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House debates rule change that would require 60 credit hours in Utah for in-state tuition

Utah House of Representatives · March 1, 2002
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Summary

Representative Alexander introduced H.B. 331 to make residency determinations for in-state tuition more objective by requiring 60 semester credit hours in Utah and enumerating indicators of intent (driver's license, voter registration, employment, bank account); critics said it may be stricter and could affect athletes and border-area students.

Representative Alexander sought suspension of rules to bring House Bill 331 to the floor, saying the measure would make in-state tuition residency determinations more objective by requiring a student to have completed 60 semester credit hours in Utah and by documenting factors such as a Utah driver's license,…

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