondary Archives: on Education

Jason Conger: Voted NO on in-state tuition for non-resident aliens

Requires the State Board of Higher Education to exempt students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States from paying nonresident tuition and fees for enrollment in a public university if the student meets the following requirements:
• Attended school in Oregon for the 3 years immediately prior to receiving a high school diploma (or any other state for 5 years); and
• Shows intention to become a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
• Requires the student to submit to the public university:
• An official copy of the student's application to register with the federal immigration program or federal deportation deferral program; and
• An affidavit stating that the student has applied for a federal individual taxpayer identification number or other official federal identification document.

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