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Committee considers bill to allow in‑state tuition for asylum seekers at Oregon public universities
Summary
House Bill 2586 would expand eligibility for resident tuition to people with pending asylum applications who have not established residency in another state. Supporters said the change would remove a barrier for asylum-seeking Oregonians; committee members asked how universities would verify status and asked for enrollment impact estimates.
The Senate Committee on Education on April 28, 2025 heard testimony on House Bill 2586, which would add asylum seekers with a pending asylum application to the list of noncitizens eligible for in‑state tuition at Oregon public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The bill declares an emergency and would take effect on passage, testimony said.
Representative Zach Hudson introduced the bill and described how asylum seekers—unlike refugees—are often treated as international students by universities while their immigration cases are pending. "Although Oregon offers in state college tuition to…
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