HB474 (2014) Detail

Relative to eligibility for in-state tuition rates at the university system of New Hampshire.


HB 474 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

22Jan2014… 2219h

2013 SESSION

13-0835

04/09

HOUSE BILL 474

AN ACT relative to eligibility for in-state tuition rates at the university system of New?Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf 19

COMMITTEE: Education

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes requirements for in-state tuition status for students in the university system of New Hampshire.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22Jan2014… 2219h

13-0835

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to eligibility for in-state tuition rates at the university system of New?Hampshire.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 University System of New Hampshire; Authority of the Trustees. Amend RSA 187-A:16, XXIII to read as follows:

XXIII. Require every student admitted after [December 31, 2012] June 10, 2014 and receiving the in-state rate of tuition to execute an affidavit attesting that he or she is a legal resident of the United States, or require the student to file an application, a copy of which shall be furnished to the university system of New Hampshire, to legalize the student’s status, or that the student will file such an application, a copy of which shall be furnished to the university system of New Hampshire, as soon as he or she is eligible. To be eligible for in-state tuition, a student who has filed or will fill such an application shall also meet the following requirements:

(a) The student shall have graduated from an approved New Hampshire high school or earned the New Hampshire high school equivalency certificate.

(b) The student shall have attended a high school in New Hampshire for 3 years prior to graduation or be domiciled in New Hampshire for 3 years prior to receiving a New Hampshire high school equivalency certificate.

(c) The student shall have met all other criteria for in-state tuition status as established by the university system of New Hampshire board of trustees.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.