1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; regulating resident
1.3 	tuition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 135A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [135A.195] RESIDENT TUITION.
1.7 	(a) A student shall qualify for a resident tuition rate or
1.8 	its equivalent at state universities and colleges, including the
1.9 	University of Minnesota, if the student meets all of the
1.10 	following requirements:
1.11 	(1) high school attendance within the state for three or
1.12 	more years;
1.13 	(2) graduation from a state high school or attainment
1.14 	within the state of the equivalent of high school graduation;
1.15 	(3) registration as an entering student at, or current
1.16 	enrollment in, a public institution of higher education; and 
1.17 	(4) in the case of a student without lawful immigration
1.18 	status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of
1.19 	higher education stating that the student has filed an
1.20 	application to legalize the student's immigration status, or
1.21 	will file an application at the earliest opportunity the
1.22 	individual is eligible to do so.
1.23 	(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule,
1.24 	or higher education institution regulation or policy providing
1.25 	eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its equivalent to a
2.1 	student.

2.2 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.3 	following final enactment and applies to tuition for school
2.4 	terms commencing on or after that date.