HOUSE BILL NO. 4798

June 26, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Rabhi, Hammoud, Brixie, Whitsett, Kennedy, Anthony, Brenda Carter, Garza, Pagan, Manoogian, Cherry, Ellison, Wittenberg and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

(MCL 388.1601 to 388.1897l) by adding section 265f.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 265f. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that a noncitizen student who meets all of the following requirements is eligible to pay resident tuition at any public university that receives an appropriation under section 236:

(a) The student meets 1 of the following:

(i) Is a noncitizen but is not an alien described in any of the classes of individuals included in subparagraphs (A) to (S) of 8 USC 1101(a)(15).

(ii) Has deferred status.

(b) The student attended a public or private high school in this state for 3 or more years.

(c) The student graduated from a public or private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma.

(d) If the student is a noncitizen without a lawful immigration status, he or she has filed an affidavit with the public university that states that the student has filed an application for lawful permanent residence with United States citizenship and immigration services, or will file an application for lawful permanent residence as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.

(2) A public university shall keep any information it obtains about a student described in this section confidential.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Deferred status" means that the student has been granted a deferral from prosecution for unlawful status in the United States by the United States department of homeland security through the federal executive branch program known as deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA).

(b) "Noncitizen" means an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.