Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bill to end tuition break for illegal immigrants dies in Assembly

Legislation to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving a break on college tuition fees died this week in an Assembly committee.

Assembly Bill 63 by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, was rejected Tuesday by the Higher Education Committee, receiving only two votes of support from the nine-member committee.

The bill targeted a select group of illegal immigrants entitled under a state law passed in 2001 to pay in-state resident tuition rates at California state and community colleges. The University of California complies voluntarily.



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Posted by Jessica Damian

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