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Contested bill to remove in‑state tuition for students who worked while undocumented fails in House

Utah House of Representatives · February 25, 2009
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Summary

After extended debate on both legal and humanitarian grounds, House Bill 208 — which would have required students to sign they had not been gainfully employed in Utah and revoked in‑state tuition if they were later found to have worked — failed on final tally, 34–40.

Representative Richard Greenwood introduced House Bill 208 as a bill to modify the exemption from nonresident tuition by requiring students to sign at enrollment that they had not been gainfully employed in Utah during the calendar year; if a student signed and was later found to have worked, they would lose in‑state tuition eligibility.

Sponsor rationale and details: Representative Greenwood said the bill was prompted by news reports and his law‑enforcement…

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