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Senate committee adopts resolution backing immigrant students and urging FAFSA protections
Summary
ACR 40, a resolution expressing legislative support for immigrant and mixed-status students and urging protections for FAFSA data, passed the Senate Education Committee by unanimous voice vote. Student leaders testified about fear and declines in FAFSA applications.
The Senate Education Committee unanimously adopted ACR 40, a nonbinding resolution affirming the legislature’s support for immigrant students and urging protections for personal information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Assemblymember Fong presented the resolution and outlined California’s large foreign-born population and the problem of declining FAFSA applications. The…
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